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Bushnell Park North Breaks Ground
The first major piece of Hartford’s iQuilt Plan has broken ground. A road diet has given shape to Bushnell Park North, a pedestrian promenade lining the northern edge of Bushnell Park. Slideshow of progress images here
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iQuilt Plan wins Award of Excellence from Connecticut Main Street
Suisman Urban Design and its client, the iQuilt Partnership and the City of Hartford, have received the Award of Excellence from the Connecticut Main Street Center. The award was given to Suisman’s iQuilt urban design plan for downtown Hartford, in the category of Public Space Master Plan. Suisman has been progressively designing and supporting the implementation…
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$100K state grant for Suisman’s “Inside/Out” placemaking in Hartford
The iQuilt Partnership has won a highly competitive placemaking grant from the State of Connecticut’s “Arts Catalyze Placemaking” (ACP) Program. Suisman Urban Design will lead development of iNSIDE/OUT, the iQuilt’s project focusing on a collection of beta sites that will demonstrate a wide variety of ways to externalize Hartford’s cultural assets. Pilot projects will be sited…
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iQuilt project included in new book, "The Car in 2035"
he CARSuisman Urban Design’s work in Hartford has been included in a new book offering a refreshingly multifaceted view of the combined future of cars, streets and policy: “The Car in 2035: Mobility Planning for the Near Future.” Essays and images present the car as both a challenge and benefit to our neighborhoods, cities, and…
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Work could start on iQuilt’s first big project next spring
By Kenneth R. Gosselin – The Hartford Courant Construction is expected to begin next spring on three areas crucial to the iQuilt plan — State House Square, Gold Street and Union Station — a first major step in making the city’s center more easily navigated by pedestrians, cyclists and those who ride the bus. City…
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Hartford celebrates first EnvisionFest
Envisionfest debuted yesterday and is Connecticut’s Capital City Festival featuring over 100 events, activities, and performances. Every aspect of this free event showcases Hartford’s abundance of innovative history, arts, and extraordinary cultural wealth, allowing a unique opportunity for people of all ages to discover and celebrate the capital city. Hundreds of live entertainment and hands-on…
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Downtown-wide wayfinding completed
Just in time for the first EnvisionFest, Hartford’s Downtown Wayfinding system – a critical part of the iQuilt Plan – has been completed. It is the first physical iQuilt project to be implemented. Installed at approximately 45 Central Business District and Capitol area intersections and consisting of over 266 “Pedhead” signs and 135 “MiniMaps,” the…
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Courant editorial supports iQuilt
The Courant editorial board encourages everyone to think about filling empty buildings downtown as a key goal of the iQuilt Plan. Buildings Are Major Piece of Hartford Revival
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First iQuilt Wayfinding Signs Installed
Eight wayfinding signs have been installed at the intersection of Trumbull St. and Asylum St. The signs are there to promote walking in Downtown Hartford by letting pedestrians know where and how far away many civic and cultural landmarks are located. The signs are mounted on the backs of the “walk/don’t walk” signals (also known…
