A newsletter about city services, family health services and Hartford parks from the office of Mayor Pedro Segarra. (PDF document, 3 pages) Published by City of Hartford, Office of the Mayor City of Hartford, Office of the Mayor
; Publication Date: May 2012
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Link: /issues/wsd/Government/city_gov_working_for_you_Mar_12.pdf
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A newsletter about Mayor Pedro Segarra's accomplishments in his First 100 Days, including the Week of the Parks, and the opening of the Parker Memorial Community Center. (PDF document, 2 pages) Published by City of Hartford, Office of the Mayor City of Hartford, Office of the Mayor
; Publication Date: October 2010
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Link: /issues/wsd/Government/CityGovWorkingForYou_Oct_10.pdf
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A map of Hartford showing the locations of activity (e.g. retail, commercial, arts and culture, recreation). (PDF document, 1 page.) Published by City of Hartford, Development Services Department, Planning Division City of Hartford, Development Services Department, Planning Division
; Publication Date: May 2006
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Link: /issues/wsd/economicdevelopment/ActivityNodes18May2006.pdf
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The City of Hartford has submitted a letter of interest in the Greening America's Capitals program from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, outlining the Capitol Avenue Visioning Project. (PDF document, 16 pages) Published by City of Hartford City of Hartford
; Publication Date: July 22, 2010
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Link: /issues/wsd/parks/GAC_Hartford Application.pdf
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Hartford is not only blessed with the first municipal park (Bushnell Park, 1854) and first municipal rose garden (Elizabeth Park, 1904) in America, it also boasts an unrivaled legacy of parks and boulevards that span several decades of involvement of all three Olmsteds (Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr., John Charles Olmsted), ranging from small-scale squares and greens (Barnard Park, c1865) to large-scale municipal works such as Keney Park (1896), the 693-acre career capstone of Charles Eliot's tenure with the Olmsted office.Today, funding and maintenance are critical issues that threaten these historic landscape resources. Published by The Cultural Landscape The Cultural Landscape
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Link: /issues/wsd/parks/wsd_012910.asp
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The National Park Service is undertaking a special resource study of the Coltsville Industrial Historic District to determine the national significance, suitability, and feasibility of making it a part of the national park system. Published by The National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior The National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
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Link: /Issues/wsd/DowntownDevelopment/coltsville_study.asp
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The Coltsville Special Resource Study concludes in this report that the Coltsville Historic District NHL meets the criteria for national significance and suitability. Because of difficulty with accessing the interior and various ownership issues, the study team was unable to conclude that the historic district meets the criteria as a feasible addition to the National Park System. The study also was unable to to determine that a need for National Park Service management exists. (PDF document, 84 pages) Published by U.S. National Park Service U.S. National Park Service
; Publication Date: November 2009
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Link: /issues/wsd/history/final_coltsville_report.pdf
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A public presentation by the National Park Service made on December 14, 2009, which describes the process of the Coltsville Special Resource Study, and which solicits public comment. (PDF document, 13 pages) Published by U.S. National Park Service U.S. National Park Service
; Publication Date: December 14, 2009
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Link: /issues/wsd/history/Coltsville_Spec_Resource_Study.pdf
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Ebony Horsewomen have proposed the development of an equestrian center at Keney Park in Hartford. Collected here are a variety of documents, plans, and press coverage of the issue. Published by Hartfordinfo.org Hartfordinfo.org
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Link: /issues/wsd/EconomicDevelopment/wsd_ebony_horsewomen.asp
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The design concept for a redesign of Trinity Street and the Memorial Arch in Bushnell Park as of Nov. 2005. The estimated date for the final design is July 2006. Published by Capital Region Council of Governments Capital Region Council of Governments
; Publication Date: November 2005
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Link: /issues/wsd/parks/archredesign.pdf
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The Evelyn W Preston Memorial Trust Fund is a perpetual trust established to fund free public band and orchestral concerts in parks and other appropriate locations in the City of Hartford. Published by Cultural Affairs Office of the Department of Health & Human Services, City of Hartford Cultural Affairs Office of the Department of Health & Human Services, City of Hartford
; Publication Date: December 1, 2006
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Link: /issues/wsd/neighborhoods/evelyn_preston_trust.asp
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This is the website of the Friends of Goodwin Park. Published by Friends of Goodwin Park Friends of Goodwin Park
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Link: /issues/wsd/parks/wsd_11_2010.asp
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The Friends of Vintage Base Ball is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion of the game as it was played in the 19th century. The purpose is to facilitate and preserve the customs, culture, history and spirit of vintage base ball through public education, awareness and participation. The organization was formed in the late summer of 2008 in response to a need to create a permanent field for the play of vintage (19th century) base ball in Hartford, Connecticut. They partnered with the Coalition to Strengthen the Sheldon/Charter Oak Neighborhood (CSS/CON) and the City of Hartford, Connecticut to designate a field of play in Colt Park for vintage base ball. Published by Friends of Vintage Base Ball Friends of Vintage Base Ball
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Link: /issues/wsd/Parks/wsd_060909.asp
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Documents from the City of Hartford Green Ribbon Task Force. Published by HartfordInfo.org HartfordInfo.org
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Link: /issues/wsd/parks/wsd_Green_Ribbon.asp
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This pdf version of a PowerPoint presentation from the Green Ribbon Task Force outlines their mission and strategy. Through the public process of One City, One Plan, necessary reduction in City budget, by direct observation, and with input from the report by the Trust for Public Land, it has become clear that improvements need to be made if Hartford’s system of parks is to live up to the expectations of citizens and businesses of the neighborhoods, the City, and the region at large. The mission of this task force of community leaders is to identify the challenges of the parks system, brainstorm short and long term strategies for reform, and make a set of pragmatic and achievable recommendations for moving forward. (PDF document, 22 pages) Published by City of Hartford City of Hartford
; Publication Date: November 2010
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Link: /issues/wsd/parks/Green_Ribbon_Task_Force.pdf
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A video of the March 21, 2011 community program, Green Ribbon Task Force Presentation of Recommendations, which was held at the Hartford Public Library. Published by HartfordInfo.org HartfordInfo.org
; Publication Date: March 21, 2011
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Link: /issues/wsd/Videos/wsd_03_21_2011.asp
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The city's Green Ribbon Task Force has recently published this report, which includes 42 recommendations to improve Hartford's parks. Among them, the group is suggesting the city hire a top-level parks administrator to lead the park service's enterprise and plan for the rejuvenation of the park system. (PDF document, 32 pages) Published by City of Hartford, Green Ribbon Task Force City of Hartford, Green Ribbon Task Force
; Publication Date: March 2011
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Link: /issues/wsd/parks/GRTF_Final_Report_3_18_11c.pdf
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A pdf version of the PowerPoint presentation of the recommendations by the Green Ribbon Task Force, made at the Hartford Public Library on March 21, 2011. (PDF document, 13 pages) Published by City of Hartford, Green Ribbon Task Force City of Hartford, Green Ribbon Task Force
; Publication Date: March 21, 2011
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Link: /issues/wsd/parks/GRTF_Recommendations_Presentation.pdf
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This page collects links to various web sites about Hartford parks, recreation centers, youth programs, and community gardens.
