Photo from Southcoast Photo Blog I forgot how exactly I came across it, but I have been enjoying the new Southcoast Photo Blog. The blog is what it says, photos from the South Coast area of Massachusetts, New Bedford...
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Jef Nickerson
MLK Day of Service: “Hope Street Sweep”
GC:PVD reader Jessica will is organizing a clean up on Hope Street on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday. Hope Street Sweep How often do you feel less Hope-ful when you see the trash strewn about Hope Street? On...
Greater City Providence
Wickenden Overpass demo
Some photos of the remnants of the Wickenden Street overpass from this afternoon:
Providence Geeks (01/20)
Photo by Brian Jepson Wednesday, January 20th, 2009, 5:30 – 8:30pm AS220, 115 Empire Street, Providence, RI FREE (buy your own food and drink – it’s cheap) January’s Geek Dinner is actually born...
Electric Mini-Buses
The above video highlights a new electric bus developed by Waseda University being tested in Japan. The bus runs 25km (15.5 miles) on one charge, takes 15 minutes to recharge, and the batteries cost approximately...
January Evolution Forum: Transit in a Sustainable Rhode Island (01/28)
Photo by Jef Nickerson When: Thursday, January 28, 2010 – 5:30pm to 8:00pm Where: 17 Gordon Avenue, Providence, RI 02905 Cost: Admission for Apeiron members and students with valid ID is free. Admission for others...
Video: How free is your parking?
Julie Ann Genter and Stuart Donovan expose the hidden costs of free parking. Ms. Genter’s paper on the topic can be found here .
Via: Human Transit
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...
Obama Administration to shift transportation policy to highlight livability
Mattapan trolley photo (cc) SignalPAD USDOT Press Release: Obama Administration Proposes Major Public Transportation Policy Shift to Highlight Livability Changes Include Economic Development and Environmental Benefits...
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...
GC: Photos – BlueisCoool
Flickr member BlueisCoool submitted some photos to our Flickr Group: Photo (cc) BlueisCoool Photo (cc) BlueisCoool Photo (cc) BlueisCoool If you’d like your photos featured here, join our Flickr Group and submit...
Reader Submission: Thayer Street Station Rendering
Rendering by Ron Henderson / L+A Landscape Architecture | Click image to enlarge Reader, Peter Brassard submitted The above rendering of a possible streetcar/bus station at the top of the tunnel on Thayer Street is from...
So what’s the deal with these bridge signs?
Reader submitted photo I noticed this sign a couple weeks ago and forgot about it until a reader sent in a photo of it. These signs appear on either side of Weybosset Street outside the RISD Mason/Fletcher Building. It...
City Plan Commission Meeting (01/19)
PROVIDENCE CITY PLAN COMMISSION NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010 4:45 PM Department of Planning and Development, 4th Floor Auditorium 400 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903 OPENING SESSION Call...
Slideshow: Wickenden Street Overpass Murals
Friday I took a walk down to Wickenden Street to take some photos of the murals under the overpass before RIDOT demolishes them. Slideshow below: Photos by Jef Nickerson Yesterday ProJo ran a story about Brent...
Downcity water main break
A water main burst on Sabin Street outside the Rhode Island Convention Center at around 11:30 this morning. I took these photos at approximately 2:30pm showing a substantial amount of water still flowing into the...
