A Gilded Age | 2

Why Are You Still Living Here | 6

With all the disruption the highway caused, it's safe to say plenty of people saw fit to move away from Hartford. In our final episode we talk to the people who have stayed in the city, and the ways they're fighting for change. Link to the Greater Hartford Mobility Study: https://www.hartfordmobility.com Congressman Larson's I-84/91 tunnel proposal: https://larson.house.gov/media-center/op-eds-and-letters/i-84i-91-tunnel-proposal-about-thinking-big-again The Road That Killed A City was written, recorded, and edited by Jim Krueger. Cover Art by Paul Trongone Music: "I Know A Guy" by Kevin MacLeod freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_Ma…new_a_Guy_1821 CC 3.0 "A Few Jumps Away" by Arthur Vyncke

Chaos | 5

From the get go, the Hartford Interstate and Urban Redevelopment projects showed signs of flaws in their execution. Down the line, we look at how the projects themselves facilitated systemic inequality that persists to this day. The Road That Killed A City was written, recorded, and edited by Jim Krueger. Cover Art by Paul Trongone Music: "Talltell" by Blue Dot Sessions freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot…lands/talltell CC 4.0 "Your Choice" by Inaequalis https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Inaequalis/terrarium/your-choicemp3 CC 4.0 "Drag along behind" by aboombong freemusicarchive.org/music/aboombon…g_along_behind CC 3.0

A Stark Amputation | 4

When Hartford started to expand, it was clear a new road was needed to connect downtown to the suburbs. Exactly where the road would take place and how the project would take shape show a city attempting to create strong divisions. The Road That Killed A City was written, recorded, and edited by Jim Krueger. Cover Art by Paul Trongone Music: "I Know A Guy" by Kevin MacLeod freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_Ma…new_a_Guy_1821 CC 3.0 "O' Holy Still" by Blue Dot Sessions https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/Vacant_Distillery/O_Holy_Still CC 4.0 "Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 14" Performed by Bernd Krueger www.piano-midi.de/ogg.htm CC 3.0

The American Identity | 3

In many ways, Hartford's change as a city is rooted in who we are as a country. Some of this is based upon Jeffersonian ideals, while some reasoning is more sinister. The Road That Killed A City was written, recorded, and edited by Jim Krueger. Cover Art by Paul Trongone Music: "Thread Caramb" by Blue Dot Sessions https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/Textiles_Caramb/Thread_Caramb_1828 CC 4.0 "First Results" by Blue Dot Sessions https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/single/first-results CC 4.0

A Gilded Age | 2

At its peak, the city of Hartford was perhaps the greatest in America. It certainly was the wealthiest. The city shined so bright, in fact, its charm lured in one of America's greatest writer's, Mark Twain. The Road That Killed A City was written, recorded, and edited by Jim Krueger. Cover Art by Paul Trongone Music: "Entwined Oddity" by Blue Dot Sessions https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/Bitters/Entwined_Oddity_1607 CC 4.0 "Talltell" by Blue Dot Sessions https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/flatlands/talltell CC 4.0