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DESIGN Landscape
BRIDGE PARK EAST
GOAL
PROPOSAL
Create more public access to the river
Develop the Bridge Park East
The PDDP team identified an opportunity to create a public park in the location
that was to be a storm water retention and management basin adjacent to the
future bridge 550 along the east side of the Blackstone River at Division Street.
Our design for the project offers a low flow channel and grass basin that could
be open to the public and accessible via Division Street. The park design
includes a simple bridge over the basin area that leads pedestrians towards
the new bridge, highlighting its design. Trees enclose the space spatially and
are located in gabion walls that buffer the basin areas. The tree and planting
selections for the park suggest types that would change color over the year,
offering people different experiences of the foliage. All of the plantings would
be native species and would benefit from low maintenance and enhance the
natural ecosystem of the river.
In the conclusion of this PDDP, the team and City also discovered the need
for another retention area on the west side of the Blackstone River. The PDDP
team encourages RIDOT to help the city develop a Bridge Park West.
PAWTUCKET
RIVER
apex
I-95
DIVISION STREET
DEVELOPMENT SITE
school street
town landing
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PDDP DESIGN