Providence Station seemingly exists in two time zones according to the clocks on the tower | Photo Jef Nickerson
The Journal reported on Saturday that the parking garage at the Providence Train Station may be forced [...]
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Some nighttime photos from our Flickr Group:
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2009 – 4:45 PM
Department of Planning and Development, 4th Floor Auditorium 400 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903
Call to Order
Roll Call
Approval of Meeting Minutes: November 3, 2009
1. Brown University Institutional Master Plan [...]
As millions of Americans get in their cars this week to visit friends and families for the Holiday, NPR is running a series on Road Safety. On The Road to Safety is a weeklong multimedia report from NPR on highway safety:
Throughout this week, National Public Radio will be [...]
If you have money to spend this holiday season, we suggest you spend it locally. The Downcity merchants are bringing it this year.
We already noted that the Calico pop-up shop opens on Friday. Another pop-up shop is RISD Expose, a student [...]
Surely everyone is aware by now that Craftland is running year round on Westminster Street, but that doesn’t mean they are not having a Holiday Party to ring in their usual season.
Please join us for the Craftland Show 2009 opening party!
We have affordable handmade gifts made [...]
It is actually rather amazing, for good or bad, how much of this came true. Though it is certainly good that much of it didn’t. This is a vision of the future from 1958.
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Photo from Calico Blog
A retail trend that has been around for a while in bigger cities has been making its way to Providence recently, the Pop Up shop. Waste Not Want Not popped up for a while over the [...]
The Pawtucket Foundation is still seeking submissions for their rebranding effort for Downtown Pawtucket. You could win $500!
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As the intermodal station at T.F. Green rapidly works towards completion, expecting trains to arrive next year, it is already spurring development in the area in anticipation.
Michael D’Ambra currently owns an asphalt plant adjacent to the train station which he plans to turn [...]
Earlier this month, New Urban Arts received the Coming Up Taller award in D.C., this week they are back home and ready to celebrate.
This Friday, Nov. 20th, New Urban Arts will have an award celebration at their Westminster [...]
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 the State University of [...]
CBC Winetasting | Photo by M.Coolidge
This Thursday at the Providence Community Boating Center, they’re sailing a little less, and thinking more about the holidays. It’s time for the last CBC Wine Tasting Challenge of the year, and this time the they’re going [...]
Streetfilms takes a look at how Paris is rethinking their streets. A big part of it is changing the equation from moving traffic, to moving people. The rules of the road are that you are responsible for all users who are lighter than you are; trucks responsible for cars, cars [...]
Mercantile Block in 1915
The other day I got to take a tour of the Mercantile Block which is being renovated by AS220. The building will include a renovated retail spaces for Wheels and the locksmith which are current tenants of the building, as well [...]
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009, 5:30 – 8:30pm
AS220, 115 Empire Street, Providence, RI
FREE (buy your own food and drink – it’s cheap)
Providence Geeks returns to AS220 for our November Dinner, just in time to enjoy its amazing new restaurant. And they are [...]
Photo by Jef Nickerson
I really like this retail signage at the new Webster Bank location at 100 Westminster Street.
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[...]Department of Planning and Development, 4th Floor Auditorium 400 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903
OPENING SESSIONCall to Order Roll Call Approval of Meeting Minutes: October 20, 2009
CITY COUNCIL REFERRAL1. Referral 3320 [...]
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Transportation For America released a report today on pedestrian fatalities in the U.S. ranking the top 52 metro areas over 1 million (Providence ranked 11th best). The results are not pretty:
In the last 15 years, [...]
A collection of photos submitted to our Flickr Group:
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Photo © SecondEmpire
The Box Office on Harris Avenue is well underway. Check out the photos taken today above. And visit The Box Office’s website for more info.
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Children’s Museum Hosts Community Conversations About Play
PROVIDENCE, RI – Providence Children’s Museum is hosting two community conversations this fall to unite individuals and organizations from across the state to discuss the issues affecting children’s opportunities for unstructured, self-directed [...]
Photo by Jef Nickerson
Remember all that hoo ha about eating at AS220? Neither do I.
This Friday, AS220 unveils their new Empire Street dining experience on Empire Street with a $6.66 buffet.
