Category: Local News
01
Jun
Activism Covid-19 Cultural Interest Design Hartford History Local News Myth Busting Quality of Life Transportation
Pedestrian Deaths Across Connecticut in May 2020
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Three pedestrians and two cyclists were killed during May 2020, at a time when Lamont’s lockdown order was entirely in effect until May 20th. All...
13
May
Centerline Yield Signs
by Kerri Ana Provost
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What does it mean to yield? Hint: many of us have been doing it during lockdown.
13
May
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How To Protect Yourself and Others
by Kerri Ana Provost
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It's not your imagination that since the #StayHomeStaySafe lockdown, there has been an increase in people choosing to drive far above the posted speed limit.
11
May
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Grow Your Own
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Take action so you can worry less about the food supply chain breaking.
04
May
Barriers to Safety
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Two of the (at least) eighteen motor vehicle deaths last month in Connecticut took place in Hartford. Both involved motorcycles. Crash reports can tell you...
01
May
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Pedestrian Deaths Across Connecticut in April 2020
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Four pedestrians lost their lives in April; all of these collisions occurred after Gov. Lamont ordered non-essential employees to stop reporting to the job site. ...
19
Apr
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50 Years of Earth Day: How It Began
by Kerri Ana Provost
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A few months ago when I thought about how I might celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, it did not occur to me that...
18
Apr
Seven Steps Forward
by Kerri Ana Provost
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It took some figuring which buttons to push, but the City of Hartford has now changed its tune regarding the automation of the pedestrian light...
16
Apr
Coronavirus Related Concern: Protection
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Last week the City of Hartford asked residents to snitch on those who were having social/recreational gatherings of five or more people, and to tattle...
08
Apr
What Covid Data Says (and doesn’t)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Data helps. Even when it is incomplete, it is more useful than emotionally manipulative reporting that often omits facts in favor of whatever is likely...