Nailed it. Everybody is loving the city’s new pedestrian bridge. Yes, some people are grumbling about how the budget ballooned over the years, but look what we have to show for it . . . something everyone can enjoy, for free, every day. One can not always quantify the benefits of such an investment — […]
[UPDATE: The ribbon-cutting has been moved to the west end of the bridge on Dyer Street.] Attention pedestrians: The long-awaited Providence River Pedestrian Bridge will officially open this Friday morning. My source on this is Tim Empkie, the unofficial citizen site monitor, who posted the update on ‘weekly progress report #172’! Months ago Tim befriended
Looks like we are getting close. I took a walk on the pedestrian bridge today* and it is spectacular. The workmanship and the quality of the materials are of the highest order. The top of the cable railing system is capped with wide, sanded, lumber top rails. All of this tips out at a very
Here is something to look forward to in the new year. This photo, taken last Saturday, comes courtesy of unofficial pedestrian bridge documentarian, Tim Empkie. His note: “Beautiful light 30 minutes after sunrise, during a fleeting break in the clouds. Looking east towards Fox Point.” There was a full moon that day and a very
Things are moving right along on this exciting project. Big thanks to citizen-photographer, Tim Empkie, who keeps posting detailed reports on his Facebook page with excellent photographs. The picture below was taken August 30th from the Dyer Street side, looking east across the river towards College Hill. And Tim writes that we may be able
Enough with the year-in-review pieces this year — except for the eclipse, who wants to revisit any of it? Instead let’s celebrate what we here in Providence seem to be getting right — the Providence River pedestrian bridge and park! This is going to be awesome when it’s done, but it has not been easy.
Finally. The state has awarded a $16-million construction contract to a Massachusetts firm to build the Providence River pedestrian bridge. This is the project that got tabled when the stadium idea came to town. This is a much better idea and will alter the development prospects for that area. From the ProJo, The bridge is
The Providence River pedestrian bridge just got one step closer to becoming reality. On Monday the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission authorized spending up to $2 million on construction, but they are having to move some money around to accomplish this. Clarification of the resolution was requested by those at the meeting. According to Kate Bramson
Check out the plans, elevations, specs and renderings for the Providence River Pedestrian Bridge presented at Monday’s meeting of the city Department of Planning and Development. Note the changes made to the design since its original competition submission — an event space has been eliminated. The simplifications have yielded an improved design. Look for pedestrians
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