>Things have backslid really badly

As a licensed engineer, it’s really depressing and frustrating.

It’s a pilot program for work zones. School zones were supposed to be in the pilot as well, but cops complained too much.

There was a group of knobs who would drive around Hartford honking for a while after the 2020 election. I’m sure that half dozen or so will be unhappy enough to make Facebook posts in between sharing minion memes.

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Hopefully the pilot goes well and these are expanded elsewhere. School zones in my town could certainly use them.

It'd be nice if we could adjust fines based on income as is done in Finland. $150 from my pocket wouldn't be overly significant but some households it would be downright harmful.

I'm excited; hopefully it goes well and we can expand it beyond work zones.

Nap time.

It’s about time! Schools should have also been included in the pilot study.

Replace the acorns with pizzas?

Doing quite well, thanks for caring. Government buildings and non-profits are exempt from property taxes. About 59% of Hartford's property isn't taxed due to this, including the hospitals. In theory, PILOT would compensate for this, but in addition to undervaluing property it has never been fully funded.

That’s a solid answer; thanks.

Hospitals don't contribute to the tax base.

How does having the jobs in the city benefit it? If the employees are just driving in, working, going home then they're not doing much to benefit it. In fact, with traffic and air pollution, they may cause the community more harm than good.

How is that lucky, though? CCMC doesn't pay taxes to the city. Where it's expending will be even more dollars off of the city's tax rolls. By adding parking the Hospital seems to want to contribute to congestion and air pollution that actual residents and community members have to deal with.

>The garage will be used by the parents and people utilizing the facility. People need to start voting better to be able to have these things for the community.

So... the community needs to vote better in order for people who aren't part of the community to have somewhere to park?

> Hartford is incredibly lucky

How is this lucky?

Thankfully there are good people, like the NRZ head, to push back against this crap.

Newsrooms love random things like wallethub; saves them from having to do any work.

As someone who used to commute from central CT to NYC I'd say find a spot to take transit from. It's so much better when you can nap, read, or otherwise relax. I'd also suggest finding a new job because there is no quality of life - wake up, commute, work, commute, sleep.

This petition was clearly written by a very sane individual and will undoubtedly break 25 signatures. Maybe.

Better; tear down the freeways and build housing on the right of way.

Downtown- lived there for about a decade and know many single women who have lived in the area. Your biggest danger will be from the cars.

Automated enforcement would be a welcome sight.

They had to jettison some weight before making the jump to light speed