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  • Foliage report

    It’s not peak foliage yet, but we’re seeing lots of color on campus. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 14 2022 08:00am

  • 200 years of transportation

    New Haven observed the 200th anniversary of the Farmington Canal this morning. Originally a water route to Northampton, Massachusetts, the line... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 20 2022 09:37am

  • Pathbreakers

    Planners call them desire paths: those improvised trails through grass or landscaping that reveal where pedestrians really want to go. This one... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 2 2021 08:50am

  • Yellow greenway

    Every spring, the forsythia at Hillhouse Avenue and the Farmington Canal Greenway gets a little more dazzling. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 20 2021 08:00am

  • Witchcraft

    Every year, we celebrate the arrival of witch hazel on campus, a reassuring sign of spring. We saw these blossoms on the Farmington Canal Greenway... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 2 2021 08:00am

  • In the weeds

    A nice crop of native grasses lines the Farmington Canal Greenway as it passes Benjamin Franklin College. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 18 2020 11:47am

  • A builder of New Haven

    On Saturday, New Haven dedicated a new statue of William “King” Lanson (1785–1851), a free black entrepreneur best known for... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 29 2020 08:01am

  • April flowers

    The forsythia at Hillhouse Avenue and the Farmington Canal Trail are sheltering in place this year. Follow their example and bloom where... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 2 2020 07:51am

  • A cheerful path

    The forsythia is blooming along the Farmington Canal Greenway, making trips up Hillhouse Avenue a little brighter. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 16 2019 09:25am

  • Dam good

    What’s this stone carving on the side of Benjamin Franklin College all about? The fact that it faces the Farmington Canal Greenway is a clue:... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 5 2018 09:02am

  • Happy trails

    Since the new residential colleges opened, foot traffic has been picking up on the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, a former canal and railroad line... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 2 2018 08:35am

  • Natural wonders

    Almost as impressive as the brightly blooming forsythia next to the Farmington Canal Greenway is the guy riding his bike with no hands. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 19 2017 08:31am

  • Built-in history

    As the new residential colleges move closer to completion, more details are visible to sidewalk superintendents. The view here is a façade of... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 19 2017 01:44pm

  • Golden days

    Alongside the Farmington Canal Trail at Hillhouse Avenue, forsythia blooms greet cyclists and runners. (That’s the Malone Engineering Center at... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 28 2015 08:42am