yea the 60 was one of the routes that they recently increased service on, including the 30-minute weekend headways. They alternate down East/West Main Roads, so there's one on either side of the island every hour. Now you can reliably take RIPTA to Polo!

"You can check out anytime you like but you can never leave."

> That's why Chicago's road grid is so organized compared to Boston or providence. The roads were built afterwards.

Ah yes that's why driving in Chicago is notoriously pleasant and trouble free

What in particular is your gripe with bikes? I don't own a car and my bike is my primary mode of transport. I can't understand how providing alternatives to driving is a bad thing.

Thanks for this I actually thought the 35 and 78 still ran through Wayland and the red bridge (like e.g the 33) but I hadn't looked in a while.

60 runs on much shorter headway than I thought. Feel like when I looked at it as a possibility for commuting to Newport it ran less frequently, but that was 15 years ago. I see it's a half hour even on weekends these days so that's better.

>Providence was laid out long before cars, and cars have damaged the fabric of the city irrevocably,

That's why Chicago's road grid is so organized compared to Boston or providence. The roads were built afterwards.

I'm not saying cars are not a priority, but bikes are not either. And there is a group of people who are clearly bike advocates who will not take no for an answer. Bikes in rhode island and new England in general, is a perennial issue.

Apple spa on Broad street is the best

Raffa in Cranston is amazing

Because they're not a priority. Cars make cities a hostile place to exist for the people that live there. You want a place made for cars? Foxboro is right up the road with Trader Joe's and all the acres of parking you could hope for.

Providence was laid out long before cars, and cars have damaged the fabric of the city irrevocably, most notably Routes 95 & 10. A city of Providence's size should have a robust, reliable, frequent transit network. Take a look at Bilbao in Spain for a similarly sized metro area that does it right (https://www.bizkaiatalent.eus/en/pais-vasco-te-espera/conocenos/transporte-publico-estado/). Decades of car-first thinking have to be reversed and I for one am encouraged with what Providence is doing for the most part.

Some people are always going to drive, and that's fine. But there are plenty of other people who would walk or bike if they felt safe enough, or would take transit if it actually provided usable service.

That I don't know. I went there for a wedding once and heard the bridal party raving over the spa. I'd call and ask, tell a little sob story and try to kill them with kindness?

I agree with your points, but the 35, 60, and 78 all go on South Water/South Main right by the new store. 92 runs E-W and the other 3 go N-S

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The S curves through Pawtucket exist thanks to political power held by wealthy and influential landowners. The To Kalon Club and the mansion that at one time in recent past was the Children's Museum were just a couple of the properties involved.

Also, operating and still profitable mills were in the path and would not be readily demolished due to economic impact.

Thank you! Will put it on my list to research. Looks nice.

Looks really nice. Do you have to become a member to reserve spa services? The price of the spa services is fine but I don’t want to pay a $1k annual membership fee.

I'm happy to hear this.. It should never have been approved as it exists. It facilitates the continuation of highway speeds onto city streets and is one of the most dangerous places to be a pedestrian

Never said banning, but all across the city are a bunch of projects that make drivers,driving, cars not a priority

Over 20% of Providence residents don't own a car (21.7% according to the latest numbers which are 7 years old at this point).

Nobody is trying to ban cars. Providing alternatives to driving in a city that demands it is something this city has been behind the curve on for far too long.

Hell yeah is right. Coats and gloves are a thing and that cold winter air is refreshing.

can't wait for the dating scene here

OH! Spa at the Preserve. It's in Richmond is as about as quality as they come. It ain't cheap but it's worth it

I think that shit varies on who it is, how popular they are, time of day, etc. I've only gone through a few times just to look around but some lines look like they'd take over an hour and then sometimes you can just go up and say hello to The Honky Tonk Man and he seems happy about it because he probably hasn't spoken to anyone in an hour and the Honky Tonk Man gets lonely sometimes.

I don’t buy it. I live near there too—I’ve never had to drive more than 1 minute to find parking, never mind 20 minutes! There’s no way you couldn’t go one block up to Transit and find a spot.

And we’ve been spoiled. If we have to park further away as neighbors to have a more vibrant neighborhood with a super market then that’s fully worth it.

As you can tell, I have no sympathy for people who feel entitled to park right in front of where they are going. And I Im someone who has to park on the street where I live.

I fully acknowledge others might be annoyed by this reality of not parking immediately at their location, but it begs the question of why live in a walkable neighborhood if parking and driving is their priority.

These are both is Wayland square, not fox point, which is far enough away to not be walkable. Real cities have walkable grocery stores and you don’t need to drive.

>That said even the metro hasn't grown at anywhere near the rates of cities in the south and west.

Ah yes. I grew up in MA. And that applies to all of the Northeast pretty much, right? There was a flight to the south and west when manufacturing became much cheaper there (before most of it then moved out of the US altogether). Like mens shirts and all knitwear -- they used to be made in New England and first moved to the sunbelt before going offshore.

(And of course, nearly all of RI's jewelry manufacturing, which I think went from here straight to China/SE Asia 😣)

Again, much appreciate these insights 🤝