A selection of photos readers have recently shared in our Flickr Group:
Photo © lddana51two
Photo © Armadillo Commander
Archives For Wayland Square
Still catching up on some photos that were shared in our Flickr Group before the blizzard:
Photo © Pinkalong
Photo © saramarsh
Photo © 3LensesPhotography
A selection of photos readers have recently shared in our Flickr Group:
Photo © GoProvidenceRI
Photo © provbenson2009
Photo © Jerri Moon Cantone
A selection of photos readers have recently shared in our Flickr Group:
Photo © Crystalline0
Photo © Armadillo Commander
City of Providence offers free holiday parking
To accommodate holiday shoppers and support local businesses, motorists in Providence will be offered two hours of free parking from 10am until 6pm from Friday, November 23, 2012 through Tuesday, January 1, 2013. The holiday parking program is designed for shoppers patronizing local businesses. Shoppers may park at a meter for the first two hours for free. If they remain at the meter past two hours they must pay the meter. The parking program includes Saturdays; however, cars parked in prohibited areas or beyond a time limit will be ticketed during this period. The holiday parking program will be offered in the following commercial districts:
- Downtown Providence – bounded by Steeple Street, west to Route 95; 95 south to 195; 195 east to Point Street; Point Street to Wickenden Street; north on South Main to North Main Street at Steeple Street
- Broad Street – Public Street to Montgomery Street
- Atwells Avenue – Bradford Street to Knight Street
- North Main Street – Thomas Street to Park Row
- Olneyville Square – Route 10 to Sydney Street and Delaine to Atwood to Magnolia Streets
- South Main Street – Wickenden Street to Packet Street
- Wayland Square – East Angel/Angel Street to Gano Street. Wayland from Angel Street to Pitman Street
- Hope Street – Rochambeau to Blackstone Boulevard
- Wickenden/Ives – Wickenden at Benefit Street to Ives Street at Preston Street
- Thayer Street – Meeting Street to Bowen Street
The Buy Providence and Buy Art campaigns will run through the New Year holiday. The City will host a number of holiday events between now and January 1. Mayor Taveras will welcome Santa Claus to Roger Williams Park on Saturday, November 24. On Saturday, December 1, the City will host its annual tree lighting ceremony at the Bank of America Skating Center.
A selection of photos readers have recently shared in our Flickr Group:
Photo © provbenson2009
Photo © h ssan
Notice of Regular Meeting
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 – 4:45pm
Department of Planning and Development
1st Floor Meeting Room
444 Westminster Street, Providence
Opening Session
- Call to Order
- Roll Call
- Approval of meeting minutes from January 24, 2012 meeting – for action
Minor Land Development Project
1. Case No. 12-02MI – 47 49 Seekonk Street (Preliminary Plan Approval) The applicant is seeking preliminary plan approval to demolish the existing building and construct a new 37 unit apartment building with underground and above ground parking. The applicant is requesting dimensional adjustments for height, density and setbacks. (Wayland, AP 15, Lots 248 and 250 – C-2. Lots 238 and 239 – W-1) – for action
Institutional Master Plan
2. Presentation of Butler Hospital’s five year Institutional Master Plan
Adoption of five year Institutional Master Plan for Butler Hospital outlining 5 year plans for development, capital improvements, operations and circulation – for action
A reader shared with us some photos of recent goings on in Wayland Square. First, cool signage on the new eyewear boutique, Opt.
City of Providence Press Release:
Shoppers offered two hours of free parking to make it easier for people to Buy Providence this holiday season
PROVIDENCE – Holiday shoppers will be able to park two hours for free in designated commercial districts throughout Providence beginning Friday, November 26th. Mayor David N. Cicilline kicked off the annual parking program to help boost the local economy by making it easier for shoppers to Buy Providence this holiday season.
Shoppers will be offered two hours of free parking from 10am until 6pm beginning Friday, November 26th through Wednesday, January 1, 2011 in the following commercial districts:
- Downtown Providence bounded by Steeple Street, west to route 95; 95 south to 195; 195 east to Point Street; Point Street to Wickenden Street; north on South Main to North Main Street at Steeple Street (exclusive of the court district)
- Broad Street – Public to Montgomery Street
- Atwells – Bradford Street to Knight Street
- North Main Street – Thomas Street to Park Row
- Olneyville Square – Route 10 to Sydney Street and Delaine to Atwood to Magnolia Streets
- South Main Street – Wickenden Street to Packet Street
- Wayland Square – East Angel/Angel to Gano Street. Wayland from Angel to Pitman Streets
- Hope Street – Rochambeau to Blackstone Boulevard
- Wickenden/Ives – Wickenden at Benefit to Ives at Preston Street
- Thayer Street – Meeting Street to Bowen Streets
The holiday parking program is designed for shoppers patronizing local businesses. The two hour parking limit will be strictly enforced by parking enforcement officers. Cars parked illegally in prohibited areas including cross walks and tow zones will be ticketed during this period.
It is good to know that cars parked in crosswalks will be ticketed during the holidays at least, it would be nice if that happened year-round. /sarcasm
Photo © Amanda Jordan
A reader submitted the above photo of the new bus shelter on Angell Street near Wayland Square. As the reader pointed out, it is near Wayland Square, actually just past the intersection with Elmgrove. Why not place it at the corner of Wayland Avenue in the square itself? There is a bus stop just before the Starbucks.
I would also say, as beautiful as it is as a work of art, it isn’t terribly shelter-ie. The thing that I don’t like about the Lamar shelters, is that the back is perforated, so the wind howls right through it. The roof offers protection from rain, but the protection from wind is as important, especially this time of year. This shelter in Wayland Square looks like it lacks any wind protection.
Where are there really good bus shelters?
Photo by Jef Nickerson
In Boston on parts of the Silver Line. The stopped pictured above at South Station, is basically a mini-bus station. Good wind and rain and snow protection, a ticket machine, schedule information… This is obviously more than we need at most stops, but it is really great and I hope we see something like this along the Rapid bus lines RIPTA is planning.
