With lines of white posts, Hartford tries new idea to slow traffic, make neighborhoods more pedestrian friendly
Drive down Capitol Ave., into Hartford's Frog Hollow neighborhood, and the white poles will be difficult to miss.
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Drive down Capitol Ave., into Hartford's Frog Hollow neighborhood, and the white poles will be difficult to miss.
With two pedestrian traffic deaths since the start of the new year, Hartford already has the same number of deadly collisions with walkers, joggers and bicyclists as it had in all of 2017.
The state hopes to have as many as 150,000 electric vehicles on the road by 2025, but it still has a long way to go. For some localities, switching municipal vehicles to EVs can signify to residents that the town is serious about reducing emissions.
Some Connecticut towns have begun purchasing electric vehicles for their municipal fleets.