Walk PVD
Celebrating & advocating for walkable communities in Providence, RI.
A beautiful walk-up window at ! We love featuring local businesses with walk-up windows. Tag us and we’d love to share. 🖤
Former Davis harrier sees a crack in the door to safer streets
A feature on our pal and ally Kaitlin from Safe on the Road!
davisenterprise.com Kaitlin Gregg was a superstar harrier during her days at Davis High and UC Davis. She won at 5,000 meters, she won at cross country meets, she excelled at 10,000 meters. Got a distance? Gregg had a finishing kick for it. The 2005 DHS graduate came by her athletic prowess honestly. Her mother is Caro
The Evolving 2020 Open Streets Movement, or What if We Threw Out the Rule Book and Everything Was Fine? — Strong Towns
“So here’s the thing you should watch as this unfolds: see if any significant problems or backlash arise. If they don't—or if they're easily resolved—then maybe we never needed all the red tape all along. Because here’s the thing: setting up some tables in parking stalls, or a tent on the sidewalk, is the kind of easily reversible, low-cost, low-risk experiment that we should be conducting in our cities constantly—both private entities like restaurants, and the public sector responsible for maintaining public space.”
strongtowns.org It’s a shame it took a global pandemic for towns and cities to discover the benefits of low-cost, low-risk experiments.
Long sunny walk along the Seekonk — working on a big project... stay tuned! @ Seekonk River
Morning Slow Streets scenes on Governor Street
Slow Streets = fewer cars = more birdsongs to listen to
Hope Street Farmers' Market
Here is a list of vendors and their placement within our market for tomorrow. Please read our safety protocols before coming to Lippitt Park. Can't wait to see you all.
Safety Protocols
😷 Per the Governor, face masks are REQUIRED to attend the market.
☝️If possible, we encourage you to shop alone and not in a group.
🖐 There will be a hand washing station and hand sanitizer for you to use.
🧐 We will limit and monitor customer entry, and will provide spacing for any line that may form. Vendor tents will be spaced at least 10 feet apart from each other.
⬆️ The market will have one entrance and one exit.
🙏🏻 Please do not touch merchandise you are not purchasing.
🛍Per the RI DEM, we ask that you leave your reusable shopping bags at home and accept the shopping bags from the vendor.
🥬 Please do your essential shopping and head out, maintaining social distance (6 ft. minimum) from other shoppers and vendors, and avoiding congregating at the market.Please pre-order if possible.* see below*
🍽 There is to be no onsite eating or drinking.
🦠 Please stay home if you are sick or think you may have been exposed to illness.
🎡 Please note that the playground is still closed.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
PVD business owners! If you're using a walk-up window, tag us w/a photo; we love them & love promoting them!
Providence Department of Planning and Development
Last night's Smith Street Revitalization Plan community meeting was a success! If you weren't able to join us, you can view the draft plan here: http://www.providenceri.gov/planning/smith-street-revitalization-plan/. On the website you'll also find instructions on how to provide comments and feedback about the draft plan.
Walking and Walkability in the time of COVID 19 Changing Policies and Practices
For your viewing pleasure, a very useful and insightful webinar recording:
The coronavirus pandemic has created new realities for every aspect of our lives. This webinar explored how walking and walkable community advocacy have been...
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At RIPTA, we have adapted to meet new needs. When RIDOT needed us to take over the Little Roady Autonomous Vehicle pilot project, our RIde paratransit division was happy to step in. To date, we have provided 1,420 trips for passengers who would have otherwise been stranded, including frontline workers traveling to the Providence VA Medical Center. Click here for more information on this free shuttle service: http://www.dot.ri.gov/projects/trip/LittleRoady.php
Governor Street this afternoon
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Rockland approves closing Main Street, allowing open-air market
"Closing Main Street to open it: The Rockland City Council is considering a measure tonight that would close the one-way street to traffic for the month of June so restaurants, businesses could use the street & sidewalk space for social distancing commerce in an open air market."
wgme.com ROCKLAND (WGME) – The Rockland City Council has approved closing part of Main Street for the month of June, so businesses can offer outdoor dining and other sales during the pandemic. Rockland wants to create open-air marketThe biggest question left is how the closure of Main Street in Rocklan...
