Photo by Jef Nickerson On Monday, RIDOT will open new access from Dean Street northbound to 6/10 Connector inbound which provides direct access to Route 95 north and south. Photo by Jef Nickerson RIDOT will open the new...
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Jef NickersonRIDOT closing Allens Ave. for track work
View Larger Map A portion of Allens Avenue south of Thurbers Avenue will be closing this Friday (Oct. 23) evening through next Tuesday (Oct. 27) for work at the railroad crossing near the Port of Providence. See the...
Greater City ProvidenceDrivers are rude and pedestrians are idiots
Rude drivers in New York:
Idiot pedestrians in San Francisco:
It all looks a lot like Providence to me.
Last part of 195/95 interchange to open next week
Image from RIDOT The final portion of Route 195 westbound traffic is scheduled to move to the new Iway alignment next week (Tuesday morning weather permitting). Traffic on 195 west heading to 95 north is the only...
It is already better than it was. Dean Street.
Work has begun on Dean Street, praise Maude! So I’m not at all sure what is up here, the Stimulus sign went up the other day and work began in earnest today. The Mayor asked for $10million for 18 miles of sidewalk...
A proposal for two-way Empire Street at LaSalle Square
Original drawing by RIDOT, modifications by Jef Nickerson • Click image to enlarge Last month we took a look at the city’s plans for the redesign of LaSalle Square. The city is planning to make Empire Street...
Graphic PSA about the dangers of texting while driving
Before you watch, I warned you it is graphic. I feel a little light headed after watching it. From the video’s YouTube page: The four-minute sequence involves British actors and creative talent — and is part...
Fall River and the amazing technicolor Braga Bridge
Photo (cc) pierre lascott from Flickr I had to drive to the Cape both of the last two weekends, and traveling over the Braga Bridge I had two thoughts, how many more decades is this eastbound lane restriction going to...
LaSalle Square redesign
The city Department of Planning and Development has been working for some time on a Downtown Circulation Plan. Signs of the plan are visible already on city streets, Washington Street was made two-way, and the lights at...
India Point Park Bridge Tunnel Photos
A collection of photos I took the other day on India Street in the tunnel under the India Point Park Bridge:
Higher tolls, new tolls on RI bridges
Mt. Hope Bridge photo by takfoto from Flickr ProJo reports that the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority is proposing raising tolls on the Newport-Pell Bridge and reinstituting tolls on the Mt. Hope Bridge (tolls...
You spin me right round
Public bus navigating roundabout in Washington State | Photo by Washington State Dept of Transportation from Flickr The Project for Public Spaces has a post on their blog today about modern roundabouts. Being from Cape...
Re-imagining our squares
Emmett Square | View Larger Map The city has a plan known as the Downtown Circulator (I think that’s what it is known as), which would make Weybosset and Empire Streets two-way, rebuild Fountain Street, and...
Reader Submission: Stop means Stop?
A Greater City Providence reader submitted this photo and statement on the photo: This is Brown Street at Angell Street. I am so old I remember when “Cross Traffic Does Not Stop” was exactly what you could...
Angell Street has Lanes!?!?
Much to my shock, newly painted lane markers have popped up around the East Side, most notably on Waterman and Angell Streets. In many areas, actual lanes and parking areas of the streets are now clearly demarcated...
Bret AncowitzNew Sakonnet River Bridge by 2012?
WPRI reports that the state plans a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Sakonnet River Bridge on Friday, April 24th. The state has awarded the $163.7 million contract to Cardi Corporation (is there anyone else who...
Anyone Know How/Why/Logic of Route 146?
146 sign photo from northeastroads.com I was driving on Route 146 to North Providence the other day and got to thinking about this road… Exactly how did it come to exist in its current form?? What is the history...
PVD’s 5 Worst Intersections…
Inspired by Jef’s proposal of putting the Thomas/North Main intersection on an asphalt “diet” of sorts (and some feedback posted that perhaps there are worse offenders out there), I thought we could...
