To kick things off here's a roundup of the last two weeks' transportation news in (and related to) Hartford. Did we miss something? Link to it in the comments!
Hartford is a dynamic place when it comes to transportation issues, and a lot is happening. We'll do our best to keep a weekly roundup going here at the Transport Hartford blog. Got a tip on a story or issue that should make it into the round-up? Email it to Justin at eichenlaub at gmail.com
May 1-8th, 2014
On the beat bike blog Brendan Mahoney describes a good meeting with the Friends of Keney Park which included discussion of plans for a new mountain bike trail/trails in the large North End park, and reflects on a wonderfully calm spring evening spent biking around the city. At Real Hartford Kerri Provost gives a full run-down of the presentations and discussion of new plans for bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure on Sigourney St and Capitol Ave at a meeting in Hartford on May 7.
In the Hartford Courant, Don Stacom has a story describing the surprising, last-minute addition of a provision for keeping Flower St, a provision passed in the last hours of the state Senate and House's session.
Also on the beat bike blog, Chris Brown concludes a three-part series on his nasty encounter with an out-of-control motorist on Summit Street at Trinity College. Jonas Maciunas, former Complete Streets coordinator for the city of Hartford, has an OP-ED in the Hartford Courant that weighs in on the importance of good design for Hartford's downtown rail and bus stops and stations.
And The Atlantic Cities has a story on the impressive mode share for bicycles in small cities with populations close to that of Hartford's.
Hartford is a dynamic place when it comes to transportation issues, and a lot is happening. We'll do our best to keep a weekly roundup going here at the Transport Hartford blog. Got a tip on a story or issue that should make it into the round-up? Email it to Justin at eichenlaub at gmail.com
May 1-8th, 2014
On the beat bike blog Brendan Mahoney describes a good meeting with the Friends of Keney Park which included discussion of plans for a new mountain bike trail/trails in the large North End park, and reflects on a wonderfully calm spring evening spent biking around the city. At Real Hartford Kerri Provost gives a full run-down of the presentations and discussion of new plans for bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure on Sigourney St and Capitol Ave at a meeting in Hartford on May 7.
In the Hartford Courant, Don Stacom has a story describing the surprising, last-minute addition of a provision for keeping Flower St, a provision passed in the last hours of the state Senate and House's session.
Also on the beat bike blog, Chris Brown concludes a three-part series on his nasty encounter with an out-of-control motorist on Summit Street at Trinity College. Jonas Maciunas, former Complete Streets coordinator for the city of Hartford, has an OP-ED in the Hartford Courant that weighs in on the importance of good design for Hartford's downtown rail and bus stops and stations.
And The Atlantic Cities has a story on the impressive mode share for bicycles in small cities with populations close to that of Hartford's.