Recent content by Mark24

still on the wish list, but the city decided there was no money for the project

The Cove, now the Commons, finally finishing out after a 10 year hiatus http://www.gcpvd.org/category/buildings/

construction is now underway. same developer is putting one in Worcester http://www.providencejournal.com/article/20160113/NEWS/160119596

two things. The park in the foreground of this picture was to have been the location of the new Pawsox stadium. Also, you will see an inlet and that has been proposed to go 1/4 to 1/2 mile in toward the city to provide more waterfront.

http://www.pbn.com/27M-Chestnut-Commons-apartment-project-wins-approval,118610?category_id=79&sub_type=stories,packages another more practical approach, for Providence, near Richmond Street and J & W.

This article is about proposed hotels for Providence. The first two were to have been started this year but both faced delays. The second two hotels on the other side of I-95 are being built in an ever changing landscape. The area is part of Broadway/Federal Hill toward the West end which has...

well, technically SRTA and RIPTA do touch at least by towns served. RIPTA is in both Barrington and Warren and SRTA goes into Swansea. This also takes place between Fall River and Westport with Tiverton. Trolley's and trains used to offer local service and buses also did for a while. But it has...

SRTA goes as far west as Swansea and the furthest out Route 6 is the Swansea Mall. Seekonk is all GATRA territory and I have talked to them . They have had no calls to extend service down Route 152 to the southern part of Seekonk toward Route 6. I should point out that the new RIPTA service to...

Starting 9/3/16 RIPTA will provide service to Seekonk along Route 6 to Commerce Drivce (Shoppers Square) on the 32 and 34 routes .

Those headways were all ready in place. It was the reduction of stops that has made it successful. North Main Street had 12 stops and now has 7. Runs are much quicker now.

2 middle tracks to facilitate Amtrak

https://www.dropbox.com/s/tenwlrx0fi7wsty/Staff%20Summary%20-%20Fall%202016%20Service%20Changes.pdf?oref=e&n=276181479 Seekonk has no transit service within its boundaries except for a short run by Gatra along Route 152 in the northern part of the city. This route takes it to Benefit Street in...

https://www.brown.edu/initiatives/south-street-landing/ turning the old Manchester Street Power Plant into useful space

the following is a proposed fall change of service. it includes another line going into nearby Massachusetts. hopefully Gatra and Srta will start extending their services to meet up with Ripta service to provide a more regional transit system for the whole Providence metro area. Route 32 (East...

They will both be using the route between the train station and Kennedy Plaza. The intent is to give the train station every 5-6 minute service to Kennedy Plaza. The new Amtrak and MBTA schedules will show nearly 40 round trips between the two cities.