Saturday, June 05, 2021
From Hope High School to Lippitt Park, this thoroughfare demonstrates how a street can form a vibrant town within a city. Carolyn, and I pondered this question dining at Avenue N, as we celebrated the lifting of covid restrictions. As we ate, we watched our town opening up along Hope Street, the spine of Providence s East Side.
Avenue N, with views of Hope Street, Chez Pascal, and Lippitt Park. PHOTO: Will Morgan
Streets are more than just traffic arteries. Streets are basic units of city planning. The pandemic reinforced this, as people were forced outside to dine. Overnight we adopted the European al fresco tradition, as if we had always occupied the sidewalk to eat and socialize. This simple change re-connected people with the street, and re-affirmed a tenet of citizen-driven planning.GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST