Windsor land use commissioner @alancavagnaro.bsky.social reflects on our Room at the Table report in @nextcity.org , highlighting how the lack of renters, young residents, and women on local boards fuels exclusionary practices and limits community voice. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

The CT GOP is engaging in a coordinated screed against HB5002 by lying through their teeth: "Newtown has a long history of responsible and community-driven land use policy" Too bad Urban Dispatch keeps receipts. Newtown has kept housing from 853 families over the just last four years 🧵

11.5 hours but we ended the day smiling.

H.B. 5002 just passed the House after over 11 hours of debate! From Work Live Ride, the biggest parking reform east of the Rockies, to fair share, commercial conversions, public housing, and homelessness reforms, this is a significant step forward. On to the Senate! 🏘️🚉

The DCT team is hard at work supporting HB5002 and still taking advantage of free ice cream in the old approps committee room!

Hear from our new director Nick Kantor’s case for Work Live Ride: 👇 "By building homes and jobs near transit hubs, we can create diverse, dynamic, walkable neighborhoods that expand affordability, support local businesses, and reduce pollution." ctmirror.org/2025/02/26/w...

Donald Shoup was a visionary whose work on parking reform inspired me long before I was elected to Planning & Zoning. His legacy reshaped communities for the better, including South Windsor, by reducing parking minimums. Rest in peace.

The potential of Work Live Ride: ‘These communities stimulate local economies, reduce commuting costs, and foster vibrant areas where people want to live, work, and visit.’ – @alancavagnaro.bsky.social, DesegregateCT Deputy Director. Read more: ctmirror.org/2025/02/03/c...

Testified in support of Work Live Ride for the third time yesterday—proud to keep up the fight and move us closer to passage in 2025! 🏘 @desegregatect.bsky.social

If you wanted to decrease the cost of homes, one thing you wouldn’t do is put a flat tariff on your main source of timber.

Had a fantastic time at Hunter College tonight for an event with @nerd4cities.bsky.social and @thewaroncars.bsky.social! 🚉🚲 Big thanks to the wonderful folks at @norwalkstreets.bsky.social for saving me a seat and providing the company!

🚨 Public Hearing Alert! 🚨 📢 Work Live Ride is HB 6831 this session! The public hearing is this Monday at 10AM. Here's how Pro-Homes advocates can take action: 🏘🚉👇

In my completely biased opinion, an excellent successor to @peteharrison860.bsky.social

Something that makes Vessel technologies so interesting to me is the attempt to innovate and make housing efficiently. We need more of that! Standardized ADU’s, modular and manufactured homes…we could make more affordable homes available to CT residents. www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...