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cowperthwaite t1_j68hi8s wrote
Reply to comment by radioflea in Flashing Yellow School Zone Speed Signs Should be Mandatory Alongside Zone Cameras by BiffBiffkenson
cowperthwaite t1_j65kk46 wrote
Reply to Schools, neighborhoods by Sure_Guest_4535
Copying from previous post about safety:
https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/53v3u9/wondering_what_providence_is_like_for_mid_30s/
https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/nfq7lp/living_near_the_vavalley_area/
https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/mn698j/apartment_hunting/
https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/i114g2/advice_for_possibly_moving_to_providence/
https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/fnvwta/safe_places_in_providence/
From another post about neighborhoods and apartments:
https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/nfuqi7/if_you_could_tell_someone_moving_to_providence/
https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/kuvq8w/moving_to_providence_whatre_your_thoughts/
https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/lhx5yd/moving_to_providence_this_summer/
https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/idibb5/considering_moving_to_providence_down_the_line/
https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/qh5065/moving_to_providence_in_the_spring_2022/
cowperthwaite t1_j658egf wrote
Reply to comment by lavendergrowing101 in Everyone is asking for a tip these days by leavingthecold
For context, RI's tipped minimum wage is $3.89/hour. It was last increased in 2017.
Debate last session:
cowperthwaite t1_j64jmyj wrote
Reply to comment by TzarKazm in WHY ARE HOUSES SO EXPENSIVE by mommy2boy
I think a better stat is comparing the number of listings to the amount of Bristol's residential units (usually the census)
That being said, when I looked it up on the census quick facts, it just gave me "X," so to find the numbers requires digging a couple layers deeper.
cowperthwaite t1_j647z3z wrote
Reply to comment by TzarKazm in WHY ARE HOUSES SO EXPENSIVE by mommy2boy
When I've been doing stories on short-term rentals, all the data points to them being highly concentrated in the coastal towns (Newport, Middletown, Portsmouth) and very few everywhere else, especially per capita.
Sub required:
State lookup tool, need to do it by town:
https://elicensing.ri.gov/Lookup/OnlineReportExecute.aspx?queryIdnt=1298
Example: Warwick has 47 current listings but AirDNA, a company that tracks listings, puts it closer to 73.
But Warwick's population is 83k, with 27k single-family homes, 2.4k units in two-family, 1.9k in three familys and 5.5k in apartment complexes.
Source: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22416492-part_3_livable_neighborhoods#document/p6/a2149023
cowperthwaite t1_j6465dc wrote
Reply to comment by Impossible-Heart-540 in WHY ARE HOUSES SO EXPENSIVE by mommy2boy
Property rights and water rights in the west are two very, very different things.
A more appropriate 1-to-1 would have been Houston, which has no zoning laws.
https://kinder.rice.edu/urbanedge/houston-doesnt-have-zoning-there-are-workarounds
cowperthwaite t1_j5zyscl wrote
I think it's also helpful to link out to articles explaining the rate hikes.
https://www.wpri.com/money/9-6-gas-rate-hike-approved-for-ri-energy-customers
cowperthwaite t1_j5tuyz7 wrote
Reply to comment by imuniqueaf in Are we still flashing the brights? by SqueakieDeekie
And during the day?
cowperthwaite t1_j5qwiox wrote
Reply to comment by potholesandpizza in I got another huge bill from Rhode Island Energy Gas by thentangler
cowperthwaite t1_j4wyrst wrote
Reply to comment by Kelruss in Chickens in Providence by leavingthecold
Assessors database should have the info on lot sizes.
cowperthwaite t1_j4wnicy wrote
Reply to comment by Unique-Public-8594 in One of Rhode Island's top 'slumlords' receives a Sunday morning wake up call by LLoo21
Two Providence Journal stories. Both require subscriptions, but are good, long reads.
And here's the story about one family and lead poisoning at one of those properties
cowperthwaite t1_j4vdekx wrote
Reply to comment by dishie in One of Rhode Island's top 'slumlords' receives a Sunday morning wake up call by LLoo21
Currently $1 for three months. Please consider a subscription.
cowperthwaite t1_j4s8616 wrote
Here's a link to the lengthy Providence Journal story about Anurag Sureka and Pioneer Investments LLC, which requires a subscription:
And here's the story about one family and lead poisoning, which requires a subscription.
cowperthwaite t1_j4rx4v9 wrote
Reply to comment by Educational_Leg36 in Help me learn the neighborhoods by jig_is_up_yo
I think we need to make a new post that's purely links to people asking this question since 2021, and then maybe some decent commentary. So, please add any I missed so I can copy and paste for the next one!
