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Residents ask Hartford to plan alternative marathon transit routes, consider job-placement shelter

5941700 · October 9, 2025
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Summary

During public comment, one resident urged the city to plan alternate transit routes for next year's Hartford Marathon after bus-stop closures caused delays; the same commenter suggested the city consider funding a shelter program that provides job placement and permanent housing assistance.

Joseph Young, a Hartford resident, told the City Council he experienced a transit disruption during the recent Hartford Marathon when street closures took bus service out of operation and left riders waiting.

"They shut down a lot of bus…

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