Photo credit: Alex Jarrett from the Pedal People website
On the heels of the success of Bike To Work Day, the formation of the Providence Bicycle Coalition, and the recent news about Providence’s initiative to add bike lanes and signage to the city, this is a perfect time to dream a little bigger.
Last week I […]
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Biking Beyond Recreation
Published by Matthew Coolidge May 20th, 2008 in Bicycles, Density, Environmentalism, Neighborhoods, Other Cities, Other Organizations, People, Quality of Life, Roads and Transit. 2 CommentsProposed Marriott Residence Inn on Orange Street
Published by Jef Nickerson May 14th, 2008 in Buildings, City Council, Construction, Downcity, Parking, Planning, Roads and Walkability. 4 CommentsClick image to enlarge
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Warwick Mall owner and former Cranston City Council President, Aram G. Garabedian and partners from Massachusetts and New Hampshire have proposed to build a Marriott Residence Inn on Clifford Street across from the Garrahy Courthouse (see above rendering and site plan). Residence Inn is an extended stay brand, more […]
Coming to a thoroughfare near you; bike lanes
Published by Jef Nickerson May 7th, 2008 in Bicycles, Events, Government, Quality of Life, Roads and Transit. 0 CommentsPhoto by Jef Nickerson for gcpvd.org
In a press release about National Bike to Work Day (May 16th) we learn from Bike Providence that the city is planning to stripe bike lanes on several streets in the city.
The City of Providence Department of Planning and Development has completed plans for the striping and signing of […]
TOMORROW 02/27 Kennedy Plaza Placemaking Workshop
Published by Jef Nickerson February 26th, 2008 in Action Alert, Downcity, Events, Other Organizations, Parks/Open Space, Planning, Roads, Transit and Walkability. 0 CommentsClick Image to enlarge
If I read my emails I’d have known about this sooner, but here it is now, better late than never I suppose. I’ve called to get on the list to go, sounds interesting. Will post about it tomorrow or Thursday.
Project for Public Spaces
Public Works Committee to consider abandonment of part of Orange Street
Published by Aaron Masri February 10th, 2008 in City Council, Downcity, Government, Jewelry District, Planning and Roads. 1 CommentAerial image from LiveLocal
There is a petition to abandon a portion of Orange Street in Downtown which is on the agenda for the February 11, 2008 Providence City Council Committee on Public Works meeting.
2. Petition from Aram Garabedian, Manager, One Financial Center Plaza, LLC, 235 Waterman Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02906, requesting to […]
Pawtucket River Bridge Update
Published by Jef Nickerson February 6th, 2008 in Government, Other Cities, Pawtucket and Roads. 0 CommentsView Larger Map
Frymaster over at The Bucket Blog has the scoop about last night’s meeting regarding the Route 95 Pawtucket River Bridge. I meant to post about this meeting, but neglected to get to it, sorry. You may recall, the Pawtucket River Bridge was recently put on a 22-ton weight limit with trucks encourage to […]
aka The Tower of Terror II
Published by Jef Nickerson February 2nd, 2008 in Buildings, Density, Federal Hill, Housing, Planning and Roads. 3 CommentsPhoto of Newport Collaborative rendering by Jef Nickerson for gcpvd.org
Last Tuesday the City Council’s Public Works Committee approved a request by Cranston developer Frank Zammiello to receive an underground easement below a portion of Bradford Street in order to build a condo project dubbed, Vista Della Torre. At the same meeting the Public Works Committee […]
Warwick lands one of 74 American Smart car dealerships
Published by Jef Nickerson January 14th, 2008 in Parking, Roads and Transit. 0 CommentsPBN reports that one of the 74 Smart Car dealerships slated for the US will be located in Warwick, on Bald Hill Road.
The Smart Car is a tiny car popular in Europe and well suited to urban environments. Able to park head first facing the curb in a parallel parking space for example. I […]
Sidewalks shoveled? That’s unpossible!
Published by Jef Nickerson January 14th, 2008 in Federal Hill, Government, Quality of Life, Roads, Snow and Walkability. 4 CommentsSo I went outside, camera in hand, all prepared to document the continued un-shoveled-ness of Providence. I live on one of the little alleys off Atwells and we’ve had literally at least 6 snow plows go by today. I thought, ‘great, the city finally gets it on plowing, but that doesn’t help my non-car-owning-pedestrian-ass.’
So out […]
This is how people get killed by snowplows
Published by Jef Nickerson December 20th, 2007 in Federal Hill, Government, Media, Neighborhoods, Parking, Parks/Open Space, Quality of Life, Roads, Snow, Transit and Walkability. 0 CommentsAtwells Avenue, December 20, 2007. Photo by Jef Nickerson for gcpvd.org
This is my walk to work. The City came out yesterday and moved the snow/ice from the parking lane and piled it up on the sidewalk (a city owned sidewalk). So a week after the Storm of the Centurytm, I’m still walking in the street. […]
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