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Jef NickersonCity of Providence Announces Slow Streets Pilot Program
Mayor Jorge O. Elorza today announced Providence Slow Streets, a new effort to make it safer for residents to walk, run and ride bicycles while maintaining social distancing. Starting May 2, the City of Providence will...
Providence City Plan Commission Meeting – October 29, 2019
The CPC reviews various items including building proposals on Wickenden Street, 8th Street, and the corner of Knight and Westminster Streets at their October 29th meeting.
Greater City ProvidenceDowntown Design Review Committee Meeting – September 9, 2019
The DRC reviews plans for a 12 story building on Chestnut Street and a building for 195 Parcel 28 and more at their September 9th meeting.
2019 Providence 4th of July celebration and fireworks
Providence's Independence Day Celebration and fireworks will take place July 4th, 2019 at India Point Park.
Henderson Bridge Reconstruction – Public Meeting – May 20, 2019
Come see first-hand the early conceptual designs, ask questions, and offer feedback and suggestions.
I-195 Redevelopment District Commission Meeting – April 24, 2019
The I-195 Redevelopment District Commission reviews two proposals for Parcel 28 at their April 24th meeting.
Providence City Plan Commission Meeting – April 23, 2019
The City Plan Commission reviews plans for an expanded building at 210 West Exchange, an extension for 12 Piedmont Street, and more at their April 23rd meeting.
Commuter Rail, Urban Infill Stations, and Shuttle Train Rapid Transit
DMU train in Luxumbourg. Photo (cc) bindonlane [alert type=”warning”]This post was submitted Greater City: Providence reader Peter Brassard. If you’ve written something you’d like us to consider...
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What Cheer/What Jeer 2010
[alert type=”info”]What Cheer/What Jeer was originally supposed to be a monthly, or a quarterly thing, but you know what, it is a lot of work putting a list like this together, so it has become an annual...
What’s going on with the Dynamo House?
More than any other, that is the question I get most asked about. Anything happening with the Dynamo House? I tell people I know it is firmly planted on the Planning Department’s agenda, the Mayor seems to be...
Providence River Pedestrian Bridge Design Finalists
Last night at City Hall the design finalists for the new Providence River Pedestrian Bridge were unveiled. The designs are on display for public comment at City Hall. They are also online at Flickr (how web2.0 of the...
Thoughts on the Councilman Hassett hit and run
Atwells Avenue. Image from Google StreetView First, this goes without saying, but let’s say it because I’m about to get angry. Our thoughts (and I’m sure for those of us that do so, prayers) are with...
All at once, or slow and steady. How to develop the Route 195 land?
Rendering by Kohn Pedersen Fox via The Architect’s Newspaper Seemingly (and perhaps literally) since before I was born, Boston has been attempting to redevelop the area across Fort Point Channel from downtown. The...
Coastway Community Bank on Washington Street
Rendering by Saccoccio & Associates Architects Back in March Coastway Community Bank first appeared before the DRC to seek permission to renovate the old Washington trust location on Washington Street and move from...
A New Vision for Kennedy Plaza
A number of people have been working on this for some time, I’ve been to a few charrettes and meetings, and the vision is pretty exciting, take a look at the videos and express what you think in the comments:...
New York\’s Quality of Life Agenda
Yes, yes, I know. Providence is not New York, it is hard to compare. But all of these initiatives are things that can and should be scaled to Providence. Look at this Times Square statistic again, there was a ten-to-one...
Elmwood Avenue Enhancement Report
From Community Works Rhode Island comes the Elmwood Avenue Enhancement Report . RIDOT has been planning for the rebuilding of Elmwood Avenue, and their proposals were typical RIDOT move as many cars as possible in the...
