Photo by TheMunkyHouse from flickr Not everyone is a fan of golf. Some argue that golf courses are a tremendous waste of land, use too much water and pesticide simply to grow too much grass. George Carlin once said...
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Matthew Coolidge
New Sakonnet River Bridge by 2012?
WPRI reports that the state plans a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Sakonnet River Bridge on Friday, April 24th. The state has awarded the $163.7 million contract to Cardi Corporation (is there anyone else who...
Jef Nickerson
More Bicycles in the News
View Providence Bike Rack Locations in a larger map The Parking Crisis Eric over at bikeprovidence.org posted that 91 new bicycle parking hitches are to be installed this spring. 64 are funded by grant from The...
Tempting fate?
Route 195 overpass at Wickenden Street, by Jef Nickerson Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought one of the major reasons we’re building the Iway is that the current Route 195 is ready to fall down on top of...
City Plan Commission – April 21, 2009
Notice of Regular Meeting • Tuesday, April 21, 2009 • 4:45pm Department of Planning and Development , 4th Floor Auditorium 400 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903 Opening Session Call to Order Roll Call...
Greater City Providence
Hope Gardens
Tomato photo by sylvar from Flickr, skyline photo by Jef Nickerson John Kostrzewa writes in yesterday’s ProJo about bringing community ‘Hope Gardens’ to Rhode Island. He posits them as a way to grow...
Community Boating Center Wine Tasting Series
CBC Winetasting | Photo by Matthew Coolidge The CBC Boathouse at India Point Park is open for the season! This Thursday night there will be another CBC Wine Tasting Event, and since Thursday is the day after Tax Day...
Providence Geeks – April 15, 2009
Another great Providence Geek Dinner lands next week: The InsureMyTrip.com team, based in Warwick, RI have been diligently working to overhaul their website and quoting engine from the bottom up, and recently began beta...
REBOOT: Blackstone Boulevard?
View Larger Map In response to Matt’s post about Livable Streets and the livablestreets.com street redesign contest a reader submitted this idea: What is now the southbound side of Blackstone Blvd becomes 2-way. 1...
Improbable subway maps
I love maps and I love transit and I love transit maps and I love this! Artists Rob and Damia Stewart have created a series of subway maps for locations across New England. Locations that are rather unlikely to see...
Holden Street Gallery’s first show of 2009
Christian and Krystyna Caldarone, two indispensible characters in Smith Hill’s art community are having their first show of the 2009 season at the Holden Street Gallery. From 6pm-9pm tonight and tomorrow...
David Rocha
U.S. Conference of Mayors in Providence
It may or may not be news to you that the 77th annual U.S. Conference of Mayors will be taking place in Providence this year, and it seems that Mr. Cicilline has created (well, paid somebody else to create) this spiffy...
Transportation Schizophrenia
Photo by neoporcupine from Flickr Today, the Boston Globe reports on the MBTA’s plan for draconian cuts to bus, subway, and commuter rail services if they do not get money from the Commonwealth to cover a $160...
Livable Streets
Barcelona Bike Taxis | Photo by Matthew Coolidge Streets are the passageways that connect us to all our destinations, but they shouldn’t be just for cars, especially in the city. They also provide a path on which...
Capital Center Commission downsizes
View Larger Map The Providence Journal reports today on the reorganization of the Capital Center Commission. The Commission was founded after the river relocation project to guide development in the Capital Center...
