Although a surface boulevard plan for 6-10 is not mentioned specifically in the bid documents, one section requires the consultant to study "the traffic impacts along Route 6-10" based on the addition of transit and "a...
Category - 6/10
Greater City ProvidenceCommunity Conversation on the Future of the 6/10 Connector – March 23, 2016
Mayor Jorge Elorza and the American Planning Association of Rhode Island invite you to a community conversation about the future of the 6-10 Connector.
Strong Towns: From Highway to Boulevard
These are working class and middle class neighborhoods with walkable bones, and the highway goes against its name and disconnects them from one another, ensuring more driving.
ProJo: 6-10 rapid transit plan would draw nearly 4,000 riders, report says
Olneyville before the construction of the 6/10 Connector In the report released Jan. 22, VHB estimated that between 7,000 and 9,000 people use mass transit to reach downtown Providence from an area south and west of the...
Jef NickersonVery 21st Century
Highways in the sky, the future is now in Rhode Island.
James Kennedy: Why Routes 6/10 should be redeveloped as a surface boulevard
The Rt. 6/10 Connector would be best redeveloped as a surface boulevard. The RIDOT proposal for bus lanes is what I call “transit oriented decoration” rather than “transit oriented development” because the bus lanes...
Guest PostPBN: Costly bridge work looming
RIDOT needs to think outside the box to fund needed bridge repairs in Olneyville.
Guest Post: Exit-stential Problems for Federal Hill & Smith Hill
Providence has too many highways, and I wouldn't be an opponent of removing some entirely. But if we're going to have a highway system snake through the city, let's at least make it useful.
James KennedyDear RIDOT: More lanes do not alleviate congestion
Adding lanes to the Dean Street viaduct would not reduce congestion.
REBOOT: Olneyville Square
Click image to enlarge [box style=”red”]REBOOT is an occasional series of posts on GC:PVD where we identify areas of the city that display poor urbanism and propose ways to improve them. Our interventions...
