DOWNTOWN PROMENADES
In response to COVID-19, the City and Town Green partnered with local businesses to close lanes and street segments to facilitate outdoor dining and the pedestrian experience on College & Orange Streets. Town Green added some “pop” and additional safety measures to the closure with an eye-catching, colorful walkway and over 25 wooden bollards with greenery along each closure.
TEMPLE PLAZA BOLLARDS
The bollard lighting in Temple Plaza was on its last leg, keeping the plaza too dark at night for the popular downtown passageway and hang-out spot it has quickly become. To increase safety and nighttime visibility, Town Green District worked with the City of New Haven and neighboring restaurants and properties to select and install new efficient and modern lighting.
TEMPLE PLAZA TURF
In 2019, Town Green District installed artificial turf in Temple Plaza, just in time for the summer and the Happy Hour in the Plaza event series. The turf not only solved the Plaza’s drainage problem, but created a dry and comfortable surface that was used thoroughly. Creative seating and colorful umbrellas were also added.
Seating areas throughout #nhv
Set up and maintained every day, Town Green creates attractive seating areas for all to enjoy. Colorful and comfortable bistro furniture provide the perfect space to transform into your outdoor office or lunch table. We maintain 7 seating areas throughout downtown.
Big Belly solar trash bins
Since the programs inception in 2015 as a pilot program in partnership with The City of New Haven’s Department of Transportation, Traffic & Parking, Town Green District has introduced 47 efficient Big Belly solar trash compactors to the Downtown. Wrapped in graffiti-resistant city designs, each unit features side panels to advertising NHV restaurants, retail and events.
Current participants include:
The Owl Shop, Olives & Oil, Te Amo Tequila, Haven Hot Chicken, BAR, Lazeez, Anchor Spa, BNatural Cafe, Elm City Social, Havenly
terrasse outdoor dining
In partnership with The City of New Haven’s Department of Transportation, Traffic & Parking, Town Green District creates opportunities for all eligible downtown restaurants to join the Terrasse program. These custom seating areas enhance dining experiences providing al fresco options and beautifies streetscapes.
Click here for further information on the Terrasse Program.
Contact: matthew@downtownnewhaven.com
Wayfinder signage
Strategically placed throughout the city, Wayfinders help visitors locate downtown New Haven's popular destinations. Our wayfinding efforts include arrow ground signage to and from Downtown and both Union Station & State Street Station, 8 wrapped traffic control boxes with maps, and identifying park signage.
STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS
Ambassadors work on special improvement projects repainting weathered poles and hydrants, identifying and correcting trip & slip hazards. Staff regularly assess Downtown lighting - storefronts, streetlights, and façade lighting to ensure a safe, inviting environment downtown. For anything we are unable to fix, Town Green writes official reports to City departments.
HOLIDAY DECORATION
Town Green invites more festivity to Downtown with holiday decor throughout the year. Decorations range from wrapped streetlight poles and globes to a 15 foot lit snowflake at the College Street and Chapel Street intersection.