Category: Progress
27
Jul
Activism Connecticut Freedom Trail Cultural Interest Downtown Get Outside Hartford History Long Reads Parks Progress
Breaking Chains
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Two murals have been unveiled in Hartford, just days apart, with the newest one located a few feet from the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, a...
06
Jul
Access Activism Beyond Hartford Commentary Cultural Interest Environmental Interest Geology Get Outside Hartford History Holiday Living Long Reads Myth Busting North Central Connecticut Parks Progress Quality of Life Summer Transportation
Liberty, Justice, and the Great Outdoors
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The understated beauty of Matianuck Sand Dunes Natural Preserve, defeated the odds by being allowed to continue, as is.
13
May
Centerline Yield Signs
by Kerri Ana Provost
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What does it mean to yield? Hint: many of us have been doing it during lockdown.
18
Apr
Seven Steps Forward
by Kerri Ana Provost
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It took some figuring which buttons to push, but the City of Hartford has now changed its tune regarding the automation of the pedestrian light...
20
Jan
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What’s This?
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Before I explain what this sexy beast and constant sentry of a traffic control device is all about, I’ve got to holler about something for...
30
Oct
Out of Control?
by Kerri Ana Provost
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It’s a remarkably beautiful autumn afternoon, so instead of collapsing from exhaustion after work, I go with a friend for a walk. We stroll by...
29
Sep
Access Activism Construction Design Downtown Environmental Interest Get Outside Hartford Progress Reader Tip Sheldon/Charter Oak Transportation
Tactical Urbanism, Take Two
by Kerri Ana Provost
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If you’ve ever crossed the intersection of Main Street and Charter Oak Avenue/Buckingham Street on foot, you don’t need to be told that it is...
14
Aug
Look: Transit-Oriented Development
by Kerri Ana Provost
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So many places in Hartford are in stasis while the State decides what to do with I-84, but Hawthorn Street is evolving. Two new town...
11
Mar
One City, One Plan — Ten Years In
by Kerri Ana Provost
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After seemingly endless public meetings about it, the City of Hartford, in 2010, adopted One CIty, One Plan: POCD 2020, or Hartford’s Plan of Conservation...
14
Jan
The Hartford Line: Half a Year Later
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Last June I tried the expanded rail service by taking the train to Springfield and New Haven, while observing how both — plus Hartford —...