Tensions often exist between grassroots, neighborhood efforts and more top-down regional planning.
Hartford, Connecticut is using FTA and FHWA Livability-related funds in conjunction with other Federal and local dollars to pull community stakeholders and regional planners into a team that s looking at the links between transportation, land use, and economic development at both the neighborhood and regional level and researching sustainable development practices. At the neighborhood level, they are planning human-scale land use designs that integrate multiple transport modes and address traffic conflicts.