As the COVID-19 pandemic continues into the summer months, access to open spaces and parkland is critical for urbanites across the US and the world. Getting outside in nice weather can reduce stress, a lot of which has been put on us these past few months, and more than that, public parks function as an... Continue Reading →

Boston’s walkability is part of what makes this city a famous place. The Boston that most tourists know is the historical city on the peninsula, hemmed in by water and hills and so forced to be built up densely. Not to mention, Boston was developed before the car, which is not something every city in... Continue Reading →

Springfield, MA, Hartford, and New Haven are the employment centers of the North-South corridor through central Connecticut. And although all three are post-industrial cities that have gone through economic and fiscal distress throughout the last half century, these are absolutely the three population anchors of the region. No other Hartford Line municipality breaks 100,000 residents,... Continue Reading →