Kathryn Hebert

The Transportation, Mobility and Parking Team received a $250,000 grant from the LISS Futures Funds for a green infrastructure installation at the Webster Street Parking Lot. The project will install green infrastructure as part of the repaving of 5.4 acre public parking lot in the City’s business district, near the Norwalk Harbor. The harbor drains stormwater in the Long Island Sound, and this project will help to alleviate flooding, increase tree canopy, and prevent 6.7 million gallons for… Show more

The Transportation, Mobility and Parking Team received a $250,000 grant from the LISS Futures Funds for a green infrastructure installation at the Webster Street Parking Lot. The project will install green infrastructure as part of the repaving of 5.4 acre public parking lot in the City’s business district, near the Norwalk Harbor. The harbor drains stormwater in the Long Island Sound, and this project will help to alleviate flooding, increase tree canopy, and prevent 6.7 million gallons for stormwater and 12 pounds of nitrogen annually from flowing into the Sound. The project is expected to be complete during 2022. Show less

Collaborating with the CT Women's Business Development Council, created an E Learning Panel to teach and discuss the benefits to women small business related to the municipal contracting process.
The panel included:
Woman-owned business owners Kathryn Hebert, President and CEO of TPM Connect, and Cindy Hersom, President of DICIN Electric Co., Inc., and Marisol Herrera of CT PTAC who have all navigated the maze of contracting.

Legal and Policy Implications for Cities and Transit in the Wake of COVID-19
Dive into relevant data and takeaways from the IPMI Industry Response & Recovery Benchmarking Survey. Discuss observations and recent trends, and examine how mobility system shifts are creating challenges to existing municipal legal and policy structures. Explore how decisions are being made, what’s needed now, and how cities are responding.

Vision Zero is a strategy to eliminate all traffic fatalities and sever injuries, while increasing safety, healthy, equitable mobility for all through a combination of engineering, enforcement, education and evaluation using data and public engagement and input.

The Artistic Crosswalk Program was created in November 2018 as a way to encourage community collaboration, place making and to celebrate Norwalk, CT's diversity and heritage. The first approved artistic crosswalk is a Rainbow that covers 4 crosswalks on the inside of the brick pavers located on West Ave at the entrance to the Lockwood Mathews Mansion -Installation expected September 2020.

https://www.norwalkct.org/1849/Artistic-Crosswalk-Program

Creates through business partnership efforts the collaborative business marketing organization, Norwalk Now, in the downtown districts to energize customer activity and enhance the business climate. Represents the Norwalk Parking Authority providing startup and long term investment to achieve sustainability. Norwalk Now brand establishes an entity that will eventually be able to “self manage” and provide long term sustainability through business participation and sponsorship.

Smartparking technology plan to improve the parking experience, customer service and improve environmental footprint through easy, convenient, real time wayfinding and convenient parking solutions using smartphone and smartcar applications and technology linked to on street signage. Offers merchant and small business opportunities; increases parking availability and necessary space turnover and reduces wayfinding drive time and easy/convenient parking payment options. Touchless payment options… Show more

Smartparking technology plan to improve the parking experience, customer service and improve environmental footprint through easy, convenient, real time wayfinding and convenient parking solutions using smartphone and smartcar applications and technology linked to on street signage. Offers merchant and small business opportunities; increases parking availability and necessary space turnover and reduces wayfinding drive time and easy/convenient parking payment options. Touchless payment options including pay by cell, text to pay and online reservation choices. Show less

The 'Art in Parking Places' project repurposes city owned parking assets, collaborating with the Norwalk Arts Commission to partner with the creative economy to provide exhibit space opportunities to the culture and art community. There are two visual art exhibits. A permanent art exhibit at the South Norwalk Railroad Station, largely funded with a grant from the Federal Transportation Administration and a revolving urban curated exhibit at the Maritime Garage Gallery (this one changes every… Show more

The 'Art in Parking Places' project repurposes city owned parking assets, collaborating with the Norwalk Arts Commission to partner with the creative economy to provide exhibit space opportunities to the culture and art community. There are two visual art exhibits. A permanent art exhibit at the South Norwalk Railroad Station, largely funded with a grant from the Federal Transportation Administration and a revolving urban curated exhibit at the Maritime Garage Gallery (this one changes every 3-4 months).
The most recent installation is creating an illuminated art mural on the façade of the Yankee Doodle Parking Garage. The Garage, located in the Wall Street District, overlooks the Norwalk River. This installation, planned for spring/summer 2017, will be located on the outside wall where the entrance of the garage is facing the corner of River Street and Burnell Boulevard. The project will transform the Yankee Doodle Garage into an artistic centerpiece in the Wall Street area as well as provide security and wayfinding through its unique lighting design.

http://www.thehour.com/news/article/Yankee-Doodle-Garage-shimmers-in-new-light-12303514.php


For more information about these projects, call at 203-994-3408; or email at krh401@gmail.com Show less

The Traffic Graphic Program is a collaboration between the Norwalk Arts Commission and the Norwalk Department of Transportation Mobility and Parking. The program involves painting strategically located traffic signal boxes partnering with local artists to create selected themed type of exhibits on the boxes in an effort to beautify the community and enhance civic pride. Phase I- Literary Theme; Phase II-CT@Work.

The goal of the Parking study/plan is the development of a citywide strategic parking plan that provides a framework to help articulate and clarify a unified vision and approach for parking in Norwalk. The plan will explore innovative strategies and parking values from a variety of user's perspectives so that the implementation tools outlines in the plan can be used by all stakeholders to achieve the best parking plan possible. At the same time, the City is updating the 10 year citywide plan… Show more

The goal of the Parking study/plan is the development of a citywide strategic parking plan that provides a framework to help articulate and clarify a unified vision and approach for parking in Norwalk. The plan will explore innovative strategies and parking values from a variety of user's perspectives so that the implementation tools outlines in the plan can be used by all stakeholders to achieve the best parking plan possible. At the same time, the City is updating the 10 year citywide plan and downtown neighborhood plans. The Norwalk Tomorrow brand was created to communicate and engage the public by using mobile platforms for all three studies. This mobile, web based application strategy aims to include more citizens in the decision making process, making the City of Norwalk more responsive and effective. Show less

Collaboration between the Norwalk Parking Authority and the Norwalk Community College to create job readiness in the community and expand the user market group. Developed a project teaching marketing students to plan,create and design marketing collateral and materials, and promote the parking pay by cell payment option through smartphone app technology. In addition to helping formulate ideas for promotional materials and an online survey, the students were out on the street talking to parkers… Show more

Collaboration between the Norwalk Parking Authority and the Norwalk Community College to create job readiness in the community and expand the user market group. Developed a project teaching marketing students to plan,create and design marketing collateral and materials, and promote the parking pay by cell payment option through smartphone app technology. In addition to helping formulate ideas for promotional materials and an online survey, the students were out on the street talking to parkers and businesses performing guerilla marketing encouraging people to download and use the pay by cell app. Students received direct experience with real goals and deliverables which is the best way to learn the kinds of job skills they’ll need in the marketplace. In turn the Parking Authority received valuable data and creative insight from a large user population. Article:

http://www.thehour.com/norwalk/article/Norwalk-Community-College-city-s-Parking-8108768.php

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