Category: Transportation
12
Mar
One City, One Plan, Ten Years: Parks, Open Space & Natural Resources
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Compared with other aspects of the Plan of Conservation and Development (POCD)¹, there were dismally few aspirations expressed for Hartford’s parks in 2010. What a...
11
Mar
One City, One Plan — Ten Years In
by Kerri Ana Provost
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After seemingly endless public meetings about it, the City of Hartford, in 2010, adopted One CIty, One Plan: POCD 2020, or Hartford’s Plan of Conservation...
11
Feb
A Fleeting Lime Affair
by Kerri Ana Provost
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If you do not see Lime bikes out in Hartford this Spring, there are a few reasons why.
14
Jan
The Hartford Line: Half a Year Later
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Last June I tried the expanded rail service by taking the train to Springfield and New Haven, while observing how both — plus Hartford —...
02
Jan
Beyond Hartford Commentary Design Environmental Interest Food Fun Get Outside Hartford Parks Transportation Unsolicited Advice
Lessons from Mid-Afar
by Kerri Ana Provost
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A postseason menorah decorates Detroit’s Cadillac Square on Boxing Day. Glass huts house nearly two dozen vendors selling everything from chocolates to vintage clothing. A...
20
Nov
Access Activism Beyond Hartford Community Cultural Interest Design Get Outside Transportation Unsolicited Advice
Open Letter to a City Getting It Right
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Dear New Britain, When I lived in you, years ago, you didn’t have much going on. There were one or two restaurants anyone ever sought...
19
Nov
Suggestion Box: Chill on the Parking Bans
by Kerri Ana Provost
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For the first snow event of the 2018-2019 season, a parking ban was not issued. Civilization did not screech to a halt. Most of what...
08
Nov
Learning Curb: #DocklessCars of Autumn
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The first horseless carriage appeared on Hartford’s streets in the 1890s. Over a century later, though cars spend most of their lives stationary, the...
23
Oct
Access Activism Construction Frog Hollow Hartford Parkville Quality of Life South Green Transportation
An Unintentional Walk Audit; or, Commuting to Work
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Put on your Walking Helmets — it’s time to experience construction projects as a pedestrian. On Capitol Avenue at Forest Street, there’s some flavor of...
19
Oct
Access Beyond Hartford Commentary Environmental Interest Faith Get Outside Hartford History Long Reads Parks Reader Tip Transportation Weird
Notch Hollow & Quarryville & Bolton Notch & Saqumsketuck & Sagumumpsketuck & Hop River Trail
by Kerri Ana Provost
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In a way, its rise was its fall.