Category: Transportation
27
Jan
Thoughts on Urban Biking
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Yesterday, WNPR featured a show on “urban biking.” If you missed it, follow the link for the podcast. It featured some folks from the Beat...
14
Jan
More About the Bicycle Symposium
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Chris has written about Tuesday evening’s bicycle symposium. Go see the posting on the Beat Bike Blog. All of my photos came out blurry and...
13
Jan
Bicycle Friendly Community Symposium
by Kerri Ana Provost
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I had been warned that the Bushnell Theatre lacks bicycle parking. I rode over anyway. It was a bicycle symposium. Was I going to drive...
07
Jan
“Did You Know Your Tail Light is Out?”
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Two individuals were arrested yesterday in Barry Square and South End for “BICYCLE LIGHTS,REFLECTORS,BRAKES,WH.” It’s safe to assume that means the cyclists lacked these accessories,...
05
Jan
Updates on Hartford Transportation Initiatives at City Council’s Planning and Economic Development Committee: Whizzing Through the City at 110 MPH
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Tonight’s transportation update meeting was geared for transportation insiders, or at least for those who have been closely following these issues for the last thirty...
30
Dec
Hartford 2010: Resolutions for the New Year
by Kerri Ana Provost
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It’s way easier to delegate than to take on every last responsibility, so rather than work on gaining muscle mass or weaning myself off chocolate,...
21
Dec
Snow Rules Reminder
by Kerri Ana Provost
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During my late afternoon adventures on Sunday, I noticed that sections of sidewalk were not cleared. The Department of Public Works has posted: It is...
04
Dec
Car-Free in Hartford
by Kerri Ana Provost
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I have consistently heard that people need cars in Hartford. The lack of grocery stores in downtown is one reason cited for this claim. The...
21
Nov
Hartford’s Plan of Conservation and Development Must Be More Aggressive
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Toni Gold, resident and one of the panelists at this morning’s forum on transportation, commented that the POCD must be less timid and more aggressive...
17
Nov
Rats on the Road
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Erratic drivers sure put a sparkle in my morning. On some days, I have been taking a route to work that utilizes one of the...