The Mayor is launching a design competition for the Providence River Pedestrian Bridge on Friday afternoon. The RFP RFQ will reportedly be up on the Planning Department’s website by Friday. I will be at the press...
Category - Parks/Open Space
Jef NickersonPark Series starts tonight
PARK SERIES is Providence’s FREE Waterfront Music Series in the newly designed India Point Park! This event is part of the “Celebrate Providence!” Neighborhood Performing Arts Series and is presented...
Greater City ProvidenceDavis Park Farmer’s Market
We are very pleased to announce the start of our Farmers’ Market at Davis Park next Sunday, July 11th from 11am-2pm. Our market will run through October 31st. Sunday, August 1st will be the first of our Family Fun...
Kennedy Plaza Week!
Summer’s here and Kennedy Plaza’s summer activities are getting into full swing this week. Monthly Market Bazaar June 1st Please join us on the first Tuesday of the month from 11am-5pm for the Monthly Market...
Come sail away…
Ok, so maybe you missed the last wine tasting… Maybe you even missed last weekend’s Boats, Birds, and BBQ event… But starting June 1st, the Community Boating Center at India Point Park is officially...
Matthew CoolidgeDebra Booth: The other end of Wickenden Street
We’ve spent a lot of pixels here talking about the intersection between Route 195 and Wickenden Street on the west side of Fox Point. Debra Booth forwarded us a letter they sent to city and state officials...
Guest PostImprovements?
Image from Bing Maps Earlier this afternoon, the Capital Center Commission held a meeting. One of the agenda items was: 6. State House Proposal to conduct site improvements to the existing parking lot, which includes...
Parklets
Photo (cc) sfbike San Francisco StreetsBlog reports on the city’s Pavement to Parks initiative. On Divisadero, the city has taken two parking spaces from the street and created space for bike racks, planters, and...
Waterplace Shoals
The flood has left an archipelago in Waterplace (well, OK, it is only two islands). You actually have to smell it to get the full effect.
All photos by Jef Nickerson
Pedestrian bridges of the world
As we are discussing the future Providence River Pedestrian Bridge, I thought it may be helpful to look at some existing pedestrian bridges aroung the world. Through the magic of Flikr, here are some: Bob Kerrey...
Providence River Pedestrian Bridge
Here’s a quick look at some of the options being looked at now for the proposed Providence River Pedestrian Bridge which will be built at the area where Route 195 currently crosses the river. Thoughts? Click image...
Henry Bowen Anthony Fountain
Reader submitted photo ProJo reports that the Henry Bowen Anthony Fountain in Lippitt Park will be restored this summer with funds from the city ($112,000), the Summit Neighborhood Association ($10,000), and The...
Roger Williams National Memorial Cultural Landscape Report (comment and public meeting)
Photo (cc) Jef Nickerson Roger Williams National Memorial Cultural Landscape Report Available for Review and Comment and Notice of Public Meeting In collaboration with the Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation and...
Skating Center opens Friday
Photo (cc) Jef Nickerson Skating begins in Kennedy Plaza on Friday, from Facebook: Friday, November 20, 2009 6:00pm – 10:00pm Bank of America City Center Join us for our opening night celebration when the...
Farmer’s Market: Davis Park
Photo by M.Coolidge Last weekend, I went to my first Providence farmer’s market. Yeah, I’m a little late to this party, but now that there is a farmer’s market in my neighborhood, I really had no...
Providence Cyclocross Festival
flickr image by static-photo This weekend Interbike’s Outdoor Demo East returns to Roger Williams Park, this year featuring the Providence Cyclocross Festival! On Thursday and Friday, the event is open to industry...
In other Kennedy Plaza news, more cafe seating
Photos by Jef Nickerson Greater Kennedy Plaza has got some new cafe tables and chairs set up in the area around the Soldiers and Sailors Monument across from City Hall. There’s also a vendor selling hot dogs and...
