Planning & Development
Stop Cranston From Hurting Itself
Call your city council rep and politely tell them that you’re opposed to zoning change they want to make to the Warwick Nurseries land. We can think of better ideas if given the time.
| Council City-wide | Council City-wide | |
| Anthony Lupino 944-9856 | John E. Lanni, Jr 946-7373 | |
| Council City-wide | Ward 1 | |
| Mario Aceto 944-8672 | Terence Livingston 785-2955 | |
| Ward 2 | Ward 3 | |
| Emilio Navarro 781-9866 | Paul Archetto 942-6275 | |
| Ward 4 | Ward 5 | |
| Robert Pelletier 632-4411 | Richard Santamaria, Jr 946-6709 | |
| Ward 6 | ||
| Michelle Bergin-Andrews 942-8142 | ||
Pictured: The abandoned Stop & Shop at Mashapaug Commons, just 2 miles as the crow flies from the proposed new store on Warwick Avenue
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Wednesday May 12, 2010
Thee Euston-Fairweather Registry of Hyper Links: Trashing the New Comp Plan Edition
This edition of the Registry offers a short collection of projects from Cranston’s ugly development front. All of these developments required numerous zoning variances and comp plan amendments, all of them are out of character with their respective locales, and all of them will benefit their developers at the expense of Cranston’s residents, its character, environmental well-being, and fiscal health.
moreMonday May 3, 2010
Losing the War on Drugstores
After about a 15 month flatline, it looks like the Cranston Recklessly Approved Project index (the city’s leading economic indicator), is on the rise again. We can all rejoice that developers are back at work – looking for ways to get variances and cut corners on the road to grabbing... more
Monday January 11, 2010
Skip the Bag, Save the River
On Tuesday, January 12 at 7pm, the City Planning Commission will consider the Stop & Shop proposal slated for the Warwick Nurseries property. One of the concessions that the neighborhood was looking for was a moratorium on plastic bags. It’s a great idea, and I have to admit I’m anti-disposable... more
Monday November 23, 2009
Fixing Rolfe Square: Pimp Your Storefront Edition
Ruth’s Lingerie storefront during a sale last year Things are starting to look up for Rolfe Square. Soon they will be looking fabulous. The Artists’ Exchange has teamed up with students from Rhode Island School of Design to redesign six storefronts. Artists’ Exchange Director Elaine McKenna-Yeaw says “the idea is to... more
Saturday October 24, 2009
The Park Cinema Reopens for a Sequel
At 5 PM last night, the Park Cinema officially re-opened as the Rhode Island Center for Performing Arts. Rolfe Square took on a completely different feeling when the theater was illuminated and pods of people spilled out onto the neighboring streets. It was especially striking to see the Park sign... more
The neighbors should be taking pictures of other businesses like the proposed one that reflects the debris and lack of care to prove that Cranston has no governance over their businesses once they allow them in. It was pathetic to hear the testimony the other night at the council meeting and NO residents were for this move. The CCRZD took a vote to turn down the variance based on the way it was written and to do more due diligence in that an traffic assessment (of recent..not of 8 yrs ago when it was first done for this specific S&S purpose) and ESA be explored. Santimaria said it’s what we need….that’s NOT what I heard from anyone except Cindy Fogarty. And even in her message…she seemed abstract that the message wasn’t clear.
Thanks Josh!
— Suzanne Arena · Jan 27, 07:00 PM · #