Tag: South Water Street
Providence bike lane network getting renewed attention
More than three years after Providence secured a $27.2 million federal Safe Streets and Roads for All grant, Mayor Brett P. Smiley says construction...
Are you satisfied with Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley’s handling of...
This summer Providence plans to remove a two-way bike lane on South Water Street and replace it with an “urban trail” for pedestrians and...
Where are bike lanes headed in Providence?
Providence is preparing to move forward this summer on a long-promised plan to relocate the controversial bike lanes on South Water Street, and urbanist...
Demolition of Washington Bridge to begin Sept. 8
PROVIDENCE – Demolition of the Washington Bridge will begin Sept. 8, the R.I. Department of Transportation announced Friday.
Bridge and beam demolition will force evening...
Third eastbound travel lane opens on Washington Bridge
PROVIDENCE – As part of the latest effort to encourage smoother traffic flow over the Washington Bridge, the R.I. Department of Transportation opened a...
Third lane on eastbound side of Washington Bridge expected to open...
PROVIDENCE – A much-needed third lane on the eastbound side of the Washington Bridge is expected to open ahead of Wednesday’s morning commute.
The R.I....
Possibility of removing South Water St. bike lanes creates a divide
As state and Providence city officials look to address the continuing impacts of the Washington Bridge closure, a different type of transit infrastructure could...
$27M grant could finish Providence’s bike lane network, but Smiley noncommittal
PROVIDENCE – A new, $27 million federal grant could hypothetically cover the cost to finish former Mayor Jorge O. Elorza’s ambitious “urban trail” network.
But...
Providence coalition plans demonstration bike lane on Hope Street
PROVIDENCE – A group of cycling advocates is taking the wheel on efforts to win over naysayers to the city’s ambitious bike lane network.
The...
City touts speed reduction from contested bike lane project
PROVIDENCE – A contested city project to build a bike lane along the Providence waterfront is already achieving its intended safety effects, according to...
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