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Renewing a Historic Legacy 4425 Cover:Tpl.Sph.Covrs.Fin.11.3 10/22/07 4:53 PM Page 2 4425_Cover:tpl.sph.covrs.fin.11.3 10/22/07 4:53 PM Page 1 T HE PARK SYSTEM of HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT Renewing a Historic Legacy 4425_Cover:tpl.sph.covrs.fin.11.3 10/22/07 4:53 PM Page 2 The Trust for Public Land conserves land for people to enjoy as parks, gardens, and other natural places, ensuring livable communities for generations to come. Copyright 2007 by the Trust for Public Land This report is a collaboration effort of TPL’s All rights reserved New England Regional Office, located in Boston, its Center for City Park Excellence, TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND located in Washington, D.C., and its Geographic CONNECTICUT STATE OFFICE Information Services, located in Santa Fe, N.M.. 101 Whitney Ave. Staff involved include: New Haven, CT 06510 Lisa Bassani TEL 203-777-7367 www.tpl.org Coleen Gentles Nikki Georges-Clapp Bob Heuer Peter Harnik Mary Nemerov Tim Northrop David Queeley Melissa Spear Ben Welle cover photos © 2007 Ben Welle Very special thanks to Mary V. Rickel Pelletier, DESIGN: Patrice Gallagher, Park River Watershed Revitalization Initiative, Gallagher/Wood Design, Frederick, Md. Hartford, Conn. 4425_Text:tplbp.text.final.3.05 10/22/07 4:55 PM Page 1 Renewing a Historic Legacy THE PARK SYSTEM of HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT October, 2007 4425_Text:tplbp.text.final.3.05 10/22/07 4:55 PM Page 2 The Trust for Public Land would like to thank the following for the financial contributions that made this project possible: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION THE HARTFORD FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC GIVING PHOENIX FOUNDATION ING THE CITY OF HARTFORD ii R ENEWING A H ISTORIC L EGACY 4425_Text:tplbp.text.final.3.05 10/22/07 4:55 PM Page 3 Table of Contents E XECUTIVE OVERVIEW 1 F INDINGS AND R ECOMMENDATIONS 1. A Grand and Historic System 3 2. Connectivity 6 3. Inequity and Lack of Spillover Effect 9 4. A Less than Optimal Bureaucratic Structure 13 5. A Wellspring of Private Support, Yet a Lack of Coordination among the Organizations 14 6. Lack of Funding 16 C ONCLUSION 19 A PPENDICES Appendix A: Financial Analysis 20 Appendix B: Map of Batterson Park 24 R ENEWING A H ISTORIC L EGACY iii 4425_Text:tplbp.text.final.3.05 10/26/07 2:11 PM Page 4 Acknowledgements TPL would also like to thank the many individuals who devoted their time and knowledge of Hartford's parks. Ken Darden Boys and Girls Clubs Sandy Fry Capitol Region Council of Governments Linda Osten Capitol Region Council of Governments Councilperson Veronica Airey-Wilson City of Hartford Margaret Brown City of Hartford Jennifer Cassidy City of Hartford Lee Erdmann City of Hartford Mark Goetz City of Hartford John Kehoe City of Hartford Penny Leto City of Hartford John McGrane City of Hartford Councilperson Bob Painter City of Hartford John F. Palmieri City of Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez City of Hartford Bhupen Patel City of Hartford Ramon Rojano City of Hartford Robert Smullyan City of Hartford Lori Wachtelhausen City of Hartford Sharon Lewis Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice Pat Kelly Ebony Horsewomen Jim Leahy Friends of Bushnell Park Ivette Gonzalez Friends of Colt Park Lisa Silvestri Friends of Elizabeth Park Henry Hester Friends of Keney Park Steve Mirsky Friends of Pope Park Linda Bayer Hartford 2000 Madeline McClave Hartford 2000 Jiff Martin Hartford Food System Linda Kelly Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Sharon O'Meara Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Richard Porth Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Bill Young Hartford Park and Recreation Advisory Committee Al Hinds Hartford Public Schools Jack Hale Knox Parks Foundation Ted Carroll Leadership Greater Hartford Jean King Parisky Associates Sandy Parisky Parisky Associates Mary V. Rickel Pelletier Park River Watershed Revitalization Initiative Joe Marfuggi Riverfront Recapture Marc Nicol Riverfront Recapture Jim Capodiece Town of West Hartford Kathy Bagley Town of Wethersfield Bonnie Therrien Town of Wethersfield Darryl Garner West End Community Center iv R ENEWING A H ISTORIC L EGACY 4425_Text:tplbp.text.final.3.05 10/22/07 4:55 PM Page 1 Executive Overview he park network of the city of Hart- once had 350 professionals, laborers, ford, which in the early 20th century foresters, landscapers, lifeguards, instructors Twas one of the best in the nation, and recreation leaders today musters only 35 needs attention if it is to rise to prominence park workers and seven recreation profes- again in the 21st. sionals — and even that number is on a While the city still has an impressive relentless decline with retirements. Some of quantity of parkland in relation to its size Hartford’s parks still appear beautiful to the and population, decades of deferred mainte- casual user because of the herculean