A community in decline, divided by decades of anti-social traffic engineering, is reunited and revitalised by streetscape redesign.
Via: Better Cities & Towns
Category - Roads
Greater City ProvidenceA cornucopia of highway safety bills at House Judiciary – March 5, 2013
The General Assembly House Judiciary Committee will have hearings on the following bills Tuesday, March 5th:
Parking Ban?
Contrary to what you see in this photo of Washington Street this evening, there is still a Parking Ban in effect in the City of Providence, until further notice. [box style=”red”]Update: The Mayor’s...
Jef NickersonGas leak on Atwells Avenue
Atwells Avenue is closed at Dean Street due to a gas leak. Dean Street appears to still be open to through traffic, but no traffic is being allowed from Dean onto Atwells.
If you could buy a city street, what would you do with it?
Photo (cc) Marcin Wichary After Brown University and then RISD made agreements with the City to acquire parts of public streets for private parking in exchange for increased payments in lieu of taxes; GoLocal Providence...
City Plan Commission Meeting – November 20, 2012
Notice of Regular Meeting Tuesday, November 20, 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...
Making way for all travelers at construction zones
This is what I'm talking about when I say we need to make sure proper passage is afforded for pedestrians (and bikes) at construction zones.
Reader Rant: Urban design by traffic engineers
Update: This project was done by the City without the involvement of RIDOT, which makes the entire situation worse actually. Urban Design by RIDOT! Was the City complicit? I’m almost at a loss for words about the...
Guest PostCity publishes list of planned street improvements tied to November Road Bond
From the City of Providence: City of Providence Publishes List of Planned Street Improvements Roads throughout the capital city will be fixed if voters approve $40 million bond on Nov. 6; Mayor’s Office to hold series...
Probably not a new RIDOT standard
This sign is probably not a new RIDOT standard design, but is helpful nonetheless.
Reader submitted photo.
Now a Brown Way
Street signs marking certain streets on the East Side as “Not a Public Way” have begun going up. This is part of the City’s agreement with Brown to give the University exclusive rights to certain...
Fast Lane: Obama Administration says “We Can’t Wait,” tells states to use idle earmarks to improve transportation and put people to work
At DOT, we know that America’s transportation infrastructure is in need of attention, while construction workers across the country remain eager to get back on the job repairing, replacing, and modernizing our roads...
Politico: Obama offers states $470M for roads, bridges
The Obama administration is making nearly half a billion dollars in unspent highway funds available to states that promise to use the money to create jobs and improve transportation. A White House official says...
USDOT issues Rhode Island more discretionary grants
Interlink in Warwick Recently, the Federal Transportation Adminstration issued two grants for RIPTA and now RIDOT is recieving Federal Highway Administration grants for three projects. Innovative Bridge Research and...
ProJo: Providence mayor proposes borrowing $40 million to fix streets
Mayor Angel Taveras, who was warning that the city was close to bankruptcy four months ago, now wants to borrow $40 million to repave 62 miles of streets and make other infrastructure improvements.
General Assembly approves Complete Streets legislation
General Assembly Press Release: Assembly OKs ‘complete streets’ bill STATE HOUSE – With passage in the House yesterday, the General Assembly has approved legislation aimed at ensuring future road...
City Plan Commission Meeting – June 19, 2012
Notice of Regular Meeting Tuesday, June 19, 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 minutes from...
GoLocalProv: House Passes Bill Stiffening Penalties for Leaving Scenes of Car Accidents
The House has passed a bill sponsored by Rep. Joy Hearn (D-Dist. 66, Barrington, East Providence) that would instill a mandatory suspension of an operator’s license in the instance that a driver is convicted of...