cowperthwaite t1_j4oo58x wrote
Reply to Help me learn the neighborhoods by jig_is_up_yo
Copying from previous post about safety:
https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/53v3u9/wondering_what_providence_is_like_for_mid_30s/
https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/nfq7lp/living_near_the_vavalley_area/
https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/mn698j/apartment_hunting/
https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/i114g2/advice_for_possibly_moving_to_providence/
https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/fnvwta/safe_places_in_providence/
From another post about neighborhoods and apartments:
https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/nfuqi7/if_you_could_tell_someone_moving_to_providence/
https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/kuvq8w/moving_to_providence_whatre_your_thoughts/
https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/lhx5yd/moving_to_providence_this_summer/
https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/idibb5/considering_moving_to_providence_down_the_line/
https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/qh5065/moving_to_providence_in_the_spring_2022/
cowperthwaite t1_j47zyzv wrote
Reply to comment by cofonseca in Looking to move to Providence - Please advise :) by Old_Way_4860
Copying from previous post about safety:
https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/53v3u9/wondering_what_providence_is_like_for_mid_30s/
https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/nfq7lp/living_near_the_vavalley_area/
https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/mn698j/apartment_hunting/
https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/i114g2/advice_for_possibly_moving_to_providence/
https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/fnvwta/safe_places_in_providence/
From another post about neighborhoods and apartments:
https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/nfuqi7/if_you_could_tell_someone_moving_to_providence/
https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/kuvq8w/moving_to_providence_whatre_your_thoughts/
https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/lhx5yd/moving_to_providence_this_summer/
https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/idibb5/considering_moving_to_providence_down_the_line/
https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/qh5065/moving_to_providence_in_the_spring_2022/
cowperthwaite t1_j47ydqa wrote
Reply to comment by PM_ME_ASS_SALAD in Need a sanity check on my gas bill by ancisfranderson
>"WARWICK — Natural gas rates in Rhode Island are set to go up Nov. 1, but the increase won’t be as big as originally expected.
>State regulators on Friday approved a request from Rhode Island Energy to raise rates for the heating fuel that will see the annual bill for a typical customer that uses 845 therms go up by $89, or 9.6 percent. That’s well below the 15 percent increase the state’s sole gas supplier proposed in its initial filing with the Public Utilities Commission last month."
cowperthwaite t1_j3ry2oy wrote
Reply to Apartment Hunting Advice by [deleted]
https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/53v3u9/wondering_what_providence_is_like_for_mid_30s/
https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/nfq7lp/living_near_the_vavalley_area/
https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/mn698j/apartment_hunting/
https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/i114g2/advice_for_possibly_moving_to_providence/
https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/fnvwta/safe_places_in_providence/
cowperthwaite t1_j3qzzjd wrote
Reply to comment by Jumpy_Ring8409 in Reliable Mercedes/European Mechanic in Providence area? by 2ndharrybhole
Use him for my VW. Very happy.
cowperthwaite t1_j35lo5y wrote
Reply to comment by SquattyLaHeron in The Arcade - Providence RI. Said to be the oldest shopping mall in America. Only a couple downstairs storefronts were occupied. by quinntronix
At least one AirBnB
cowperthwaite t1_j32euu3 wrote
Reply to comment by anatomicallycorrect- in Hypothetically, what’s stopping a (benevolent) vandal from simply spraying black paint all over the sidewalk traffic cameras? by Zog8
The speed camera story is premium but the other story isn't, which means you should consider a subscription because you're reading the Projo so much.
So here's another story on the speed cameras that isn't premium.
cowperthwaite t1_j3063dv wrote
Reply to Hypothetically, what’s stopping a (benevolent) vandal from simply spraying black paint all over the sidewalk traffic cameras? by Zog8
The speed cameras/red light cameras and the surveillance cameras made by Flock are two very different things.
cowperthwaite t1_j2zqee4 wrote
Reply to comment by lazydictionary in Spanish tables? by DovahKiiiiiiiin
Not sure about Yiddish, but I found with Danish that it's not like English->Scottish. It may sound like that, but when you try and actually understand, it's still a foreign language.
cowperthwaite t1_j68hou8 wrote
Reply to Flashing Yellow School Zone Speed Signs Should be Mandatory Alongside Zone Cameras by BiffBiffkenson
Bottom of this story, a listing of all the speed camera locations, although a few may have changed.
https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/08/26/cities-turn-speed-cameras-back-on-as-the-school-year-starts/7883197001/