Posts tagged transportation
FUCK. THIS.
A Rhode Island toll proposal could have drivers paying more on some state bridges and possibly on I-95. State transportation officials plan to vote on the proposal at a meeting scheduled for Wednesday morning.
The proposal would raise the Newport bridge toll from $4 to $5. A vote on that was expected last month but was postponed because the Rhode Island Turnpike Bridge Authority wanted to explore other revenue generating options.
Beyond an increase in tolls in Newport, also suggested was tolls on the Mount Hope Bridge and installing tolls on I-95. near the Connecticut border.
The authority said they need to raise about $250 million to maintain the state’s bridges.
East Side Trolley Tunnel - It is rumored that Ted Turner rolled a bowling ball through the tunnel during his time at nearby Brown University.
Bus tunnel in Providence, RI. It’s worth the walk.
-Dr.
The East Side Trolley Tunnel. Supposedly Ted Turner rolled a bowling ball down through here during his days at Brown University.
Diving For Dreams: Weird things always happen to me...
On my commute to school this morning, I saw a cow which had escaped from a transport trailer running down the Jamestown Bridge. Following it were (I assume) the owner, as well as several police officers. It was pretty hilarious, and definitely brightened my morning.
I was on the opposite side of…
Photo to follow…
10 places in the U.S. where bikes and boats rule — and cars aren’t allowed.
Rhode Island take note.
The sad slow death of America’s passenger trains. No one takes the train anymore, so why pour more money into it, right? But perhaps no one takes the train because there are no trains to take. If rail travel was cheap, and convenient and fast, there is no telling what the market might be.
Amtrak, you’re doing it wrong.
Amtrak’s new high speed line…coming 20XX?
The problem with those other three cities is that after your commute, you’re still in them.
Seriously.
Rhode Island’s bridges.
A new report from Transportation for America, a Washington, DC based firm, says a higher percentage of Rhode Island’s bridges are in bad shape compared to the national average.
R.I. bridges among the worst in U.S.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island has the fourth-highest proportion of structurally deficient bridges in the country, a Washington-based coalition said.
Basing its conclusions on federal figures, the group Transportation for America said that of Rhode Island’s 754 bridges, 163, or 21.6 percent, are structurally deficient.
That puts Rhode Island three states behind Pennsylvania, where 27 percent of the bridges are deficient, the highest in the nation.
![Imagine if Rhode Island was this efficient? Politicians, please take note.
thedailywhat:
How It’s Done of the Day: A mere six days after repair work began on an earthquake-demolished section of the Great Kanto Highway in Naka the road was ready to be reopened.
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Imagine if Rhode Island was this efficient? Politicians, please take note.
How It’s Done of the Day: A mere six days after repair work began on an earthquake-demolished section of the Great Kanto Highway in Naka the road was ready to be reopened.
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