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Anticipated Permanent Closure of Flower Street Creates Controversy
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Critics of the New Britain-Hartford Busway, now called CTfastrak, have questioned the cost of the project, along with how much use it would get. Detractors may not be taking the...
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 ask me about it, or...
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Car-Free Diaries: Week 52
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An acceptable truck. Sensible bike parking. Applause for a trash can.
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Car-Free Diaries: Week 26
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This is the 26th installment, which means we've reached the halfway point in this weekly series.
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Car-Free Diaries: Week 19
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Instead of screaming into the void of Twitter, I bring you a weekly highlight reel of what it’s like going places in Greater Hartford when one is gloriously car-free. These...
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Car-Free Diaries: Week Three
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Instead of screaming into the void of Twitter, I bring you a weekly highlight reel of what it’s like going places in Greater Hartford when one is gloriously car-free. These...
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Street Murals in Frog Hollow
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Although the Courant erroneously referred to Babcock Street and Capitol Avenue, and Flower Street and Capitol Avenue, as “two major intersections,” this does not detract from Deka Henry’s vibrantly painted curb...
Unhidden Gems: Fung
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This post is about Fung and it is not about Fung. It’s what makes Fung Chinese Restaurant possible, and what threatens it, and others like it. This year, we celebrate...
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Take a Seat
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A little bit of Capitol Avenue has been reclaimed for use by people with the installation of a picnic table and a dumpster repurposed as a bench with vegetation. This...
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The Problem With Pedestals
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“The time has come for Connecticut to tear down its monuments to inequality and racism: the elevated urban freeways that decimate our state’s neighborhoods, pollute their air and disproportionately affect...