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Can Providence do more with its waterfront? Many people would say yes.

In an opinion piece in today’s Journal, Mayor David N. Cicilline shared some of his ideas for a mixed-use neighborhood on the waterfront along Allens Avenue.

Beginning Monday, residents will have the chance to add their opinions at the first of a series of forums titled “Providence Tomorrow.”

The forums will begin Monday morning with presentations on regulations, the environment, and the current practices at the port.

Tuesday will bring presentations by city planners from Portland, Maine, and Baltimore. They’ll discuss ways to revive commercial waterfront land for mixed uses. And there will be small group discussions, which will continue Wednesday.

Thursday night, Cicilline and the City Council will do a final presentation –– the results of which will help guide the city’s Comprehensive Plan, Cicilline said in a statement.

For more information, call the city’s Department of Planning and Development: (401) 351.4300 or download a .PDF copy of the full schedule.

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