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Some places only allow grocery stores to sell beer and wine - no hard alcohol. I think that’s a good balance.

Most grocery stores aren’t going to sell a very unique/good selection of beer or wine.

Yeah they were flying

I signed up for it in October for electric and gas. So far so good. We've been on or under budget most months until the January bill - electric was only a few dollars over, gas was way over but usage was the same as last year, just higher rates.

Like someone else said, they may adjust our monthly billing up around the six month mark but our plan currently is $65 a month for electric and $130 a month for gas. 1100 sf two-floor house, 2 residents, been here since 2020. Previously we would have gas bills in the $250-$300 range during winter so seeing our higher amount on the January bill wasn't totally unexpected (even with higher rates).

Overall for us it's easier to plan/budget knowing how much it will be month to month rather than having a variety of costs through the year. To each their own.

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Thanks!

Yikes—how is south water reconfigured?

Just moved here from a more bikeable city and would looooove for this to be effective.

The Barn at The Spring House is definitely open for dinner on the weekends.

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

How likely is it that Smiley squanders this grant on filling potholes and making raised crosswalks rather than building urban trails? Are the funds tied to specific projects and outcomes?

If we’re smart, we’ll ditch the Hope Street idea just because it’s made so many enemies. Let’s get urban trails built!

Have gone maybe once a week since it opened lol. Zero issues parking or getting in and out. It's a great location.

haha oops!

There are, the map in the article shows the link

I’ve heard there are plans to connect the woonasquatucket greenway with the washington secondary path eventually as well

promenade and kinsley is already set to be redesigned! https://wrwc.org/wp/what-we-do/greenway/plans/woonasquatucket-river-greenway-improvement-project-plans/

I’ve just started this fall and enjoy it so far! You can still see your energy usage and how much $$ you have in surplus or deficit with each bill. If you keep your usage around what it has been in the past, you shouldn’t end up with a deficit and owe them money.

I prefer paying my $89 a month vs paying $150+ in the winter and $40 in the summer time.

Were they ripping up the streets like they usually do in Olneyville? Never seen them drive like that in the other neighborhoods I have lived in.

Not sure. My hunch is that there's a lot of data and things happening around Providence that demands the attention of Providence Streets Coalition. Not to mention their funding is likely pocket change and the work relies almost exclusively on volunteers.

If you can travel a little further, Marissa’s Skin Care in N Attleboro is amazing

My personal opinion: useless.

The cost is the same in total either way, so the difference is just whether I do my budgeting or RIE does my budgeting, and I do not trust RIE to do my budgeting. Then anecdotally, seeing the high and low bills keeps me more connected to my energy use, and a high bill can be a kick in the pants to keep my energy waste in check rather than just floating along paying the same every month.

What's more, they still reserve the right to change your monthly amount if your usage or their price changes, so you're not even fully protected from unexpected bills.

I assume you're read through their FAQ, but here's the link for anyone else thinking about it: https://www.rienergy.com/RI-Home/Bill-Help/Budget-Billing

Did they ever release the results from the Hope Street Temporary Bike Lane surveys? I think they was supposed to be made public in December.

I saw them coming out of olneyville on Westminster. Curious how long it went on for

Is this when they charge you the same amount every month? If so, yes I’ve been doing it for about 3 years.