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Op-ed: Is urban parking the symptom or the disease?

A recent set of studies from the University of Connecticut aptly describes the ills of urban parking and how it affects the landscape of downtown Hartford. Surface parking now covers 22 percent of the land in downtown Hartford, and ā€œentire blocks have been turned from human-scale building fronts to expansive surface lots.ā€ Why does Hartford […]

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Op-ed: FOI advocate’s passion overrides his judgment on victims’ welfare

Garvin G. Ambrose During the nearly six months spent working zealously on the Task Force on Victim Privacy and the Public’s Right to Know, I developed a sincere level of respect and appreciation for the passion that James Smith displayed for the Freedom of Information laws.  It is regretful, however, that his passion continues to […]

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