I saw this from one of my Facebook friends and headed by to see for myself on the way home from work today. Snow plowed from the fire truck garage at the Public Safety Complex onto the sidewalks: Snow piled on the...
Category - Snow
Jef NickersonAtwells Bridge
Garibaldi Park on Atwells, cleared but icy: Atwells Bridge, not a 3 foot path, icy: Downcity side, triangle traffic island, not touched at all: Pedestrians are forced into the street at this high traffic intersection:...
GC: Photos – More storm photos
Readers have been sharing their storm photos in our Flickr Group: Snow walrus: Photo © TheWoolverine Photo © TheWoolverine Photo © katrinkles Photo © lddana51two Share your photos with us on our...
Greater City ProvidenceGC: Photos – Storm photos
Readers have been sharing their storm photos in our Flickr Group:
Photo © lddana51two
Providence Children’s Museum
Photo © 1W57thNY
Photo © 1W57thNY
Reader Submission: Stupid plow
cupbeempty submitted a couple photos to our Flickr Group of trying to navigate through the wall the plows shoved up on the sidewalk: Photo © cupbeempty Photo © cupbeempty Share your photos with us on our...
Snowblogging: I know I said I was sick Edition
Yeah yeah, I’m sick. But I can’t not go out in the snow. Besides, I thought I was feeling better.
The people in my neighborhood rock:
The plows pushing snow onto the sidewalks do not:
Snowblogging: Sick Day Edition
Ugh, I am sick today, snowblogging will be light as I sit at home and sniffle. I’m looking out the window, when it let’s up I may try a run to Walgreen’s (if they are open) for some medication: Readers...
Snow shoveling regulations
Download printable version, you know, in case you want to give one to someone who may not be aware of the regulations. English, Español [.pdf]
That’s what I’m talking about
I suspect there will be some snowblogging tomorrow. Share your snow photos in our Flickr Group or email them to contact@gcpvd.org and we may post them here. Check out closings and cancellations here (hint, parking bans...
Alternate transportation in the Netherlands
Or, we could just give up on shoveling sidewalks and give everyone ice skates.
Dutch Winter from Kasper Bak on Vimeo.
Via: Towleroad
Video: Fire & Ice in NYC
Check out this video of what an icy third rail does when a subway car rolls by:
Via: Transportation Nation
“You never know if they can slide into the street, get hit by a car.”
We could live in a city like this too. Check out the full story on Boston.com. This month’s blizzard has brought a flurry of tickets, 173 yesterday alone, compared with 20 issued in all of December 2009. And...
Observations from my walk home
It is now 24-hours post blizzard, here are the things I encountered/was thinking about on my walk home. First the good: The DID Yellow Jackets did a great job per usual clearing snow and ensuring the sidewalks are clear...
Snowblogging: Lunchtime Edition
Sigh.
Weybosset Street Comfort Station.
Looking down Mathewson Street.
Weybosset Street.
Weybosset Street.
Snowblogging: Morning Edition
Between 8:30 and 9:00 this morning: Atwells Avenue at Dean Street Restaurant Row I’m not going to rant about the sidewalks being cleared, because it had barely stopped snowing… But come on! Look at this. If...
Snowblogging
I just went out in the snow to take a few photos. My hands have just about thawed.
Clearing snow from sidewalks
As I impatiently wait for the first real snowfall of the season, let’s take a minute to talk about removing snow from sidewalks, my favorite topic here on Greater City: Providence. Back in February, the City...
Seattle stole my snow!
Seattle doesn’t get very much snow, but they had an early winter storm hit them this week. Drivers on John Street in the Capital Hill section of town were none to happy about it. Skip to the 2:43 mark to see a...
