ABOVE: Perspective view showing location of the civic center in relation to Constitution Plaza.

(Photographer: Harris Davis
Photography.)

LEFT: Proposed pedestrian circulation showing the linkage between the civic center and Constitution Plaza.

* civic center
1 interior
2 galleria
3 open

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Significant Case Studies

HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT ("CONSTITUTION PLAZA")

Core area before development. The characteristic of urban blight is represented by an outmoded street pattern, old structures, destruction of compactness by erosion through parking areas, garages, etc., and many unsuitable uses like warehousing and storage, structures of marginal productivity.

The same area as shown in picture above after partial completion of revitalization program. Note the new circulatory road pattern surrounding large pedestrian areas and the intensified land utilization. The economics of revitalization are illustrated by the fact that the value of taxable properties prior to redevelopment is $2,300,000. The tax values after redevelopment are estimated to be $26,000,000.