Tag: Forward Motion
24
Sep
What’s This on Wethersfield Avenue?
by Kerri Ana Provost
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What it takes to get a flexpost-protected bicycle lane on one side of the street is (*checks notes*) multiple pedestrian fatalities and one gruesome recent...
06
Mar
Small Step Forward for Pedestrian Safety
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Last week H.B. 5429 made it out of committee. (We can talk about the irony of gridlock when it comes to progressive action on transportation...
28
Jan
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Moving to Slow the Carnage
by Kerri Ana Provost
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After 2020's astounding and unforgivable death count -- at least 60 pedestrians and six cyclists lost their lives in Connecticut -- maybe this will be...
25
Jan
Want To Prevent Pedestrian Fatalities? Here’s One Thing You Can Do
by Kerri Ana Provost
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A minimum of 60 pedestrians and six cyclists were killed by motorists in this state in 2020. These were all preventable deaths.
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...
19
Feb
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The Streets of New Haven
by Kerri Ana Provost
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What I’ve learned to respect about New Haven is this: they are making noticeable steps toward Complete Streets. Even with progress, residents are empowered to...
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...
17
Nov
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One Basically Free, Totally Easy Way To Move Your Business Into the 21st Century
by Kerri Ana Provost
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ADD MULTIMODAL DIRECTIONS TO YOUR ORGANIZATION’S WEBSITE. If your business has a website and only provides parking directions, it’s time to make updates.
29
Sep
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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...
23
Sep
Car-Free in a Mid-Sized City
by Kerri Ana Provost
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This summer marks my two year anniversary of being car-free. I have heard people say that a car is needed in Connecticut, but I knew...