EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. | A woman and two of her children, walking in the street because of the piles of snow on the sidewalk, were injured when they were struck by a car Saturday on Pawtucket Avenue. The driver, a 23...
Archive - January 2011
Jef Nickerson
Greater City ProvidenceSnowblogging: Fluff Factor Edition
Fred Campagna keeps Tweeting about the "Fluff Factor" in this storm, and it is certainly apparent out on the streets of Providence:
195 Demo, Chestnut Street
Work has been moving right along to remove the Old Route 195 (we need that land available for taxable development). This week they started removing the wood from under the deck on the overpass at Chestnut Street. It has...
Mayor Taveras Launches Economic Development Director Search
Among Mayor Taveras’ immediate goals for economic development in the City of Providence are maximizing the development of the newly recovered I-195 land; improving the City’s public transportation system;...
LED Crosswalk for bikes and pedestrians
This video depicts a raised crossing for pedestrians and cyclists at the entrance to a roundabout in Papendrecht, Netherlands. This crossings adds an infrared sensor which detects approaching pedestrians and cyclists...
Providence Preservation Society Annual Meeting and Preservation Lecture (Jan. 20)
Providence Preservation Society Annual Meeting and Preservation Lecture featuring Kennedy Lawson Smith former Director, National Trust for Historic Preservation Main Street Program The Providence Preservation Society is...
News & Notes
I want to bike and walk but… [Coalition for Transportation Choices] For Earth Day 2010, CTC member Audubon Society of RI challenged students grades 3 – 12 to respond to the lead-in “I want to bike and...
Providence Geeks – January 19, 2011
Wednesday, January 19th, 2010, 5:30 – 8pm (followed immediately by The Providence Blogosphere Post-Holiday Party at the Salon) AS220, 115 Empire Street, Providence, RI FREE (buy your own food and drink –...
GC: Photos – Wrapping up the storm photos
Thanks to everyone who shared their storm photos with us. Here’s are the latest ones submitted to our Flickr Group: Prospect Street, photo © Andys Candys Charlesfield Street, photo © rilurky Old...
The Providence Public un-Safety Complex
I saw this from one of my Facebook friends and headed by to see for myself on the way home from work today. Snow plowed from the fire truck garage at the Public Safety Complex onto the sidewalks: Snow piled on the...
RIPTA Trolley service to the Zoo starts tomorrow
RIPTA’s Gold Line Trolley, now Route 6, starts providing direct service to Roger Williams Park Zoo starting tomorrow. Trolleys depart Kennedy Plaza approximately every half hour 7 days a week with runs to the Zoo...
Atwells Bridge
Garibaldi Park on Atwells, cleared but icy: Atwells Bridge, not a 3 foot path, icy: Downcity side, triangle traffic island, not touched at all: Pedestrians are forced into the street at this high traffic intersection:...
GC: Photos – More storm photos
Readers have been sharing their storm photos in our Flickr Group: Snow walrus: Photo © TheWoolverine Photo © TheWoolverine Photo © katrinkles Photo © lddana51two Share your photos with us on our...
GC: Photos – Storm photos
Readers have been sharing their storm photos in our Flickr Group:
Photo © lddana51two
Providence Children’s Museum
Photo © 1W57thNY
Photo © 1W57thNY
Reader Submission: Stupid plow
cupbeempty submitted a couple photos to our Flickr Group of trying to navigate through the wall the plows shoved up on the sidewalk: Photo © cupbeempty Photo © cupbeempty Share your photos with us on our...
Snowblogging: I know I said I was sick Edition
Yeah yeah, I’m sick. But I can’t not go out in the snow. Besides, I thought I was feeling better.
The people in my neighborhood rock:
The plows pushing snow onto the sidewalks do not:
Snowblogging: Sick Day Edition
Ugh, I am sick today, snowblogging will be light as I sit at home and sniffle. I’m looking out the window, when it let’s up I may try a run to Walgreen’s (if they are open) for some medication: Readers...
