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jconti1233 OP t1_j6z0rgm wrote

Reply to comment by lightningbolt1987 in providence urban trail network funding by jconti1233

Rofl! So true! I looked into for awhile. The SS4A grants we're either study or implementation grants. Good news is that This is an implementation grant. And afaict the Great Streets initiative is the backbone of the grant. But if you look carefully at what the grant is funding you quickly observe that the Hope Street trail is omitted and the South Water trail is reconfigured. So it looks like a stripped down Great Streets proposal

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lightningbolt1987 t1_j6z5k2e wrote

Yikes—how is south water reconfigured?

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jconti1233 OP t1_j6zgmw1 wrote

The urban trail was drawn as going up from trader joes only to ped bridge, crossed the bridge, and continued north from the other side of the bridge. The current portion from ped bridge to Hemenways was deleted.

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listen_youse t1_j71ufsg wrote

South Water may not be the most convenient bike route from downcity or the East Side. That protected lane ends awkwardly north and south. However it gets relocated, South Water must not revert to 2 wide highway-style traffic lanes so 40 mph traffic again separates a park from a neighborhood and degrades the vibe of the park. Speed limits, signs, lights, paint on the pavement, speed cameras - none of this works. Street design must make it physically impossible to drive like that.

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Radrunner17 t1_j700jlb wrote

Hope street trail was put together by the steeet coalition with support from the planning and development department. This grant was awarded to the planning and development department.

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lightningbolt1987 t1_j6zg8fn wrote

It would also be great if there were clawbacks if it’s not implemented per the application—would hold the city’s feed to the fire.

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