Providence Department of Planning and Development
Did you catch CNN Style’s latest piece on cities adapting during the public health crisis?
“...while planning officials in Providence, Rhode Island, have said crossings will now remain button-free.”
Opinion | The Spaces That Make Cities Fairer and More Resilient
Recommended reading with your morning coffee 🤓☕️
nytimes.com Our shared economy depends most on what happens in between.
Portland, Maine is allowing restaurants and shops to expand onto streets, parking lots, parklets, and more to accommodate social distancing as businesses reopen. We NEED to give up space dominated by cars to make this work.
City Proposes Plan to Assist Restaurant & Retail Businesses with Reopening - includes closure of 6 downtown streets & expanded outdoor dining & retail options
Read full news alert: https://www.portlandmaine.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=4928
Rockland to close Main Street to traffic to spur shopping
Can removing car traffic actually help local businesses? Ask Rockland, Maine.
mainebiz.biz Main Street will be closed in some form between June 1 and June 30 to help support businesses in a city expected to lose thousands of tourist visits this year. Some hope the closure will be a model other municipalities can learn from.
Rhode Island Historical Society
FYI!
Virtual RHODI Conversations: "Broadening Your Reach with Rhode Tour" Panel
*Rescheduled from March 2020*
Friday, May 22, 2020
12:00 PM
Join us for a lively panel discussion about Rhode Tour and how it can be leveraged to make history and heritage more accessible. Rhode Tour is a joint initiative of the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities, Brown University's John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage, and the Rhode Island Historical Society. Rhode Tour is a smartphone app and website that uses text, sound, and images to bring Rhode Island stories to the palm of your hand. You can view Rhode Tour here: http://rhodetour.org/
Our panelists will provide an overview of the site, including how to use it and how to propose a tour, as well as share their experiences in creating tours for the app.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqceuvqzstGtd2m2FMWg8l3bASGQyu0qfC
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
When a Walk Is No Longer Just a Walk
"Confronting the cool air outside, I reached up to pull on my hoodie, then thought better of it. As I walked, I mentally rehearsed the script of what I would say if I was stopped by a police officer or an overzealous neighborhood watchman questioning my whereabouts."
citylab.com After Ahmaud Arbery’s death, even stepping out the front door for a walk provokes a protracted mental checklist of how to stay safe in my own neighborhood.
Get involved!
Get involved with WalkPVD! We also have a very active Facebook group with discussions and action items.
walkpvd.wordpress.com Write to us [email protected] We’re looking for folks who are interested in making Providence a safer, more comfortable, and more fun place to be a pedestrian If you want to join us/help out,…
West Palm to ease outdoor dining rules, adding distanced tables for COVID-19 caution
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palmbeachpost.com West Palm Beach hopes to overcome restaurant COVID-19 restrictions by setting up tables on sidewalks, parking lots, alleys and other public and private
Hair salon gets creative, uses parking lot as space to give haircuts
Excellent!
kmbc.com Salon inspire plans do it again Saturday.
Raimondo says 'limited' outdoor dining in RI will start May 18
Do we have enough outdoor space to accommodate this without taking some space away from cars?
turnto10.com Outdoor dining in Rhode Island will start on May 18, Gov. Gina Raimondo announced Monday during her daily coronavirus press briefing. She said that's in addition to take-out, delivery and drive-thru services. But she said there will be many restrictions in place. First, patrons must call to make res...
