IT'S ABOUT RESULTS - Riverfront Recapture

to Bushnell Park and the
Capitol. DOUG SUISMAN, the
project’s award-winning
designer, says Riverfront
Recapture started this transformation
with the opening of
the plaza connection to the
river. Since then, he wrote,
“the tide has turned toward
making downtown walkable,
livable, and sustainable.”
It won’t end there. Possibilities
include riverwalk connections
to other communities, more
park enhancements, and additional
programming. And
changes such as these will
bring a new wave of impressive
results.
Key to the Riverfront’s success
is a partnership that’s recognized
as a national model for
parks management.
Riverfront Recapture coordinates
design and construction
of parks along the Connecticut
River and manages the completed
parks for the City of
Hartford and the Town of East
Hartford. With the Metropolitan
District Commission, we
oversee MDC crews’ daily
maintenance of the parks and
we administer a Riverfront
Rangers program, funded by
the MDC, providing a sense of
security for park visitors.
The management agreements
produce a welcoming, wellmaintained
park system along
the Connecticut River that
takes full advantage of this
priceless natural resource. For
that, we are deeply indebted
to our park management partners:
the City of Hartford, the
Town of East Hartford, and the
Metropolitan District Commission.
Together, we’re getting
great results.
ERIK MAZIARZ
OUR PARKS MANAGEMENT PARTNERS
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