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  • A week off for Elis

    The campus is quiet but still beautiful today as students enjoy a week-long Thanksgiving break. For Harvard, though, the indignity of losing to Yale... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 25 2024 06:34am

  • Mirror image

    Reflections of the season in the glass façade of the Malone Center. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 23 2024 09:41am

  • Terminus

    The last New Haven leg of the Farmington Canal Trail is nearing completion. The bicycle and pedestrian trail now extends from Temple Street all the... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 29 2024 11:27pm

  • A matter of truss

    It's a nice time of year to admire the bridges that carry pedestrians over the Farmington Canal Greenway at Hillhouse Avenue. The two bridges... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 8 2023 05:14am

  • Cyclists welcome

    We spotted this sign on the Farmington Canal Greenway, on which you can pedal all the way to Northampton, Massachusetts. The League of American... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 13 2023 06:34am

  • That time again

    We love when the forsythia blooms along the Farmington Canal trail at Hillhouse Avenue. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 5 2023 08:00am

  • 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