Prov. Pedestrian Preservation Project

[provid]

[runawayjim]

i'm picturing a city of foot bridges.

[jencoleslaw]

what is the city planning council? this isn't real is it?

[Cotuit]

This is certainly someone's attempt at humour, and I think I rather like it.

[jencoleslaw]

it isn't very good looking, or even to scale though! if it was, i totally would have bought into it. especially since i have been hit by a car right around there.

[basachs]

God I hope this is a joke. Ever see these things few years after they are installed? They dont age well at all. And in a maintenance deprived city such as Providence, they will look even worse.

Plus, Memorial is a grand open wide boulevard. Placing this thing over it narrows it somewhat...

A quick google search showed nothing for an American Solutions architectural firm.

[mental757]

"pedes-trian"

last time I checked, this was not a hyphenated word...

[Recchia]

Gotta be a joke, those bridges are in no way ADA accessible!

[quente]

I also hope this is a joke. Mike - where did you find this jewel?

[brick]

Gotta be a joke, those bridges are in no way ADA accessible!

[mental757]

it isn't very good looking, or even to scale though! if it was, i totally would have bought into it. especially since i have been hit by a car right around there.

[jencoleslaw]

seriously - I hope you wern't hurt though...

[provid]

It is posted near the intersection of Westminster and memorial ( RISD Side )

I also hope this is a joke. Mike - where did you find this jewel?

[mental757]

well, I guess it wasn't too bad then - sorry to hear about either way. A JWU student in a mustang - hmmmm, maybe I should have been a chef??

Is the person in that picture supposed to be the road-runner, or Wylie E. and we're just waiting for the ACME trailer truck to zoom by and run him over???

...on the RISD side - HHHMMMMMMMM

[provid]

Two other problems to point out -

A. The stairs on the left point away from the current foot bridge over the water.

B. The foot bridge would block the view of the intersection traffic lights.

[Cotuit]

B. The foot bridge would block the view of the intersection traffic lights.

[matt]

I object to the height of this bridge.

[runawayjim]

I object to the height of this bridge.

[Cotuit]

I object to the height of this bridge.

[mr2448]

I think the little gray thing in the upper right corner is an elevator which travels along the rail you can kind of see in the render. I also think it is a joke, but they did think of that. Adding mechanical parts to the system will surely make the maintanence fail!

[spanishboy]

i like the bridge idea just the wrong intersection.

[Lone Ranger]

i was hurt, but it was worth it because i was darting across the street (the walk/don't walk light was OUT!) to go to borders to secure a voodoo doll on which to draw a St Louis Cardinals outfit on the first night of the world series, which was a saturday and i was clipped by a Johnson and Wales kid in a mustang. Not wanting to spend the first night of the world series at RI Hospital where they might not have a TV on, i got the voodoo doll outfitted and dropped off at the Decatur (where it clearly did its job) and i opted to wait until monday to go seek medical help.

good times, man. gooooood times.

[runawayjim]

You, madame, are an inspiration to us all. I hope the Sox sent you some kind of medal for this. What's the Red Sox Nation equivalent of a Purple Heart?

[quente]

I object to the height of this bridge.

[Cotuit]

Oddly enough, I saw Traffic Engineers timing the walk signal and taking photos of this intersection as I walked to lunch this afternoon.