Streetfilms has launched a new series of videos, Moving Beyond the Automobile. As Streetfilms releases each video in the series, we\'ll be posting them here for you to enjoy. The topic of the first video is Transit...
Category - Roads
Abel Collins: Complete Streets
The Sierra Club of RI's Abel Collins guest blogs about complete streets. Newport, Middletown, and South Kingstown have passed complete streets resolutions, it is time for Providence to catch up.
Speaking of “Fair…” Red light cameras
The NBC 10 I-Team asks if the timing of yellow lights makes red light cameras unfair. A video shows the consequences of running red lights. What do you think?
Like: Roland Ries Mayor of Strasbourg, France
Roland Ries Mayor of Strasbourg, France said, "The public roads no longer belong to automobiles alone. They must be re-imagined to be redistributed in a fairer manner between all forms of transportation. The protection...
You can’t just paint a roundabout
Traffic engineers in Europe create a roundabout by simply applying some paint to the roadway. The drivers in the this video are confused without a physical intervention to tell them what to do.
Belgian pavers peeking through on Chestnut Street
The Belgian Pavers (aka cobblestones) are showing through the pot holes on Chestnut Street in the Jewelry District. I wonder if there are any long lost streetcar tracks down there somewhere.
Streetfilms: Winter Traffic Calming
Snowy Neckdowns Redux: Winter Traffic Calming from Streetfilms on Vimeo.
We talked about snow as a traffic calming device last week, and Streetfilms made the above video about it.
The Providence Pot Holes Project
A group of Providence cyclists have created a public map to document pot holes around the city. Visit the map page to add your own pot holes to the map.
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Snow as traffic calming
Currently, due to the snow, Atwells Avenue is a good 4 to 6 or more feet narrower than usual. Yet, cars are able to park on both sides and traffic is able to flow smoothly in both directions (in most areas, some places...
Connecting the Blackstone and East Bay bike paths
Photo (cc) spablab Last month Matthew wrote about the proposed on-road connection between the Blackstone and East Bay bike paths. Now we have the draft plan from the city of Pawtucket detailing part of that connection...
Hating to say, “I told you so”
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. | A woman and two of her children, walking in the street because of the piles of snow on the sidewalk, were injured when they were struck by a car Saturday on Pawtucket Avenue. The driver, a 23...
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...
LED Crosswalk for bikes and pedestrians
This video depicts a raised crossing for pedestrians and cyclists at the entrance to a roundabout in Papendrecht, Netherlands. This crossings adds an infrared sensor which detects approaching pedestrians and cyclists...
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...
Looking back at my first season of bike commuting
Given the recent discussions about the bikepaths, I wanted to share my story of commuting by bike for the first time this year. Though I live in Providence, my office is not downtown, but in Warwick. I did it! I set out...
Blackstone and East Bay Bike Paths to connect
We have some spectacular bike paths here in Rhode Island, and two of them are about to get connected, maybe as soon as this spring. Officials from the Broad Street Regeneration Initiative (BSRI) and the Blackstone...
Video: Compilation of red light cameras
This collection of videos from red light cameras shows some inattentive driving at it’s worst. Warning: There is one section where a pedestrian gets hit, and one section where a motorcyclist gets hit. Though they...