[Mike 75]

Originally Posted by JayCT

UConn's new campus officially opens tomorrow. Jay

UConn opens downtown Hartford campus Wednesday | HartfordBusiness.com

Hopefully optimistic. Of all the development plans in Hartford in the past 10 to 20 years, this is the one that holds the most promise IMO.

[JayCT]

Here is an interesting take on downtown Hartford from four young people that live there. Jay

Welcome, UConn, You'll Love It In Hartford - Hartford Courant

[Raider111]

Originally Posted by JayCT

Here is an interesting take on downtown Hartford from four young people that live there. Jay

Welcome, UConn, You'll Love It In Hartford - Hartford Courant

sounds like hipstermom

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by JayCT

Here is an interesting take on downtown Hartford from four young people that live there. Jay

Welcome, UConn, You'll Love It In Hartford - Hartford Courant

I actually know two of the people featured in this article personally, and quite well (one is a family member through marriage, the other is his good friend). Nice guys.

That said, the article states they "moved to Hartford from New York City". What they left out was that both grew up in a Hartford suburb, went to college in Manhattan and moved back to the Hartford area. I don't even think they changed their legal address once. Very misleading by omission.

Of course the Courant is going to post things like this about their home city, but the fact they deliberately play with words to make the reader believe something that isn't true shows me they are desperate.

Let be honest with ourselves. Hartford proper has a long way to go before it's a desirable city.

[JayCT]

Today marks the formal opening of UConn's new campus in downtown Hartford. Here is a great little article on the history of that move including how the whole Adrien's Landing/Front Street development came about. Jay

As UConn returns, a chapter in Hartford's history is completed | HartfordBusiness.com

[beerbeer]

Anyone who thinks Hartford is not a desirable city hasn't traveled to other state capitals or mid-sized cities. No it's not Boston, duh. But compared to smaller cities like Albany, Des Moines, Sacramento, Boise, or even some bigger paces like St Pete, it has a wealth of historic, cultural and even business enterprises that most envy.

[BPt111]

Originally Posted by beerbeer

Anyone who thinks Hartford is not a desirable city hasn't traveled to other state capitals or mid-sized cities. No it's not Boston, duh. But compared to smaller cities like Albany, Des Moines, Sacramento, Boise, or even some bigger paces like St Pete, it has a wealth of historic, cultural and even business enterprises that most envy.

Providence, Phoenix, Atlanta, Indianapolis, Saint Paul, Raleigh, Oklahoma City, Madison, Tallahassee, Nashville, Salt Lake City, Austin, Richmond

[jxzz]

Originally Posted by beerbeer

Anyone who thinks Hartford is not a desirable city hasn't traveled to other state capitals or mid-sized cities. No it's not Boston, duh. But compared to smaller cities like Albany, Des Moines, Sacramento, Boise, or even some bigger paces like St Pete, it has a wealth of historic, cultural and even business enterprises that most envy.

Concur with the sentiment. Unfortunately this is a zero sum game between Hartford vs Boston/NYC. Hartford is always going to be compared to Boston/NYC for job losses or gains. Better than everybody else does not solve the economic issue.

The best solution for CT is bay area approach. Bay area in CA may not have the best urban economy, but it has enough of dense of suburban and small cities to outshine even NYC/Boston for high tech jobs. CT is going that direction. Better infrastructure, better urban universities such as UCONN expansion in Stamford/Hartford, but it takes times.

For now, I see a duo of Stamford/New Haven to be an economic engine of CT. Hartford could make it into trio, a Trio of Stamford/New Haven/Hartford to form bay area like economies with core economic competancies in finance and high tech industries.

[BPt111]

Originally Posted by jxzz

Concur with the sentiment. Unfortunately this is a zero sum game between Hartford vs Boston/NYC. Hartford is always going to be compared to Boston/NYC for job losses or gains. Better than everybody else does not solve the economic issue.

The best solution for CT is bay area approach. Bay area in CA may not have the best urban economy, but it has enough of dense of suburban and small cities to outshine even NYC/Boston for high tech jobs. CT is going that direction. Better infrastructure, better urban universities such as UCONN expansion in Stamford/Hartford, but it takes times.

For now, I see a duo of Stamford/New Haven to be an economic engine of CT. Hartford could make it into trio, a Trio of Stamford/New Haven/Hartford to form bay area like economies with core economic competancies in finance and high tech industries.

Bay area has numerous startup companies like Lyft and Uber

[htfdcolt]

Originally Posted by BPt111

Bay area has numerous startup companies like Lyft and Uber

^^Probably the understatement of the thread!