Photo (cc) Eliel Copenhagenize reports on the city’s plan to boost bicycle commuting from the suburbs. Currently 55% of Copenhagen residents ride a bike everyday. However, only* 37% of residents of Greater...
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Jef Nickerson
Ocean Policy Task Force Public Meeting
flickr photo submitted by closingatnever According to a White House Press Release, The Obama Administration plans to hold an Ocean Policy Task Force public meeting in Providence, RI, on September 24, 2009. The Task...
Matthew Coolidge
Providence Geeks – September 23, 2009
Tonight’s Geeks Dinner has been moved to Trinity Brewhouse. From the Providence Geeks: It’s September, and Geeks is back in full-force! Few folks (even geeks) realize that every day in a renovated mill in...
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Craftland Hooha tomorrow, be there!
Our year-round, full-time, perpetual Craftland Shop is now open for business! And you are cordially invited to the Craftland Grand Opening Hooha Celebration! We will honor the work of independent artists by swaying to...
A proposal for two-way Empire Street at LaSalle Square
Original drawing by RIDOT, modifications by Jef Nickerson • Click image to enlarge Last month we took a look at the city’s plans for the redesign of LaSalle Square. The city is planning to make Empire Street...
Providence War Memorial Relocation
The Providence War Memorial has been under construction for some time, but until recently it has been all work on the footings, we now see the memorial itself taking shape. Photos by Jef Nickerson This is a...
195 Street Grid Part 5: A look at lot sizes
In Part 4 much of the discussion revolved around lot sizes. Comment by Corey Call me naive, but personally, I would take some of the parcels not targeted for institutional use, subdivide them, and then sell the...
GC: Photos – Narrow Building Fire
Flickr member, closingatnever shared some of her photos of the Narrow Building fire in our Flickr Group: A cat the firefighters saved All photos © closingatnever. Thanks for sharing your photos! Related: Fire in...
Smith-Mathewson Building (aka where the Downcity Diner used to be)
Downcity Diner Fire, May 2006 • Photo by Jef Nickerson Back in May 2006 a fire gutted the Second Universalist Church Building, best known at the time as the home of the Downcity Diner. Now, 3 years later we see...
Fire in the Narrow Building!
There was a fire in The Narrow Building on Washington Street this afternoon. Photos by Jef Nickerson I took these photos around 5:45pm and the fire seemed to be out. Mathewson, Washington, and Union Streets were shut...
Reader: NYC Bike Lanes
9th Avenue Madison Square Park Madison Square Park A reader submitted these photos from New York City to show what is being done with bike lanes there and as an example of what we should be thinking about doing in the...
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GC: Photos
A selection of photos shared in our Flickr Group: Photo © e_pics from Flickr Photo © SecondEmpire from Flickr Photo © bryanj87 from Flickr Photo © Raastah from Flickr If you’d like your photos...
CBC Wine Tasting Series Continues
CBC Winetasting | Photo by M.Coolidge Though it might be a little cooler out now and the days may be getting a little shorter, the Community Boating Center Boathouse at India Point Park is still open! Thursday...
Resident parking signs going up
Resident Parking Signs Providence left [by jwest] Boston right [(cc) rherring] Yay! Resident parking signs have started to appear on the West Side. I just have one small nitpick, design. I say this all the time, we are...
Could the schools help provide needed transit for Downtown?
In the comments section of the post about the Route 195 surplus land redevelopment report there is an interesting discussion (recommended reading) going on about dividing the parcels into smaller lots to create a more...
PPS Most Endangered Properties Photography Exhibit
The Providence Preservation Society’s most endangered properties are being highlighted at a photography exhibit at the Peerless Lofts on Westminster Street. The Providence Preservation Society’s acclaimed...
