Search Results for: "Flower Street"
DOT Committed in Court to Building Bridge for Pedestrians and Cyclists
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Glossing over the matter of safety and likening the plaintiff’s issue with the Flower Street closure to one of “inconvenience,” the Superior Court in Hartford ruled to dismiss the lawsuit...
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Best of Your Neighborhoods
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Now that we have completed our three trips to each neighborhood, we wanted to share our absolute favorite pictures from this series. (Blue Hills) This one was taken at the...
Most Best Awesome Superlatives of 2013
by Kerri Ana Provost
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This past year has made a case for less government in Hartford. When residents have led, work benefiting the community has generally followed. When public officials have exercised their power,...
Flipping Sense of Place
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The snow did not deter folks from coming out on Saturday for a community dialogue about how our surroundings shape us. Real Art Ways hosted this event, co-presented by...
In Your Neighborhood: Parkville (last round)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Parkville, like a few of Hartford’s other neighborhoods, has been experiencing some dramatic changes over the past year
Learning Curb: Long Trail of Fail Edition
by Kerri Ana Provost
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As you’ll see, not all poor parking jobs are created equal. At first glance, this doesn’t look terrible, just slightly spatially challenged. Being a foot or so away from the...
Vocal Residents Get (some) Results
by Kerri Ana Provost
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At last week’s meeting with the Connecticut Department of Transportation, one of the complaints waged was that signage indicating that Flower Street is open for cyclists and pedestrians is lacking....
DOT Unwilling to Change Busway, Attitude
by Christopher Brown and Kerri Provost
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The week began with hope and anticipation. A Monday morning site meeting with an engineer and a planner from the Department of Transportation had gone remarkably well, and neighborhood representatives...
Aspirations for North Downtown, West Downtown, and a sliver of Clay Arsenal and North Meadows
by Kerri Ana Provost
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“It’s very white,” one resident remarked of the theme in Utile‘s “aspirational photos” for the region being described as “Downtown North.” This was one of the kinder observations made during...
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July 2013 Events
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Blazing heat might not be our favorite thing, but the near-constant availability of free jazz performances all month long eases some of that weather-induced misery. July 1 Author Tessa Afsha...