ProJo reports on how deficient bridges are hurting RIPTA’s bottom line. The agency recently adopted a plan to reduce service and raise fares to close an expected budget gap. The service cuts will save a projected...
Anyone have any photos from Bike-To-Work Day festivities, or from one of the Bike Trains? Our Flickr Group would love to have some shared with it. 🙂
Me? I was busy walking to work today.
Lots of stuff happening Saturday! Saturday! Saturday!: Rock n Roll Yard Sale and Sidewalk Sale on Westminster Street, Downcity, 11am-5pm. Boats, Birds, and BBQ at the Providence Community Boating Center, India Street...
Truth be told, I’d rather we not have any casinos in New England. But I have said in the past, if Rhode Island were to legalize casinos, I would want to see one built in Providence rather than expansion in Lincoln...
Rendering from Quonset Development Corporation Governor Carcieri, RIEDC Director Keith Stokes, the Quonset Development Corporation and hotel developers from New Boston Fund, Waterford Development and ProCon broke ground...
Christopher T. McCahill and Norman Garrick look at how land use devoted to parking may turn our downtowns into a sort of office park in the city. Case in point, Hartford. At the Travelers Companies, Inc. – an...
The Warwick Beacon reports on an open house at Rocky Point on June 6th. Also, State Rep. Frank Ferri’s proposed bond issue of $10 million to acquire the remaining 83 acres of land at Rocky Point.
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...
Bike Providence as always has all the details. Bike to Work Day will be celebrated this Friday the 21st. Bike to Work Day May 21st World War I Memorial, Providence 6:30am-9am: speakers, free breakfast for cyclists 4pm...
I’m sure we’ll look at this further soon, but you can head over to ProJo now and download the state plans for subdividing the Route 195 land. There’s some controversy about some of the parcels being...
This has been all over the interwebs this week, so I’m playing along: This Google Earth tool allows you to lay the oil spill* over a familiar piece of the Earth to allow you to grasp the size of the spill. Here we...