Category: Construction
20
Sep
Activism Construction Cultural Interest Design Frog Hollow Hartford Local News Reader Tip Transportation
Where’s the Lie?
by Kerri Ana Provost
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I guess not everyone is a fan of the incoming Frog Hollow roundabout. Or, perhaps this was a statement about the DOT’s attitude toward vulnerable...
15
Sep
The Roundabout
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Everybody calm down. It’s not trash like the downtown Circle of Death near Bushnell Park. Besides giving pedestrians reasonable opportunities to cross, this one is...
07
Jul
Access Construction Design Environmental Interest Frog Hollow Get Outside Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods Local News Long Reads Meet Your Infrastructure Parks Summer Transportation
Natural Traffic Calming
by Kerri Ana Provost
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About two dozen, much needed new trees have been planted in the Park Terrace/Russ Street roundabout, and they’re not super scrawny ones either. These could...
10
Jun
Access Construction Frog Hollow Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods Long Reads Parks Progress Transportation
The Roundabout: How It’s Going
by Kerri Ana Provost
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If you’re in desperate need of entertainment, stand on the Sigourney Street bridge by the stairwell and watch motorists act perplexed to find Park Terrace...
01
May
Access Commentary Construction Cultural Interest Design Environmental Interest Get Outside Hartford Local News Long Reads North Meadows Parks Rivers
Park in the Meadows, Meadow in the Park
by Kerri Ana Provost
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It’s not entirely news that Riverfront Recapture purchased the only true meadow left in Hartford’s North Meadows. Or, rather, the only one that is not...
24
Apr
Speed Humps Coming to a Block Near You (Maybe)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Speed humps are about to be installed (or re-installed) on select streets in Hartford. Construction is expected to begin in mid- to late-May on Barker,...
23
Apr
Access Asylum Hill Construction Cultural Interest Design Environmental Interest Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods Local News Progress Quality of Life Transportation
More Housing
by Kerri Ana Provost
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No, this is not a rerun. The NINA construction at 86-88 Hawthorn has completed and is filled with homeowners. This is 80-82 Hawthorn Street, next...
03
Mar
Something Old, Something New
by Kerri Ana Provost
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If you haven’t been to Park and Park Terrace lately, you might not have noticed the new housing installed over the last year. Unlike the...
01
Dec
Access Commentary Construction Design Hartford Local News Long Reads Municipal Myth Busting Quality of Life Transportation
Pedestrian Deaths Across Connecticut in November 2020
by Kerri Ana Provost
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At least 52 pedestrians and six cyclists have been killed in collisions with motor vehicles in Connecticut this year.
14
Nov
Roundabout Progress
by Kerri Ana Provost
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When a major construction project in your neighborhood completely disrupts your commute, how are you expected to not try to get a closer look on...