Kerri Ana

Category: Long Reads

05 Oct
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Beginners’ Guide to the Car-Free Life: Rain

by Kerri Ana Provost
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As far as individual actions go, living car-free is the second most impactful thing you can do to reduce your carbon footprint. Many people say...
03 Oct
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Transportation and Climate Initiative Program’s Promise

by Kerri Ana Provost
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When people choose their wallets over public health, we should be laughing them out of the room. But we should also be asking about the...
02 Oct
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Advocates Gather in Support of the TCI Program

by Kerri Ana Provost
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There are obvious parallels between the anti-vaxxer/anti-masker folks and those refusing to take action to slow climate change. Both share in their denial of scientific...
28 Sep
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Beginners’ Guide to the Car-Free Life: Groceries

by Kerri Ana Provost
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There are many resources out there giving suggestions for different levels of climate action, but the one that Real Hartford will be promoting for the...
24 Sep
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What’s This on Wethersfield Avenue?

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What it takes to get a flexpost-protected bicycle lane on one side of the street is (*checks notes*)  multiple pedestrian fatalities and one gruesome recent...
21 Sep
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Beginners’ Guide to the Car-Free Life: Welcome

by Kerri Ana Provost
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When you’re in Connecticut but West Coast wildfire smoke gets in your eyes, you must be feeling motivated to do something to slow the rate...
17 Sep
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Getting It Done in Frog Hollow

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It only takes tenacity, muscle, and the ability to do small amounts of fundraising to make a difference. Last Saturday, the Trinity College Men’s Squash...
01 Sep
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Beyond: Quabbin Reservoir

by Kerri Ana Provost
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If you struggle with the ability to hold many complex, and at times contradictory emotions at once, visit Quabbin Reservoir. That’ll cure you. It’s in...
01 Sep
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Dispatches from the Alleged Ghost Town (Volume 39)

by Kerri Ana Provost
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For those just tuning in, this Ghost Town series began after the umpteenth time I heard someone declare Hartford to be devoid of people. I...
20 Aug
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Friends of Bushnell Parking Lot General Meeting

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Friends of Bushnell Parking Lot General Meeting  Minutes  Board Members: Ben T. Lee, Mercedes Benns, J. Ford, Alpha Romero, Austin Heel, Keya Soulless, B. Lincoln,...