Category: Design
07
Nov
“N” is for No: Community Speaks Against Closure of Clark School
by Kerri Ana Provost
6 Comments
“You have used the most powerful word in the English language,” Steve Harris, member of the Hartford Democratic Town Committee said, “and that word is...
23
Oct
Public Comment Futile on Downtown North Park Design?
by Kerri Ana Provost
24 Comments
A question routinely asked by Hartford residents is if attending the endless number of public meetings serves any purpose. People feel their voices are not...
20
Sep
PARK(ed)
by Kerri Ana Provost
3 Comments
Green carpets were rolled out this morning for people, boggling the minds of those who had never heard of PARK(ing) Day before. Though anybody can...
17
Jul
Aspirations for North Downtown, West Downtown, and a sliver of Clay Arsenal and North Meadows
by Kerri Ana Provost
7 Comments
“It’s very white,” one resident remarked of the theme in Utile‘s “aspirational photos” for the region being described as “Downtown North.” This was one of...
12
Jul
Improving Parks, One Carriage Ride at a Time
by Kerri Ana Provost
7 Comments
“More events in Goodwin, Colt, and Keney Park” “Skateboarding” “Ice skating in more parks” “Enough with the iQuilt already!” “The old Taste of Hartford…when all...
25
Apr
Ironing Out Wrinkles in the Proposed Urban Skate Plaza
by Kerri Ana Provost
2 Comments
Not enough charrettes are led by professionals in flannel and denim.
23
Apr
Heaven’s Final Design
by Kerri Ana Provost
9 Comments
At the same time as residents are being urged to accept a potential change to Pope Park or Colt Park that nobody seems to want...
03
Apr
Albany-Homestead Corridor: Whatever sticks
by Kerri Ana Provost
1 Comment
Having grown up in Hartford when there was an arcade on Main Street across from what is now the Capital Prep Magnet School, a man...
17
Dec
More Money from CL&P to Revitalize Buildings
by Kerri Ana Provost
1 Comment
NINA received funding from CL&P that would assist with the rehabilitation of a building in the Asylum Hill neighborhood. Sheldon Oak Central, a non-profit housing...