Closing downtown street brings new life — and spurs downtown events
January 1, 2020
Pratt Street is a brick thoroughfare in the heart of downtown Hartford, CT (est. pop. 122,591). For all its promise, Pratt Street long has been bereft of pedestrian traffic. When the mayor proposed closing the street to cars, downtown leaders countered that further reducing activity on the street was the wrong approach. Instead, the Hartford…To read more — login/subscribe
Food and drink are key parts of any thriving downtown. The addition of outdoor dining brings added benefits for individual businesses and the downtown as a whole. Still, there’s no shortage of objections to sidewalk dining — there’s worry about loss of on-street parking spaces and sidewalk space, concerns surrounding regulations for short term uses,…