Category: Unsolicited Advice
14
Sep
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PARK(ing) Day
by Kerri Ana Provost
1 Comment
Tomorrow (September 15, 2023) is PARK(ing) Day, something Hartford participated in a couple of times about ten years ago and then ceased to, perhaps prematurely....
12
Sep
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World Car-Free Day
by Kerri Ana Provost
2 Comments
“opponents of radical change have successfully categorized efforts to protect the environment or reverse the effects of climate change as personal sacrifices. We focus on...
10
Sep
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Bike Joy
by Kerri Ana Provost
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“What policies could you try to work on? You could try to stop new fossil fuel developments in your state or work to shut down...
29
Aug
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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
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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...
22
Aug
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Leak
by Kerri Ana Provost
2 Comments
Years back at the dog-and-pony show known as the annual City of Hartford budget hearing, a friend pointed out how one of the sinks in...
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
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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...
23
Jun
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Adding Color, Naturally
by Kerri Ana Provost
3 Comments
We can make drab gray and beige buildings more colorful without using hundreds or thousands of cans of paint. We can choose art materials that...
Where The Missing Sidewalk Excuses End