Urban Compass

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Placed on September 2nd, 2008

located in Hartford

Urban Compass is a city blog about life in Hartford, CT and Springfield, MA with lots of pictures. http://urbancompass.net

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posted on
January 12th, 2012
from
Urban Compass
based in
Hartford

Urban Fabric

In a brief 2010 paper titled “Losing Hartford: Transportation Policy and the Decline of an American City,” PhD candidate Christopher McCahill and UConn Associate Professor Norman Garric ...

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posted on
January 5th, 2012
from
Urban Compass
based in
Hartford

Technical Ticketing: Confusion Over Holiday Parking and Trash Day

When we have a holiday weekend in Hartford, trash day is moved back one day for everyone. But not for the police officers who patrol the streets looking for opportunities to ticket residents who ma ...

posted on
December 5th, 2011
from
Urban Compass
based in
Hartford

A Regional Corridor is Reborn

An area previously known as the Knowledge Corridor is being rebranded and reborn as New England’s Sustainable Knowledge Corridor, thanks in part to a federal grant aimed at improving life in ...

posted on
November 22nd, 2011
from
Urban Compass
based in
Hartford

Finding an Ally

Last night I attended a public discussion hosted by the new crop of Public Allies—about 14 young people (pictured in the larger group at right) based in Greater Hartford and looking to make a pos ...

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posted on
September 15th, 2011
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Urban Compass
based in
Hartford

A Visit to the Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design Center

Last week, I was part of a small group that toured Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design Center facilities in Brooklyn, New York. GMDC describes itself as a nonprofit developer of industrial properti ...