Category: Transportation
14
Jun
Flower Street Re-Opening?
by Kerri Ana Provost
2 Comments
The pedestrian/cyclist access of Flower Street is supposed to resume tomorrow, after a temporary closure for construction. In the time since vehicles have lost access...
12
Jun
Constitutional Veto
by Kerri Ana Provost
7 Comments
If you’ve used Constitution Plaza in recent months, you have no doubt noticed the ongoing reconstruction of the area around the Boat Building. The plaza...
07
Jun
Move in Right Direction with Farmington Avenue
by Kerri Ana Provost
7 Comments
While the Vulnerable User bill stalled once more, Hartford cyclists have one reason to not despair. After being told that bike lanes on Farmington Avenue...
31
May
Vulnerable User Bill Moving Ahead
by Kerri Ana Provost
1 Comment
Last night the Connecticut State Senate passed SB 191, the Vulnerable User bill. This bill makes it possible for motorists to be fined for endangering,...
24
May
Detours and Delays
by Kerri Ana Provost
No Comments
The section of Capitol Avenue between Forest and Laurel Street will be closed from 8pm tonight through 6am Tuesday, May 28th. This closure is due...
22
May
Esty Says DEEP Eager to Help Connecticut Stay a Step Ahead of EV Trend
by Kerri Ana Provost
No Comments
“If you mismanage your life you can run out of power, you can run out of gasoline,” Commissioner Dan Esty said in a moment of...
20
May
New Verdict for Flower Street
by Kerri Ana Provost
9 Comments
This afternoon, Judith Almeida, a staff attorney at the Connecticut Department of Transportation, ruled that unless a grade separated pedestrian/cyclist bridge is constructed over the...
17
May
Bike to Work Day 2013
by Kerri Ana Provost
13 Comments
Bike Walk Connecticut reports that this morning’s Bike to Work Day had the highest participation to date, with nearly 700 Connecticut cyclists pledging to ride....
10
May
More Construction Planned for Broad Street
by Kerri Ana Provost
No Comments
The area around Broad Street and Capitol Avenue has always been congested around rush hour. This has steadily gotten worse with the closure of Flower...
09
May
Constituents Sold Out in “Agreement” on Flower Street
by Kerri Ana Provost
3 Comments
Following the latest hearing at the Connecticut Department of Transportation, one community member asked, “How much does Hartford’s Deputy Corporation Counsel Van Norden get paid...