Publication Date: August 1, 2007
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Link: /issues/wsd/parks/parks.asp
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Heaven in Hartford is the effort to build a world-class concrete skateboard/bmx park, along with outdoor graffiti walls and space for breaking and other expressions of urban culture. This page links to the website, Heaven in Hartford. Published by Heaven in Hartford Heaven in Hartford
; Publication Date: September 2010
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Link: /issues/wsd/Parks/wsd_12_2010.asp
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The iQuilt plan is downtown Hartford’s exciting urban design strategy for walkability and creative placemaking. It capitalizes on two of Hartford’s greatest strengths: its extraordinary concentration of arts, cultural and landscape assets and its exceptionally compact downtown. The cultural assets are physically close, but the pedestrian links between them are often weak. The iQuilt Plan strengthens those links. It offers an array of physical and programmatic improvements to the pedestrian network of public space – parks, plazas, streets, and sidewalks. (PDF document, 63 pages) Published by iQuilt Partnership iQuilt Partnership
; Publication Date: January 2012
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Link: /issues/wsd/downtowndevelopment/iQuilt_Overview.pdf
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This page shows a collection of maps of Hartford - street maps with index, Hartford neighorhoods, Hartford zip codes, and more. Published by HartfordInfo.org HartfordInfo.org
; Publication Date: September 2010
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Link: /issues/wsd/Transportation/wsd_maps_wrapper.asp
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The first edition of the One City One Plan newsletter focuses on City parks, and grant applications for the Albany Avenue Street Improvement Project, and others. (PDF document, 4 pages) Published by City of Hartford, Department of Development Services, Planning Division City of Hartford, Department of Development Services, Planning Division
; Publication Date: August 2010
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Link: /issues/wsd/EconomicDevelopment/OneCityOnePlanNewsltrAug2010.pdf
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This document provides a variety of options for the future of the Hartford landfill, a timeline and a map of the landfill. Published by The Hartford News The Hartford News
; Publication Date: October 1 - 8, 2009
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Link: /issues/wsd/landfill/wsd_htfd_news_spread.asp
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Developed through a series of public meetings, user surveys and historic research, the Pope Park Master Plan describes the history of the park and current plans for improving the park – including lighting, roadways, and playing fields. (PDF document, 58 pages) Published by Friends of Pope Park Master Plan Committee Friends of Pope Park Master Plan Committee
; Publication Date: 2001
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Link: /issues/wsd/neighborhoods/pparkmasterplan.pdf
Related Link(s):
Pope Park Master Plan Summary and Background Information
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Contains information on history, master plan, the Friends of Pope Park and a Calendar of Events. Published by Pope Hartford Designated Fund and the Friends of Pope Park Pope Hartford Designated Fund and the Friends of Pope Park
; Publication Date: February 2005
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Link: /Issues/wsd/Environment/wsd_02_2005.asp
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Pope Park Master Plan
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The park network of the city of Hartford, which in the early 20th century was one of the best in the nation, needs attention if it is to rise to prominence again in the 21st. While the city still has an impressive quantity of parkland in relation to its size and population, decades of deferred maintenance has diminished the quality of park landscapes and buildings to the point that
this multi-million-dollar resource is at severe risk. Building upon the recommendations in this report, the parks could rise as a system to become one of the true drivers of Hartford’s economy, image and community fabric. (PDF document, 32 pages) Published by Trust for Public Lands Trust for Public Lands
; Publication Date: October 2007
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Link: /issues/wsd/parks/HartfordparkReport.pdf
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The goal of the iQuilt Plan is to connect cultural assets in Hartford to create a more vibrant, walkable, sustainable city and downtown. This page collects various documents, presentations and news articles on the topic. Published by HartfordInfo.org HartfordInfo.org
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Link: /issues/wsd/downtowndevelopment/wsd_iquilt_wrapper.asp
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This pocket guide is a handy abbreviated version of the full iQuilt Plan Overview, released in January 2012. (PDF document, 19 pages) Published by iQuilt Partnership iQuilt Partnership
; Publication Date: January 2012
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Link: /issues/wsd/downtowndevelopment/iquilt_pocket_guide.pdf
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