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:
Category - Features
Greater City ProvidenceGC: Photos – Andys Candys
Flickr member Andys Candys shared some photos in our Flickr Group. Here’s a selection of his pics: Photo © Andys Candys Photo © Andys Candys Photo © Andys Candys Photo © Andys Candys Photo...
GC: Photos
More photos submitted by our readers to our Flickr Group. Last month’s Iron Pour at the Steel Yard. Photo © TheWoolverine Also from the Iron Pour. Photo © Don Rogers. Photo © Don Rogers. Photo...
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...
Jef Nickerson195 “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...
Peter Brassard: The Core Connector system should connect more than just Downtown
This post was submitted Greater City: Providence reader Peter Brassard. If you’ve written something you’d like us to consider posting, please contact us and let us know. Providence’s Core Connector...
Guest PostRIDOT 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...
GC: Photos
Photos submmitted to our Flickr Group by our readers, first up, a photo to enjoy while you eat leftover candy or raid your kids candy: Roger Williams Park Zoo Jack-O-Lantern Spectatular Photo (cc) Data Janitor Photo...
CHNA Core Connector Study Meeting (Nov. 15)
Rendering by Ron Henderson / L+A Landscape Architecture | Click image to enlarge The College Hill Neighborhood Association is having a meeting on the Core Connector (aka Streetcar) Study, see below: To all Neighborhood...
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...
GC: Photos
More photos submitted to our Flickr Group by our readers. Photo (cc) provbenson2009 Photo © 1W57thNY Photo (cc) provbenson2009 Photo © BlueisCoool If you’d like your photos featured here, join our Flickr...
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...
GC: Photos
More photos submitted to our Flickr Group by our readers. Photo © BlueisCoool Photo (cc) provbenson2009 Photo © efkjr79 And an Earl photo, remember Earl? The Breakers in Newport, photo © 1W57thNY If...
GC: Photos – Nighttime
pvdEric shared some great photos of Providence at night in our Flickr Group: Photo (cc) pvdEric Photo (cc) pvdEric Photo (cc) pvdEric Photo (cc) pvdEric If you’d like your photos featured here, join our Flickr...
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.
