Category: Access
23
Nov
Access Commentary Community Downtown Hartford Parks Quality of Life Sheldon/Charter Oak South End South Green South Meadows South West
The 311 Data Dump: What Do Hartfordians Worry About? (part 2/3)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Yesterday, we looked at 311 data for most of the city’s North neighborhoods. Today, we’re going to look at two separate sets of data: Downtown;...
22
Nov
The 311 Data Dump: What Do Hartfordians Worry About? (part 1/3)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Wired Magazine‘s article “What a Hundred Million Calls to 311 Reveal About New York” describes how that city’s 311 service has actually solved some larger...
09
Nov
Signs of Life, and Water
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The message is clear: You can’t park here, so get walking! That’s not a bad message to send. When one abandons her car, she notices...
04
Nov
Something Rotten in a Blue State
by Kerri Ana Provost
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What if your vote really does not count? A few readers have contacted me about their concerns that their votes were not being recorded. In...
28
Sep
Access Commentary Community Cultural Interest Design Downtown Education Environmental Interest Food Frog Hollow Fun Hartford Myth Busting Parks Quality of Life Shopping South Green South Meadows Transportation
Developing Connective Tissue in Downtown
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Nobody argued when David Panagore announced that “We are the epitome of the Eisenhower Interstate system.” Those with an interest in downtowns would be hard-pressed...
22
Sep
Beware of the Book (and the Mark Twain impersonator)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Strangely, there are still people who would attempt to control what the public has access to, rather than simply monitor what his/her own children read....
20
Sep
Free Admission to Connecticut Science Center
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Last year’s opening of the Connecticut Science Center was met with skepticism, usually regarding whether or not people would bother to come visit. My own...
24
Aug
Old School, New School
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Entering The Hartford Club reminded me of how I felt during my first year of college. It was a monumental crossing of a threshold that...
23
Aug
A Restroom of One’s Own: Guide to Bathrooms in Downtown Hartford
by Kerri Ana Provost
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No matter how you get into the city — whether it’s by foot, bicycle, private automobile, bus, train, taxi, or boat — chances are that...
The 311 Data Dump: What Do Hartfordians Worry About? (part 3/3)