Quality of Life Initiatives and activities improve the long-term quality of life and stabilize the economic climate of the Upper Albany commercial district. Upper Albany Main Street works with the City of Hartford, the Hartford Police Department’s Community Service Officer, and neighborhood organizations to enforce current health and safety regulations and maintain a safe and attractive commercial district. UAMS Quality of Life programming supports the ongoing efforts to reduce and prevent crime in Upper Albany through the U.S. Department of Justice’s Weed and Seed program. UAMS crime prevention committee catalyzed the designation of Upper Albany as a Weed and Seed Community. According to the Department of Justice,

  UAMS leads the Neighborhood Restoration Committee of the Upper Albany/Clay Arsenal Weed and Seed Program. More information about the Weed and Seed Program is available at- http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ccdo/ws/welcome.html.

  UAMS’ most recent Quality of Life initiative is the Albany Avenue Public Safety Project. UAMS is working with residents, merchants, law enforcement officials, and security consultants to design and launch the Public Safety Project. The Public Safety Project proposes using security cameras along Albany Avenue to improve public safety for the entire district. A wireless network of security cameras would be installed along utility poles at strategic locations to assist law enforcement officials, protect investment, and reduce crime along Albany Avenue.