Category: Access
04
Sep
Safe Streets Connecticut: August 2023
by Kerri Ana Provost
1 Comment
As of September 1, 2023, drivers have killed 33 pedestrians/cyclists in Connecticut. Around 2 PM on August 22, 2023, an unnamed driver killed a child...
31
Aug
Access Commentary Environmental Interest Frog Hollow Hartford History Long Reads Parks Parkville Transportation
Car Park
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Pope Park West is a poster child for wrong-headed decisions. Bad enough that it was orphaned by I-84, the parcel on Pope Park Hwy #4...
29
Aug
Access Commentary Construction Design Environmental Interest Free Get Outside Hartford County Long Reads North Central Connecticut Quality of Life Review Rivers Summer Transportation Unsolicited Advice
The Problem With Single-Use Thinking
by Kerri Ana Provost
2 Comments
While researching the variety of e-bike policies at Connecticut’s colleges/universities, I came across a tiny detail that hints as to why some organizations, and individuals,...
27
Aug
Access Commentary Design Frog Hollow Hartford Long Reads Reader Tip Transportation Unsolicited Advice
AITA
by Kerri Ana Provost
6 Comments
For two months during the summer of 2018, the bathrooms on CTrail Hartford Line trains were closed. It is a classic example of someone following...
20
Aug
Access Activism Commentary Design Environmental Interest Food Hartford History Long Reads Myth Busting Summer
Enough
by Kerri Ana Provost
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In 1943, a 25 x 40 foot model Victory Garden could be found on the east lawn of the Old State House, at the spot...
18
Aug
Access Beyond Hartford Coastal Connecticut Commentary Construction Design Environmental Interest Free Get Outside History Long Reads New Haven County Parks Reader Tip Summer Transportation
Beyond Hartford: Milford
by Kerri Ana Provost
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[First time visitor? Coming here directly? Stop and learn about the Beyond Hartford, Beyond Cars series before reading on] I’m not saying that a state...
17
Aug
Retaining Water
by Kerri Ana Provost
2 Comments
What ever happened to that? All of that. The City of Hartford, through its Retain The Rain initiative, gave rain barrels to residents. I was...
06
Aug
Re-Reuse
by Kerri Ana Provost
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This is not the first or even second season that this repurposed dumpster has been on Capitol Avenue, so I am still surprised when people...
04
Aug
Access Beyond Hartford Commentary Cultural Interest Design Environmental Interest Fairfield County Geology Long Reads Parks Summer Transportation Unsolicited Advice
Beyond Hartford: Greenwich
by Kerri Ana Provost
2 Comments
[First time visitor? Coming here directly? Stop and learn about the Beyond Hartford, Beyond Cars series before reading on] In previous car-free outings, I’ve questioned...
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