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Yourstrulygegats t1_jd8c6ym wrote

I looked at the google maps suggestions and they dont look terrible. The most direct routes look the least fun. I would avoid Rt 6 and Rt 44. On the suggested google route, i would navigate off Rt 101 and use less traveled roads to get to Central Pike and stop and see Swamp Meadow Covered Bridge, one of only 2 in RI. Once you cross the Reservoir you can climb up to Central Ave which will take you right into the Olneyville section of Providence. Celebrate with a taco, weiner or Cuban. Traffic is busy in Olneyville Square but Ive never had an issue and ride through there all the time.

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cowperthwaite t1_jd82tjm wrote

Dropping the links, addresses to the various organizations mentioned by others.

>Recycle-A-Bike, 1911 Westminster St., Olneyville https://www.recycleabike.org/

>PVD Bike Collective, 50 Sims Ave. https://www.pvdbikecollective.org/

>Dash, 230 Broadway (Doesn't have their address on their website) https://www.dashbicycle.com/

>Legend Bicycle, 181 Brook Street https://legendbicycle.com/

>Providence Bicycle, 725 Branch Avenue https://www.providencebicycle.com/

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Global_Pomelo2573 t1_jd7o0ua wrote

Moved here from Philly about 8 years ago. I’d recommend checking out the West End, Hope Village, and Fox Point. The lofts in Olneyville/Valley are worth checking out too. It’s not an easy place to find an apartment though, the recommendation someone else made to get a long term Airbnb is a good one, and what I did when I moved here. And honestly a lot of the locals will give hilariously out of touch advice about how dangerous downtown Providence is. If you’ve lived in a city before and have even a shred of common sense you’ll be fine.

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Icy-Memory-5575 t1_jd6heb3 wrote

I think the state will sell the housing at a very high price and give them an enormous tax break. Prov only has entertainment now and it will become like Boston soon which has the highest percentage of subsidized of any major city. I think the taxes will increase for everyone else too. They approved an empty lot on Valley st for 52 units and it’s for sale for over 1 million. I think they could easily hold it and build themselves but they don’t. . But This is all my opinion

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