That fact that we need a bus to get from the train station to a parking lot two blocks away is pathetic. Forget a welcome sign, the train station already covers that when you come up on the escalators - "Welcome to New Haven". Let's just get that transit oriented development project and the coliseum site going with new construction ASAP, and whens Northland gonna demolish their Concrete City?

"whens"?
When they feel like it.
Until then, suck it up and walk.
Sorry to be brutalist.
Facts are facts.

i think this is a good idea, doug. new haven could use more public art in general, especially at highway overpasses that divide the city.

to the above naysayers, i think the supposed danger is largely in your head. yes, overpasses make parts of new haven feel like no-mans-land. i have never, ever had a problem walking past these housing projects. sure, it is not the ritz carleton, and new haven has not done the best job balancing the economic divide that exists, i guess. but, do you just want a gentrified, disney-esque downtown and poor people to disappear?

I wouldn't mind a little more gentrification! It would be great to walk out of the train station and be able to see downtown. Maybe a directional sign on the bridge:
Downtown, to your left...

Downtown Stratford is the pits! It would help if the DOT engineers weren't aesthetically @#$%. Look at the bridges on the Merrit Parkway, Paris, any bridge by Calatrava, then look at the crap that the DOT designs - that's what you get when you have a bunch of political hacks, sex offenders and corrupt cronies running a bloated state agency.

I'm sure if you put Destefano's name on it, (Welcome to New Haven - John DeStefano Mayor) in big letters, the money would materialize in a second. Throw on a few other names: Kika Matos, Jessica Mayorga, Rob Smutts and we'd be talking nano-seconds....

I like the idea of some kind of awesome sign or artwork on the bridge here. Unfortunately, I doubt that ConnDOT would go for it.

The state's economic development department should set up a fund specifically targeted to improve the economic development potential within 1/2 mile of the state's major train stations (Stamford and New Haven). Other states have done this.

Our great train stations should be seen as seeds for economic development, not treated like they are worthless. For example, ConnDOT vetoed putting in bicycle symbols on this street a couple of years ago. It is embarrassing that our state's economic development policies are so uncoordinated.

The city also needs to take action, improving the comfort level of the walk by focusing on creating pedestrian-friendly infrastructure throughout the area. Instead, all the city's construction and striping in the area over the past few years has seemed to just be designed with the goal of creating taxicab-friendly, pedestrian-killing speedways.

Will this bridge be replaced as part of the I91 - I95 interchange improvements? If so, signage on one side announcing "Downtown One Block Ahead" and on the other side "Union Station Two Blocks Ahead" could be part of this. Also, could the trusses be made pigeon proof? It's dank and dark under the bridge, and gross to be dodging pigeon poop. For comfort and health reasons, it would be great if a standard pigeon-proof design could be established and used in urban areas. The city would benefit if the streets under I-91 at Chapel and Humphrey could be improved this way.

http://www.i95newhaven.com/

it looks like the bridge will not be replaced according to the website above.

You make a great point, Purell. I'm not sure if this bridge is set to be replaced. If it is - that's awesome. The bridge needs to be replaced.. what a terribly ugly bridge. Put a nice one in.

actually the bridge (at State/Union/Water) is quite lovely from the Union Ave side. The bridge itself (pictured above) has a great coat of paint on it.

That would be great to have a welcome sign though getting the police to be more respectful with regards to the parking and their parking lot cleanliness would be a first big step.

Artwork, murals, public art project, something forward-thinking and hip.

Last I checked the Town Greene is run by 360 State Street- check and see if its ok with them first.

New Havenite - The Town Green Special Services is an independent operation, you can learn more here. http://www.infonewhaven.com/content/town-green-special-services-district

It has nothing to do with 360 State.

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