2 year closure of Union Avenue Bridge over Route 10 prompts free RIPTA service for pedestrians impacted by closure [ProJo]. With Route 18 only running 17 times on weekdays and not at all on Sundays and Holidays...
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Providence Piers Proposal
A couple weeks ago we linked to an article in the ProJo about a proposal to build a medical facility at Pat Conley’s Providence Piers. Today, PBN has a more fleshed out account of that plan. Rhode Island Medical...
Jef Nickerson
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...
News & Notes
The Providence Children’s Museum is set to open great new outdoor playspaces on Friday. Visit their blog to see photos and videos of the construction. Also more information from their press room, here. Providence...
GC: Photos – Yum
Flickr member kristin82175 shares her lunch at Venda in our Flickr Group: Photo © kristin82175 Photo © kristin82175 Photo © kristin82175 If you’d like your photos featured here, join our Flickr...
Downcity Design Review Committee – June 14, 2010
Notice Of Regular Meeting • Monday, June 14, 2010 – 4:45 PM Department of Planning and Development, 4th Floor Auditorium 400 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903 Opening Session Call to Order Roll Call...
City Plan Commission Meeting (June 15th)
PROVIDENCE CITY PLAN COMMISSION NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 2010 4:45 PM Department of Planning and Development, 4th Floor Auditorium 400 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903 OPENING SESSION Call to...
News & Notes
Proposed Fox Point mural sparks controversy “It was ghetto stuff,” says George Goulart, owner of Aqua-Life Aquarium, a Wickenden Street store adorned by a coral reef-themed mural. “That was not the...
GC: Photos
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Giving a (type)face to cities
Check out this neat project at CitID. Designers around the world are using typography to showcase their cities. Check out the Providence entry by AJ Paglia: Also, I’m in love with the Chicago design. No Pawtucket...
Providence Geeks (June 9th)
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010, 5:30 – 8:30pm AS220, 115 Empire Street, Providence, RI FREE (buy your own food and drink – it’s cheap) Did you know that Rhode Island boasts one of the country’s top...
CVS in Edgewood, Update
CVS has responded to concerns about their proposed store in the Edgewood section of Cranston offering a “colonial” design alternative, which does not address many of the issues concerning the community, or...
Kennedy Plaza Farmer’s Market
Took a stroll through Kennedy Plaza this afternoon, the first weekly farmer’s market of the season was on. The farmer’s market is every Friday, 11am to 2pm.
Hey! We’re wicked smaht!
Rob Pitingolo has run an analysis of the 50 largest metro areas in the country measuring the density per square miles of college graduates*. Providence comes out looking pretty damn smart according to this metric...