From AS220:
We are pleased to announce the official return of food to AS220 beginning [...]
LEGAL NOTICE CITY OF PROVIDENCE BUILDING BOARD OF REVIEW
190 DYER STREET PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND 02903-3902
Notice is hereby given that the Building Board of Review will be in session in the Conference [...]
Update: We received the photo above of today’s award presentation. Pictured from Left to Right: Jason Yoon, Executive Director, New Urban Arts; Rosalia Velis, Studio Team Advisory Board Chair; and First Lady Michelle Obama. Photo by Steven E. Purcell
It’s official! New Urban Arts, [...]
Photo by Jef Nickerson
Next Monday, November 9th, the Downcity Design Review Committee will be considering a request by 110 Providence Owner, LLC to demolition the remaining facade at 35 Weybosset Street. The facade was to be incorporated into the proposed OneTen Westminster Street residential [...]
I enjoy the discussions of big plans and projects like train stations and streetcars, but sometimes I despair of anything ever coming about in a city that can not accomplish the simplest, tiniest, glaringly, obviously necessary public works.
These pictures were not [...]
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Last Sunday, the New South Wales government closed the Sydney Harbour Bridge, laid sod on it, and invited 6,000 people to come have a picnic breakfast. Breakfast on the Bridge was part of the city’s month long [...]
The Kennedy Plaza repaving project is underway and set to run through Thanksgiving. As a result of the project, all buses are moved out of the busways and relocated to various areas around the plaza area.
If [...]
golden meanie shares some photos of last night’s Iron Pour in our Flickr Group:
Photo © lianebyrnes
There’s a bunch of photos in our Flickr Group to share with you, but I wanted to just quickly highlight this one.
Shouldn’t there be some sort of barrier around that open [...]
PROVIDENCE CITY PLAN COMMISSION NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETINGDepartment of Planning and Development, 4th Floor Auditorium
400 Westminster Street, Providence, RI [...]
In an email today, Bowl & Board announced that they are closing their last two mainland locations, including the store at 217 Westminster Street.
All mainland Bowl & Board stores are out of business after a 43 year run. Lots [...]
I’m not purposefully trying to make it Bike Week around here or anything, just keep stumbling upon good bike stuff on the interwebs.
Via: Copenhagenize
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[...]Copenhagenize takes a look at the new Volvo S60 which has been seen around their city training it’s new Collision Warning with Full Auto Brake and Pedestrian Detection. The system which will display a heads up warning when the car is too close to pedestrians and stop (or [...]
Streetfilms takes a look at the different bike lane types in New York City.
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Bike Providence reports that a Bike Lane will be appearing on the Henderson Bridge as soon as next Wednesday. Bike lane signs are up and a query from Bike Providence to RIDOT found that striping (which includes grinding the [...]
View Jewelry District sites in a larger map
Key: Green = Brown-owned buildings, Red = Lots Brown is pursuing, Blue = Lots Johnson and Wales University is pursuing.
The Brown Daily Herald has launched a five part series they describe as:
A five-part Herald series examining [...]
On Monday, RIDOT will open new access from Dean Street northbound to 6/10 Connector inbound which provides direct access to Route 95 north and south.
Photo [...]
Flickr member e_pics shares some camera obscura photos from the recent RISD by Design Weekend.
From 2008:
For the past several (at least) months a Land Development Project at 175 Broad Street has been on the agenda for the City Plan Commission.
2. Case No. 09-002MA – 175 Broad Street (Public Informational Meeting)
Request for Master Plan stage approval for the [...]
Cities x Design continues their discussion with Charlie Cannon:
And Andy Cutler and Lynn Mc Cormack discuss the creative economy:
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A portion of Allens Avenue south of Thurbers Avenue will be closing this Friday (Oct. 23) evening through next Tuesday (Oct. 27) for work at the railroad crossing near the Port of Providence. See the RIDOT Press Release.
RIDOT Graphic
I’ve been [...]
Shop Downcity shares some photos of last weekend’s Fusion Fest with us:
Images from Shop Downcity
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Jef Nickerson, gcpvd, Matthew Coolidge
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