Category: Activism
17
Mar
Access Activism Community Cultural Interest Environmental Interest Faith Food Free Frog Hollow Get Outside Hartford Myth Busting
Good Neighbors
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The Muhammad Islamic Center of Greater Hartford at Grand and Hungerford streets in Frog Hollow have both a Little Free Library and a Free Pantry...
06
Mar
Small Step Forward for Pedestrian Safety
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Last week H.B. 5429 made it out of committee. (We can talk about the irony of gridlock when it comes to progressive action on transportation...
28
Feb
Access Activism Asylum Hill Barry Square Behind the Rocks Blue Hills Clay Arsenal Covid-19 Design Downtown Frog Hollow Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods Long Reads Municipal North East North Meadows Parkville Quality of Life Reader Tip Sheldon/Charter Oak South End South Green South Meadows South West Transportation Upper Albany West End
Hartford’s Pedestrian and Cyclist Crashes, 2020
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Besides looking at the fatal pedestrian/cyclist crash data statewide in 2020, I was tracking all collisions with pedestrians/cyclists in Hartford. Except for first responders and...
03
Feb
What I Learned From Paying Attention to One Year of Pedestrian and Cyclist Deaths
by Kerri Ana Provost
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After intentionally and carefully observing for one year, there are a number of steps regular folks can take that would significantly reduce traffic fatalities and...
31
Jan
New Monument on Columbus Green
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The stone likeness of Columbus was removed from “Columbus Green” — a sliver between Washington, Lafayette, and Russ Streets — months ago, yet the pedestal...
28
Jan
Activism Commentary Design Hartford Local News Long Reads Quality of Life Reader Tip Regionalism Transportation
Moving to Slow the Carnage
by Kerri Ana Provost
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After 2020's astounding and unforgivable death count -- at least 60 pedestrians and six cyclists lost their lives in Connecticut -- maybe this will be...
25
Jan
Want To Prevent Pedestrian Fatalities? Here’s One Thing You Can Do
by Kerri Ana Provost
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A minimum of 60 pedestrians and six cyclists were killed by motorists in this state in 2020. These were all preventable deaths.
14
Jan
Patriot, and Other P-Words
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The T%$*p administration’s beginning was marked by worldwide protest in the millions, many wearing pink, knit hats. Pussy hats. The grievance: that holding the highest...
01
Jan
January 1, 2021
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Perhaps in another nineteen days it won’t feel so necessary to post signs declaring what should be the norm.
28
Nov
The Writing’s On The Wall
by Kerri Ana Provost
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While out and about today I passed several people who pulled down their masks to spit in the street or on the sidewalk, and one...