A couple of our readers posted some cool photos of Old Route 195 demo in our Flickr Group today. First from on high in the snow: Photo © katrinkles Next, from the ground over on Wickenden Street: Photo ©...
Category - 195 Relocation Project
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...
More Old Route 195 Photos
Lots of work on tearing down Old Route 195 this week, here’s two more photos from our Flickr Group: Photo © lddana51two Photo © lddana51two Please share your Old Route 195 demo photos or any other photos...
Reader Submission: Old Route 195 Digging
I noticed a traffic jam of trucks up on Old Route 195 today, but was too cold to take out my camera and photograph them. Katy, who contributes to our Flickr Group took a couple photos of the digging from on high: Photo...
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...
Reader photos: Route 195 demo
As old Route 195 starts to be torn down, our readers are sharing their photos with us: This first set of three is by Lewis Dana: These next photos were shared in our Flickr Group: Photo © katrinkles Photo ©...
The winner is Team 10, inFORM studio/Buro Happold
The winner of the Providence River Pedestrian Bridge design competition is Team 10, inFORM studio and Buro Happold.
Reader Submission: RIDOT’s idea of a sidewalk
A reader sent in these photos from the new Friendship Street bridge over Route 95.
Thanks RIDOT.
Update 12/01: Our reader sends in a possible fix for this signage:
Route 195 demolition getting underway
Yesterday morning signs of Route 195 demolition were apparent. As I walked to work I saw this “Mulch n More” truck up on the Chestnut Street overpass. By lunchtime all this brush and trees on the Route 195...
195 “Golden” “Wrecking Ball” Ceremony
Photo submitted by Greater City: Providence reader, Lewis Dana. As you can see, that is neither a wrecking ball, nor is it really all that golden. Photo submitted by Greater City: Providence reader, Lewis Dana. The...
RIDOT Route 195 Gold Wrecking Ball Ceremony (Nov. 15)
Mural on Wickenden Street overpass. Photo by Jef Nickerson. RIDOT announces ceremony to start the destruction of the old Route 195. Governor and RIDOT to Begin Major Demolition of Old I-195 Governor Donald L. Carcieri...
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...
Pedestrian Bridge designs to be unveiled November 3rd
Photo (cc) atvance Pedestrian River Bridge Designs to be Displayed at Providence City Hall Public invited to view the designs of 11 finalists and provide feedback at a reception at Providence City Hall on November 3rd...
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...
RIDOT announces Clifford Street bridge to open Oct. 13, other traffic changes
RIDOT announced today a number of changes to the street patterns west of the Jewelry District as part of the Iway project: The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today announced that a number of changes...
StreetFilms: Traffic Calming Postcards from London
As we look towards rebuilding a bunch of former streets in the 195 corridor, and as we simply turn our attention back to our aging infrastructure, this video from London is timely. Sure, Providence is no London, but we...
Providence River Pedestrian Bridge Design Competition Press Conference
The City and RIDOT today announced a design competition for the new Providence River Pedestrian Bridge which will replace the old Route 195.
Pedestrian Bridge Design Competition
The Mayor is launching a design competition for the Providence River Pedestrian Bridge on Friday afternoon. The RFP RFQ will reportedly be up on the Planning Department’s website by Friday. I will be at the press...