Greater City Providence
Jef NickersonWestminster Street, Downcity. Photo © kd1s. A reader wrote in to suggest this topic, what is your favorite street in Providence, and why? I must admit, when I first read his suggestion, my mind drew a total blank...
Category - Roads
Dangerous by Design
Watch the full episode. See more Need To Know. In recent years a little noticed shift has been transforming suburbia: the home of the middle class has become the home of the working poor. As a result, roadways that were...
Atwells and Dean
If these buttons are the only way to make the walk lights come on (I mean, if the walk lights don’t come on automatically), I’m going to push all of these buttons everytime I walk through the intersection...
Walk Light!
Walk lights are getting installed at Dean and Atwells, Yay! It is a little bit sad that I’m so excited about this, I mean, shouldn’t this just be fact? Not some great triumph of urbanism. Oh well. Now, if we...
Sidewalk work
Photo by Jef Nickerson Sidewalk work has been taking place the last few weeks up and down Atwells Avenue. Replacing loose/missing bricks and laying stamped concrete at parking lot ramps. The city got stimulus money for...
Pawtucket Downtown Design Plan
The Pawtucket Downtown Design Plan A new commitment to reshape Pawtucket. The City of Pawtucket, in partnership with the Pawtucket Foundation, have begun a new project to reshape downtown Pawtucket. The Pawtucket...
195 Wickenden Street exit to close temporarily this weekend
RIDOT will be closing Exit 2 (South Main Street) off of Route 195 westbound this weekend. The closure will allow RIDOT to reconfigure the ramp and prepare for further demolition of the old Route 195. RIDOT: On Friday...
The T in DOT?
Ready for a rant? Work has resumed in earnest on the reconstruction of Dean Street. This is a good thing, Dean is in dire need of a rebuild. But you know I can’t just be happy it is being rebuit, I have to find...
Can I get there from here?
The ProJo recently covered the story of retailers feeling cut off by the reconfiguration of Route 195. On the old alignment of Route 195, Exit 2 went to Wickenden Street and the big green sign on the overpass said as...
Building a Better Block in Dallas
What Made a “Better Block”? Oh, Just the Fact You Could Walk, Shop, Drink and Hang Out and Not Get Run Over. – Dallas Observer Protected bike lane, road diet, parklet, pop-up retail, and it only took a...
Debra Booth: The other end of Wickenden Street
We’ve spent a lot of pixels here talking about the intersection between Route 195 and Wickenden Street on the west side of Fox Point. Debra Booth forwarded us a letter they sent to city and state officials...
Guest PostParklets
Photo (cc) sfbike San Francisco StreetsBlog reports on the city’s Pavement to Parks initiative. On Divisadero, the city has taken two parking spaces from the street and created space for bike racks, planters, and...
Patching Patches
Photo by Jef Nickerson So this is silly, but it doesn’t really bother me all that much and I’ll tell you why. This is my street, taken from out my window. You can see years and years of various patches and a...
Elmwood Ave Repaving Meeting (04/07)
Update: Meeting has been postponed due to an electrical problem at the library. Via Bike Providence When: Wednesday, April 7th, 2010 6:00-7:30pm Where: Knight Memorial Library Auditorium (downstairs), 275 Elmwood Avenue...
San Francisco left turn bike lane
“The Wiggle” is one of San Francisco’s most beloved and cherished bike routes and guides riders the easiest way between two nasty hills. [T]he SF DOT striped a unique combo to aid cyclist’s...
