A devastating loss for the community.

>Do you know what else delays the response times of emergency vehicles? Traffic created by private vehicles. Maybe we should ban them in order to decrease emergency response time?

^ Irrational thoughts

>That's why the ones in Providence have gaps. They're called speed "humps" or "cushions." The channels allow emergency vehicles to take them at speed.

The OP said "speed bumps". You're talking about something different.

>Yes, it is true. It's the entire point of putting in the ones that aren't a solid piece

The OP said "speed bumps". You're talking about something different.

"Speed bumps can cause a significant delay in the response times of emergency services. It will take emergency vehicles an additional 20 to 30 seconds to get through each speed bump. This time is crucial when dealing with life or death situations."

not true

>so, eliminate a traffic calming measure proven to lower average speeds by 18% and replace it with one in a city where we can barely get every corner to be wheelchair accessible. you hit the nail on the head champ.

An unbelievable lack of common sense as well as an unfamiliarity with the area being discussed.

Do you geniuses understand that there's a fire house a block away? And you want to put in speed bumps??

>"Make Frogger a required class in school"

Do you ever think before typing?

I'd suggest changing the curbs in that area so that they're 90 degree angles. Doyle & N Main, Olney & N Main, etc.

When you have curved curbs, people go super fast when turning.

I strongly oppose them. They slow down fire trucks and other emergency vehicles.

There are some really naive people commenting here. It may not have been prostitution, but this "Valentine's Date" was almost certainly an arranged "hook up".

>Yeah, what kind of weirdo would pick a girl up for a date and then park at the place they’re going?

Do you really think the armed robbery happened like near a busy restaurant?

Sounds more like a prostitution situation than a Valentine's date. He picked her up at an agreed upon location and then went to park somewhere. Presumably an isolated area.

Elmhurst is safe (but stay away from the edges of Smith Hill, Valley, and Wanskuck). Lots of noise right near Providence College; the rest of the neighborhood is quiet.

Avoid Wanskuck and Silver Lake. Lots of crime.

>Good ole after hours parties

That's what it was.

Updated video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJZLLaXvtJM

And 2022 was Elorza's last year in office. I don't know if he has future political aspirations, but the numbers in 2022 sure do make him look good. Maybe that's not a coincidence.

>This is a bad thing? This indicates an increase in violence?
>
>You’re the guy who sees the largest increase in fentanyl seizures at the border as a bad thing.

I don't understand your post.

Taking the guns and the notorious gang off the streets was a good thing, and I believe it led to a big decrease in violence. But what I'm saying is that it was temporary.

As for fentanyl, I have no idea what you're talking about. Why would an increase in fentanyl seizures be a bad thing??

>How the fuck is a 12 month period over the last 14 months irrelevant? Oh, I know, it’s irrelevant when you a propagandist hack with garbage data parsing skills.

It's far more complex.

You're ignoring what's been going on in 2023. And you're strictly focusing on a 12 month period while trying to make it seem like that equals a downward trend when you don't understand why the numbers were so low during the first approximately 10 months of 2022.

In 2022 a tremendous amount of guns were taken off the streets. Additionally, the gang from Silver Lake (responsible for the worst mass shooting in Providence history) was taken off the streets. Those two things are very likely why there was a large decrease in violent crime for most of 2022. Not some imaginary downward trend.

I'm not confused at all. You're in denial.

I'll also point out that the number of homicides was at only 5 until close to the end of 2022. It went from 5 to 9 in a short period of time near the end of 2022.

So, the continued increase in violence in 2023 shouldn't come as much of a surprise when considering how 2022 ended.

You're the one posting out of context. That 2022 article you keep posting is irrelevant to what's been going on in 2023 (shootings every weekend so far and many stabbings).

All signs are pointing to a very bloody 2023.

>Two homicides thus far, while tragic, would continue the excellent safety record for the city and follows the promising downward trend of violence in the city that we have enjoyed over the decades.
>
>9 homicides in 2022 was the lowest the city has seen since 1972.

How do you figure? 2 homicides during the first 43 days of the year. If it continues at that pace, we'd be looking at 16.98 homicides for the year. And the summer is typically when the numbers go way up. I'd guess that 2023 will be more than double 2022.

It was near the intersection of Burnside Street and Colfax Street.

Google Street View: https://goo.gl/maps/Hyh7zFxS6mgWeauE6

Police tape is shown being put up in the following WPRI video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-M8ux6-Hz8

More info from WJAR:

Man, 25, shot and killed in Providence

"A 25-year-old man was shot and killed in Providence on Sunday morning.

Providence police responded to a house on Burnside Street at roughly 6 a.m. for a reported disturbance with shots fired.

Officers found the man shot to death inside the house and arrested a man who was trying to get inside of a car and flee the scene."

Burnside Street in the Lower South Providence neighborhood.

"This is the second homicide in Providence in 2023."