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degggendorf t1_isxenri wrote

Reply to Elorza, Smiley at odds over $7 MILLION Kennedy Plaza pavilion by Beezlegrunk

> Asked specifically about the pavilion project in a follow-up inquiry, Smiley again said he doesn’t believe in “designating critical dollars to a space that is about to undergo so much change over the next few years.

I see where Smiley is coming from - the plaza project seems kinda like replacing the flooring right before you paint a room - but where does Smiley want the ARPA dollars to go instead?

Also, I thought the Superman building renovation was going to be mostly interior renovations - is the exterior failing too? The article mentions demolition work starting, but it must be more extensive than just some debris chutes going to dumpsters if it's going to significantly affect the whole plaza. I can't find any further detail on what all is being demo'd.

But big picture, this all sounds like political posturing to appear fiscally responsible by harping on high-profile projects while missing the forest for the trees. $7m is a drop in the bucket, and it's use-it-or-lose-it federal funding besides. Even then, both the plaza and Superman building projects will net out to ~$0 cost to taxpayers in the long term anyway.

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degggendorf OP t1_ispvka6 wrote

Reply to comment by Jack_Jacques in Running into the sunrise on the Pell Bridge yesterday by degggendorf

That really sucks, I'm sorry. This was the first time I ran it, and I was shocked to find that they completely stopped traffic in both directions for so long. It wasn't until I was over the bridge (so like, 25 mins in) that the police finally allowed a slug of inbound cars through on the left side of the bridge.

With those movable barriers on the bridge, you'd think it would be easy to temporarily change the division of the road so there could be both both outbound lanes still, then one inbound lane, the barriers, and a protected lane for runners.

The only sign I saw ahead of time was the electronic sign in Jamestown saying something along the lines of "no trailers over 18ft 7am-8pm" which I don't think it even related to the race, it's for the roadwork on the Newport side. They really should have had signs about it at least in Jamestown the whole week leading up to it, if not the ones on 95 mentioning it too. RITBA is a sponsor of the race, so it's not like they don't have the ability to alert all motorists.

Anyway, I hope there aren't any lasting repercussions for you at work.

Oh and you can put 10/15/2023 in your calendar now.

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degggendorf t1_isp0qb4 wrote

Reply to Is there a subreddit that allows for event postings in RI? by lovemesomereddit

You can message the mods and get a definite ruling before you post, but my understanding is that posts can't directly be ads or selling, like, "I'm selling my mountain bike, $500 firm". But I think it's fine to post about in-person events where there will be things for sale like announcing farmers markets and fairs and stuff.

Especially if you're looking for participants for the craft fair, that seems totally fine to me. But I'm also not a mod, so, my word means nothing.

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degggendorf OP t1_iso5xai wrote

Reply to comment by JasonDJ in Running into the sunrise on the Pell Bridge yesterday by degggendorf

Thank you for the correction. It was a grave error, and I regret it.

edit: in my defense, the organizers did advertise it both ways:

> Runners and walkers are expected to maintain a pace that will have them off of the Newport Pell Bridge an hour after they start. This requires a pace of 18:00 minutes per mile, or faster.

and also

> All participants must be off the bridge in one hour. This requires a 3 mph. pace. All participants unable to maintain this pace will be escorted off the bridge by race officials.

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degggendorf OP t1_iso133q wrote

Reply to comment by Unique-Public-8594 in Running into the sunrise on the Pell Bridge yesterday by degggendorf

There is much better photography out there too, not shot while running and death-gripping a sweaty cell phone like I did...

There's a good collection on the official FB page, both posted by the org and by participants in the comments: https://www.facebook.com/PellBridgeRun/

Or for video, there is a good ground-level one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5oGuorpgF8

and another from a drone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUg-r0eUbHk

I am partial to the ground level video, on account of my wife and I being in it a couple times. TBF, we were pretty recognizable...

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degggendorf OP t1_isnzyvw wrote

Reply to Running into the sunrise on the Pell Bridge yesterday by degggendorf

The annual Pell Bridge Run is your one and only chance to (legally) set foot on the Newport bridge and examine the quality of the pavement up close and personal.

Since they shut down traffic on the bridge, they enforce a 3 MPH/18 minute mile minimum pace, which is a not-even-that-brisk walk. It's 4 miles total from the toll plaza on the Jamestown side, ending right at the bus station on America's Cup Ave.

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degggendorf t1_is1biip wrote

Reply to comment by Wonder_Simple in Thoughts on last night’s debate? by jdmess401

> republicans make up less than literally 5% of all politicians at every level

What's your source for that? For elected officials that apply to me, 25% are republican and I'm not even in a particularly conservative town. Burrillville has 4/5 town councillors affiliated with the republican party.

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degggendorf t1_is1avnt wrote

Reply to comment by Wonder_Simple in Thoughts on last night’s debate? by jdmess401

LOL, you say you care about the future yet you don't vote in any primaries? That seems awfully self-defeating and hypocritical.

It also seems like you're still failing to grasp what I am saying here anyway. My point is that the debate didn't change your opinion at all, you were always going to vote for Kalus. I haven't said anything about what my opinion is, or what anyone else's opinion should be...I'm just calling out a deceptive practice I have seen exclusively from one side.

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