SEEKONK RIVER

Here is the dilemma of River Drive vividly illustrated. Rowers and fishermen park along the side, reducing the width of the road. Using the road as a road conflicts with using the road as a parking space. So you are always balancing the desire to go through the park with the desire to stay in the park. You can see there is no space for a bicycle between the passing cars... This area has been parked on so many times that nothing can grow on it. The ground is so compacted that it has almost no ability to absorb water and acts like a concrete slab, sluicing unfiltered runoff into the Seekonk. You can see a tree has been abused to make room for parking.

Primary location: Providence United States