{"id":977,"date":"2022-06-09T15:50:16","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T19:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/?p=977"},"modified":"2023-05-07T08:45:43","modified_gmt":"2023-05-07T12:45:43","slug":"34-e-providence-evergreen-apartments-seekonk-square","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/2022\/06\/09\/34-e-providence-evergreen-apartments-seekonk-square\/","title":{"rendered":"34 (E. Providence\/Evergreen Apartments\/Seekonk Square)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Alright, the 34: Providence and East Providence via Evergreen Apartments to\u2026..Seekonk Square???? Wait, this route goes outside Rhode Island? Huh, interesting. What\u2019s in store?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Into the underworld!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The route begins heading towards the East Side and through the tunnel. From here, it goes down Waterman Street and expresses down the Henderson Expressway. Now, what IS the Henderson Expressway? Well, it\u2019s a sorta-freeway. Originally it was meant to connect I-195 and East Providence and was meant to be for US-44. However, due to NIMBYs, that didn\u2019t come to be, hence the seemingly out of place bridge in the East Side. From here, the route turns down Massasoit Avenue and Valley Street, eventually ending at Warren Avenue, where exit 1D dumps people off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A building in the East Side<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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…Woodlands?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Construction on the Henderson Bridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Massasoit Avenue on the underside<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Forested area in East Providence<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The interstate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Some businesses on Warren Avenue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Another business – and the interstate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Look, a Dollar Tree!!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Pressing onwards, the route keeps going down Warren Avenue and makes a left turn down Pawtucket Avenue. From here, it started to look like it was raining. But, no worries. Going straight, we eventually deviated into the Wampanoag Mall, which serves as a transfer point between the 33<\/a>, 34, and 78<\/a>. In essence, it\u2019s the East Providence \u201chub\u201d, if you will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A car wash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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An SLC (scary-looking cloud)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Another shot – this time at Wampanoag Mall. Indeed it was raining.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A decrepit gas station<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

From here, we turned back onto Taunton Avenue and kept going straight. Wait, what\u2019s that? \u201cApproaching: The park & ride at…Taunton Avenue\u201d Huh, that\u2019s an interesting spot for a park and ride, and no expresses serve it. Noone got on or off here, so moving right on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Odd spot for a park & ride lot, but okay.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We took a right down Commercial Way, passing by a bunch of businesses. From here, we took a left onto Waterman Avenue and then another left down Warren Avenue. We then deviated into the route\u2019s namesake into Evergreen Apartments and, oh look, it\u2019s WPRI\u2019s studios! Interesting. We then took another left down Catamore Boulevard and a right onto Highland Avenue. Interestingly, everyone got off right at the state line, like there\u2019s a magic force field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some stuff on the side street we turned down<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Warren Avenue, on the state line<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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You mean to tell me we deviated for this?!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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There’s also this.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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WPRI’s studios!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Moving right on, we went down Highland Avenue into Massachusetts, where traffic was noticably worse, and- oh, we\u2019re already there. Yeah, we pulled into Seekonk Square, and the route just ended with the end in the middle of the parking lot. Not very walkable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Goodbye, Rhode Island!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Raymour & Flanigan!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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No man’s land<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The good: It\u2019s a direct link between a major shopping center (albeit not in RI), an apartment complex, and downtown! Well, kinda. It goes via Massasoit Avenue and the East Side, which isn\u2019t as direct as, say, I-195 straight onto Warren Avenue. But, whatever.

The bad: It\u2019s a little low in terms of straightforwardness. The deviations feel kinda awkward. Wampanoag Plaza and Evergreen Apartments feel a bit out of the way, but they both have to be served somehow. Also, and I know this isn\u2019t RIPTA\u2019s fault, why isn\u2019t there any GATRA connections in Seekonk?! Isn’t this literally their home turf?!<\/strong>

Nearby points of interest: WPRI\u2019s studios! Also, Seekonk! …with no GATRA connections. There\u2019s also East Providence and the East Side.

Overall, it\u2019s definitely the lesser of the two Seekonk routes. Probably, because the deviations feel \u201cout of the way\u201d more than anything else. Plus, I just found it weird how the entire bus just emptied at the state line. And, c\u2019mon GATRA, no service at Seekonk Square?! It\u2019s certainly used though, with 539 daily passengers as of 2019.

Rating: 5.5\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Alright, the 34: Providence and East Providence via Evergreen Apartments to\u2026..Seekonk Square???? Wait, this route goes outside Rhode Island? Huh, interesting. What\u2019s in store? The route begins heading towards the East Side and through the tunnel. From here, it goes down Waterman Street and expresses down the Henderson Expressway. Now, what IS the Henderson Expressway? … Continue reading “34 (E. Providence\/Evergreen Apartments\/Seekonk Square)”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-public-transit","category-ripta"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=977"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/977\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5435,"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/977\/revisions\/5435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}