New Haven, CT Driving Tips
Keep your eye out for street parking early as your approaching your location and give yourself extra time (10-15minutes) to find parking.
New Haven, CT Buying Tips
Major dealerships are mainly located outside of New Haven. I would recommend a compact fuel efficient car. Taxes are high and parking can be scarce, so the smaller the better for car size.
Favorite Driving Memory
One of my favorite memories driving in New Haven is the night I went to Sterling Library at Yale University for a music event. The university had just acquired a collection of Big Band archives including music and video. Driving in the center of campus is always enjoyable after hours. There's always
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a bustle of excitement and culture in the air. The lights shining through the windows from the gothic architecture of university buildings line the roadsides. There tends to be less traffic and a calmer atmosphere, which helps you to appreciate and take in your surroundings. Students dart across the street and up the side walks. I remember seeing how beautiful the sunset was shining through Grove St Cemetery as I passed Woolsey Hall and parked on the street.
Favorite Road
Hillhouse Ave
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Beautiful old historic mansions & buildings occupied by the various liberal arts departments within Yale University stretch from the beginning to end on both sides of the street. Its truly like a picture out of a story book in the summer and fall seasons.
New Haven, CT Driving Tips
Be careful and look at a map before driving to this city because there are a ton of one way roads and you can get lost pretty quickly.
New Haven, CT Buying Tips
I don't have a ton of experience buying a car in this particular city.
Favorite Driving Memory
My favorite time driving into this city was the time I ran a 5k to raise money and awareness for breast cancer. The city was so well organized that it made driving to this pretty big city manageable. There were thousands of runners, so even with some roads closed the beauty of so many people driving
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to this city for the race was awesome.
Favorite Road
Chapel St
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This is my favorite road to drive on because it is always busy. There are a ton of restaurants and shops here. The center of the city is also on this road and it's nice to drive past the green that is there.
New Haven, CT Driving Tips
Get ready for a lot of pay-for-park and one way streets. Downtown area is beautiful but a bit of a pain to navigate and park. The whole city is pretty easy to get around once you've lived there for a little while. Just be ready for a learning curve
New Haven, CT Buying Tips
A lot of stop and go for sure, you're gonna need pretty strong brakes. I've never bought a car here, but there are a lot of dealerships. Check out reputability before making a decision.
Favorite Driving Memory
Driving from my college campus to the famous Toad's Place for a concert. Love the downtown area so much, a very nice and well lit environment in the shadow of Yale with plenty of shops and fun things to do. Best part of the city
Favorite Road
Dixwell Ave
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Nice and quick, a 4 mile straightaway basically. It's great and takes you pretty much everywhere in the city, although it's not terribly attractive. Useful though