commit- nance has diminished the quality of park ment of volunteer organizations and private landscapes and buildings to the point that donors. But those parks without powerful this multi-million-dollar resource is at severe friends organizations are perceived as (and risk. Turf is patchy, many trees are less than in some cases are) becoming dangerous, healthy, erosion is sometimes severe, paths overgrown, dilapidated, and are often avoid- and roads are potholed. Litter and illegal ed. Overall, the parks need millions of dol- dumping are prevalent, conspicuous prob- lars of repairs and upgrades. lems. Even worse, there are few park and This decline has not occurred suddenly recreation programs for critically at-risk — it’s been gradual over many years. But the youth and teens, nor for seniors, adults and implications extend well beyond the bound- small children. aries of the parks into the residential neigh- A park and recreation department which borhoods. If the city of Hartford is to The General Plan of 1912 proposed a system of parks interconnected by parkways; the plan was never implemented but the concept of connecting parks remains a possibility. R ENEWING A H ISTORIC L EGACY 1 4425_Text:tplbp.text.final.3.05 10/22/07 4:55 PM Page 2 HARTFORD PARKS & RECREATION SPENDING, 1997–2006 will receive much more than minimal main- tenance but others have banded together into $7,500,000 “friends” organizations and pitched in to sup- plement city workers and city funds. Several of these organizations have become notably $6,500,000 successful, and Bushnell Park, Elizabeth Park and the Connecticut Riverfront parks, in $5,500,000 particular, seem to be in good shape. But the fragmentation of the park system $4,500,000 based on local community “fiefdoms” can be deleterious to the system as a whole. Some parks do relatively well, but city-wide plan- $3,500,000 ning is undermined, city-wide maintenance is made more difficult and — most important FY97 FY98 FY00 FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY99 — city-wide advocacy is virtually eliminated. Parks and Recreation Budget, by Year This can lead to a downward spiral of less Budget in Constant 2006 Dollars government spending and more private gap- filling by volunteers. Reversing this trend so that Hartford’s parks will be able to pull their weight in the revitalization of the city will require mayoral succeed with its economic comeback and to leadership, bureaucratic reorganization, des- re-emerge as the engine at the center of its ignated long-term funding, and private sector region, it must literally “get the details right” partnership on a full city-wide basis. This as far as attracting employers, enticing resi- vitally important task is larger than any one dents, increasing the number of retail estab- person or entity can take on alone. lishments, creating jobs and generating Therefore, the recommendations in this higher tax revenues. This entails not only report are aimed at all the stakeholders in fixing the schools and reducing crime but Hartford’s park system, including city politi- also properly maintaining and improving the cal officials, city agency staff, private sector park system. For it is only the joy of great leaders, citizen park activists and regular citi- urban parks that, for many, can overcome the zens, both in and outside the city. Whether convenient allure of suburban yards. by responding to the long-term or the short- There are thousands of Hartfordians term recommendations, everyone who cares who care deeply about their parks and park about the future of Hartford has a role to resources. Some have lost faith that parks play in revitalizing the city’s parks. I 2 R ENEWING A H ISTORIC L EGACY 4425_Text:tplbp.text.final.3.05 10/26/07 2:12 PM Page 3 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS A Grand and Historic System. parks; stimulate bicycling, running, skating Through a combination of acreage, layout, and other activities without the dangers of cars; reduce air pollution in the parks; design and historical associations, Hartford has reduce global warming; and to have fun. a park system of truly national noteworthiness. (The city, or perhaps the Hartford Courant, However, it is currently under-appreciated, could produce a map showing how to bike on streets from one park to the next.) under-recognized and under-marketed. RECOMMENDATIONS: In the early 1600s the Dutch settled along the Connecticut River at its Little River OVER THE LONGER TERM, it is vital to make the (now Park River) tributary. English settlers 1most of Hartford’s great park resource and followed in 1637, pushing out the Native use it as an economic underpinning for the city. Local, state and national historic American residents. In 1662 Hartford preservation organizations and landscape became the capital of the Connecticut scholars should be engaged to further colony, and by 1790 the city was among the research Hartford parks. Also, the city’s 10 largest in the young United States.
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