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Greater City ProvidenceWickenden Traffic Changes (03/24)
Image from RIDOT Traffic changes which will last for the next two years begin Wednesday (weather permitting) on Wickenden Street at South Main/Benefit Streets. The following list highlights the changes: Wickenden Street...
Jef NickersonGoogle Bike Directions
Photo by Jef Nickerson Today Google Maps launched bicycle directions for 150 American Cities, including Providence. Currently, cycling maps are not embeddable, so I can’t show one here, but go here to see a map...
I kinda like potholes
Photo by Jef Nickerson Sure, I don’t own a car, so my opinion might not mean much. But with every road in the city looking much like the surface of the Moon, traffic is moving a lot slower. The potholes are a kind...
195 Street Grid Part 7: Wickenden Bike Lanes
Something I did not touch on in my last post on the Wickeneden alternatives was the bike lanes. The image above shows Point Street coming in from the left continuing across to Wickenden Street. South Water Street...
Pleasant Valley Parkway Improvements Public Hearing (02/08)
Google StreetView Bike Providence reports that there will be a hearing on February 8th to look at improvements to Pleasant Valley Parkway. Early word is that the new plan calls for one-way movement on each side of the...
Potholes? There’s an app for that
Well, there is in Boston anyway. Boston’s Citizens Connect iPhone App utilizes the iPhone’s camera and GPS to allow city residents and visitors to report on issues around the city. The app helps people...
Iway local street design follow-up meeting (02/01)
Monday, February 1, RIDOT and the City Department of Planning & Development will be hosting a follow-up meeting on the design of the post Route 195 relocation street grid. This meeting is a follow-up on feedback...
Mt. Hope Bridge Tolls
The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority has released their report on tolls on the Mt. Hope Bridge. As outlined in the report and reported by the Journal, the toll options include: The same tolls as the Pell...
Video: Winter biking in Copenhagen
Copenhagen January Cycling – Your Country from Copenhagenize on Vimeo. Copenhagenize posts a video of cyclists in the cold and snow in Copenhagen this month. Note the bikeway snowplows in the video. Worth...
Wickenden Street overpass demolition to begin this weekend
Photo by Jef Nickerson RIDOT announced today that the old Route 195 bridge over Wickenden Street will begin being dismantled Sunday (01/10) evening. RIDOT expects this work will take approximately one week to complete...
Building Brown
ProJo takes a look at Brown’s scaled back development plans for Providence. Let’s take a closer look at the actual projects. Creative Arts Center Rendering view from Olive Street, from Building Brown...
“Where’s the sidewalk rant?” You ask.
Here it is! First of all, I’ll say that sidewalks on Atwells are better this year than in previous years. Saying that however is not saying very much. For example, I had to help push a woman in an electric...
Dean Street update
I posted about the work on the sidewalks on Dean Street last month. I had intended to head over to Planning to take a look at the plans for the street rebuild, but never got around to it. However, as work has...
Henderson Bridge bike lane
Photo (cc) K_Gradinger Bike Providence reports that a Bike Lane will be appearing on the Henderson Bridge as soon as next Wednesday. Bike lane signs are up and a query from Bike Providence to RIDOT found that striping...
