Description

CSS studied the development potential for twelve stations on the Hartford-New Britain Busway. The station areas in the four towns vary greatly and include downtown Hartford and New Britain, as well as residential neighborhoods and both active and underutilized commercial and industrial districts. The plans include illustrations of development opportunities, as well as recommendations for new parks and plazas, and roadway and streetscape improvements. The intensive community participation process included elements ranging from individual stakeholder meetings to neighborhood open houses to gain consensus from the numerous sand disparate stakeholders around each of the stations. The implementation strategy includes proposed zoning changes, design guidelines, and funding and phasing strategies.