In addressing this site, the Seekonk River estuary and its environs, this proposal seeks to reconcile the intensity of its industrial heritage with the potential for reclaiming and renewing its rich ecology.

Our proposal begins with furthering the concept of connectivity, a broader elucidation of connectivity between past and present, local ecology and the greater environment, the individual and community. There are several key assets residing within this project area: the abandoned East Side Tunnel, the Bascule Bridge itself, Crook Point and its diverging tracks, the confluence of established biking/walking trails and the tidal estuary of the Seekonk River itself. We see the potential to weave these different elements together to create a broader sequence of inter-connected yet diverse circular public spaces, unique environments hosting a multitude of activities yet connected together by their shared circular geometry.

This break in the bridge's physical connection metaphorically references the historic significance of this place – the very point from which the colonialist Founders of Providence first crossed the Seekonk and met with the Wampanoag and Narraganset. This is a place of great importance requiring care and reflection. The boldest graffiti emblazoned upon the Bascule structure is ‘DECOLONIZATION’, a testament to the need to have this project address the issues of equity and reconciliation. This fundamental issue can be addressed in a meaningful way by bringing together the concerned communities, meaning both the immediate local communities and those communities that have been driven from this place - the displaced indigenous peoples.