Beautiful day to do some user counts on Governor Street for
Isn't Providence just amazing sometimes? 🖤🚴♀️
More people than ever are relying on delivery services for food and goods – but it doesn't always have to be by car (don't forget we are still in the middle of a climate crisis)! And it *definitely* doesn't have to be from a major third-party app (like GrubHub and DoorDash that often use restaurant names without their knowledge or consent, and take a huge chunk of profits). If you live in Providence and want/need to and get your groceries delivered in a low-impact way by local residents, check out these three bicycle delivery services:
1. Urban Greens Co-op Market is now offering a delivery extension of their curbside pickup program – by bike! Rhode Island Pride, Harvest Cycle Compost, Mission Electric Bike, and the Providence Streets Coalition are teaming up to connect immunocompromised residents of Providence to groceries from Urban Greens. They are currently offering bike delivery for a $10 fee to zip codes 02907, 02906, and 02903. Delivery days are Tuesdays and Thursdays between 9 am and 12 pm until capacity is reached, but they hope to see the program grow! Order here: https://urbangreens.com/curbside-pickup-order-form/
2. You can get your "Knock it Off" blend White Electric Coffee from DASH delivery inc, a bike messenger company. (They're also delivering the T-shirts from Frog and Toad!) Orders placed by 10am the day before will be delivered by Dash to all Providence addresses. To make this deal even sweeter use the code DASH at check out and White Electric chip in on the delivery fee! Only $3.50, make sure you choose the Dash shipping option. Order here: http://whiteelectriccoffee.com/blog/2020/3/27/providence
3. Rebelle Artisan Bagels has launched weekend bagel deliveries with Mission Electric Bike in 02906, completely contactless on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays! Order here: https://www.rebelleartisanbagels.com/delivery
Fighting Traffic w/ Peter Norton
Currently listening:
(Love the idea of designated streets where motor vehicles are treated as "guests")
activetowns.org Season 1 Episode 16: WHO KNEW A NOVEL CORONAVIRUS WOULD ONCE AGAIN HAVE US FIGHTING TRAFFIC Talking with Peter Norton about some of the parallels of the dawn of the motor age and our current pandemic driven push for more people-oriented space on our streets.
These love notes have been so nice to read.
"At first blush it's simply gorgeous, at second thought it's sad.
It's a state asset that the state ignores.
People travel from all over the country to film there, but there's no entrance for neighbors.
At first blush it's a crowning achievement, at second thought it's a decaying mission in need of more allies."
Dylan Conley, Cranston Street Armory, 310 Cranston St., Providence
View more and get more info on submitting your own at doorsopenri.org/lovenotes
San Jose unveils plan to reopen, allow for outdoor dining and activities
We'd like to see an "Al Fresco Providence" plan. How about you?
mercurynews.com City officials hope the proposed outdoor dining facilities could become permanent fixtures of the city even after the COVID-19 pandemic ends.
Happy Mother’s Day!
To the cafe tables, comrades — bring on the al fresco revolution - The Post
Bring on the al fresco revolution.
unherd.com Normal is broken. When it comes to shops or restaurants, those calling on the Government to ‘end the lockdown’ are missing the point. The problem won’t be the government lockdown. It will be fear. Will anyone who is old or sick or not had the dreaded virus want to wander down high streets and ...
10,000 Suns
10,000 Suns is back, transforming the cityscape and creating a marvel for those on foot. Adopt part of the installation!
10,000 Suns is a cultivated urban landscape and interim park that will transform a vacant parcel of the 195 land into a field of sunflowers. The project was created by Adam E. Anderson, Director of the Landscape Architecture Studio Design Under Sky.
The Hope Street Farmers' Market was back in action Saturday – ABC6
Hooray!!!
abc6.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – A summertime must returned to Providence today. The Hope Street Farmers’ Market was back in action at Lippit Park Saturday morning, of course with some restrictions. Vendors and customers are required to wear masks and reusable shopping bags are prohibited. If you have ...
Strolled up Governor Street, a PVD Slow Street, to grab some delicious goodies from . Bundled up for the wind but loved the safe and sunny walk to and from!
Providence Department of Planning and Development
Volunteers still needed for our beloved Slow Streets!
Do you live on or near a ? To help keep the pilot thriving, we are in need of volunteers! If you are interested in helping to monitor barricades and/or tracking the program's progress, sign up for a shift 👇
https://forms.gle/dctyPpJqLnXmdUnG6
For more details about pilot program—including an interactive map of street locations—visit: https://bit.ly/PVDSlowStreets
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