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Gaffney PlaceWaterbury, CT

During Construction

Before Revitalization

Key Facts

Street paved with concrete pavers.
Complete Street concept.
Sustainable planting.

Project Details

Gaffney Place has been transformed “into a masterpiece, championed as a blueprint of urban renewal” (Waterbury Republican, 11/23/2014). Nestled in the historic Hillside neighborhood of Waterbury, this street is short in length but important to the neighborhood pedestrian and vehicular circulation. Neighborhood Works, a non-profit housing developer, has revisioned the street to counteract years of disinvestment and urban blight.

Included in the vision is a “Complete Streets” treatment of the roadway and sidewalks with the goal of slowing traffic and making a pedestrian friendly environment. Angled parking, ornamental pavements, spherical bollards, plantings, and street furniture make this a unique asset for the downtown neighborhood, which includes the YMCA, Mattatuck Museum, Town Green, and Rowland Government Center.