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Hartford Line From Hartford To Springfield, Mass. Gets $50 Million In Bonding — Hartford Courant

By Judith Stahl On February 22, 2017 · Add Comment · In In the News
The Hartford Line commuter rail system is on target to launch its initial 17 runs a day in January 2018.  This new funding is earmarked for additional upgrades to enable the next phase of the system which will allow for 25 runs each day and plans for stations in North Haven, Enfield, West Hartford and
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Don’t let the state divert CT Community Investment Act funds – CT Mirror

By Christine On May 1, 2015 · Add Comment · In Come Home to Downtown, In the News
The state’s proposed sweep of Community Investment Act funds threatens to stunt the progress made in downtowns like New Britain, says developer Avner Krohn in an editorial for the CT Mirror. Mr. Krohn, owner of 99 West Main Street in New Britain, said he is converting formally vacant building space into 16 apartments as a
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Bridgeport begins wave of downtown conversions – CT Post

By Christine On January 9, 2015 · Add Comment · In In the News
Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch announced recently that work will begin to transform the blighted Jayson building and neighboring Newfield building into 104 apartments over approximately 8,000 square feet of ground level-retail space.  The developer of the new Jayson-Newfield building, as it will be known, is Eric Anderson, principal developer at Urban Green which successfully converted
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Busway Is Coming — Looks Like A Good Ride – Hartford Courant

By Christine On December 26, 2014 · Add Comment · In In the News
CTfastrak, the state’s first rapid bus transportation system is on schedule to open March 29, 2015.  The Hartford Courant hopes people will take advantage of it, in part because of a great need throughout the nation to begin investing in alternatives to cars, they say in a recent editorial.  The Courant notes the U.S. is
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Storrs Center: Adding A Welcome Downtown Buzz – Hartford Courant

By Christine On November 19, 2014 · Add Comment · In In the News
Holiday shopping will be a breeze this year, thanks to the shops in the newly developed Storrs Center, writes a former Hartford Courant reporter in an Op-Ed for the paper.  The writer notes the area, once a collection of shops along forlorn streets, has transformed into a bustling commercial center providing a good start at
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