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how would you work with CRDA to further
improve the city?
To the extent that CRDA has been a key
player in developing housing downtown, I
applaud all of its efforts because having a
24/7 residential population is something I've
advocated for almost 20 years. We need to be
building so we're able to capture that energy,
capture that population.
The Hartford Office Supply building has to
be done. I think it should have retail on the first
floor, and every one of these projects must have
affordable housing. The strength of neighbor-
hoods has to be based on economic diversity
of population.
What's your opinion of the Downtown
North development, including the new
baseball stadium?
I do think it will generate economic devel-
opment. But the process itself, I feel, was
flawed. Unfortunately, Hartford's footing the
entire bill. I hope the legislature does provide
us with a [ticket tax funding] mechanism, as
I think it should.
Certainly the Downtown North area
needs something. We have to encourage it,
which may mean we have to provide some
economic incentives to continue the develop-
ment. That has to be peppered with prudence.
We're looking for taxes, after all. I don't know
if I could change anything at this point. I'd
give up the city's luxury boxes.
What must Hartford do to attract more
businesses?
We need infrastructure development
downtown to attract young entrepreneurs.
Transportation, mobility advancements,
the rail, the bus will all help generate more
business. A rail connection to Bradley would
actually be a good generator for some of our
convention business. We're sitting here in
theoretically the most advanced nation in
the world, and we don't have a rail connec-
tion to our airport?
We need to build out some of our industri-
al spaces. There are large tracts of industrial
land on Windsor Street. I would look to utilize
incentives to bring in new business. I would
triage the inventory of vacant properties that
Hartford owns with the goal of seeing which
could immediately be put into the hands of
anybody with a plan to develop them.
What should happen with the XL Center?
Long term, I see the XL Center staying put.
I would certainly be in favor of proposals to
expand it somewhat to be able to attract big-
ger entertainment options.
My primary focus is having the XL Center
filled as often as possible and having it com-
municate with the streets around it.
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