My dog convinced the fire is built for her and her alone 🔥🎄🐕

🧵 Drivers have killed 67 pedestrians/cyclists in Connecticut, so far, this year. The most recent preventable death happened on Route 44 in Hartford last night. www.realhartford.org/pedestrian-m...

Absolutely horrifying www.ctinsider.com/capitalregio...

“A Stonington municipal board rejected a developer's plan to pack more than80 townhouses on land where a shuttered nightclub stands” Maybe one day in the future local reporters won’t use pejorative language like “pack” to describe basic townhomes www.ctinsider.com/realestate/a...

The Fairfield County numbers are so, so bad, but it’s wild that they’re *still* somehow better than Long Island

Drivers have killed at least 66 pedestrians/cyclists, so far, this year in Connecticut. The most recent preventable death happened on Rt 72 in Plainville on Thursday night. www.realhartford.org/pedestrian-m...

Brownfield cleanup funds have to have some of the highest ROI of any state investments Not only are you ✅ cleaning up polluted sites, but you’re ✅ actively converting them into homes, businesses, and tax-paying properties Win-win investments

I think on some level conservative NIMBYs oppose more housing because they dislike the idea of young people having more choices in how their lives are going to unfold

One big takeaway from Mamdani bringing YIMBYs into his transition is that advocates can often gain a lot of power by 1.) having useful answers to questions and accurate information 2.) being reasonably polite and pleasant to elected officials 3.) understanding the actual mechanics of government

The strangest thing about Yglesias’s political views is that I literally discovered him 15 years ago because he was advocating for an unpopular (at the time) but principled view: we needed to build more homes! An OG YIMBY figure arguing against persuasion is so strange

Biggest technological revolution in our lifetime and it's not AI:

Me watching Trumbull’s neighboring towns pursue and approve safer streets

Finished “Life After Cars,” and it’s great! But I have one small quibble with @sgoodyear.bsky.social and @brooklynspoke.bsky.social’s ending, especially the part about “engage with local government.” Plenty of advocates should consider the ultimate local engagement: running for office!

BREAKING on MS NOW: Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."

One of the 1st actions during my new term on Trumbull’s Town Councilor was approving our 5 year capital plan. Major takeaways: cars—and their costs—are such a 💰challenge for suburban communities. Thoughts on local budgets, cars, and pedestrian infrastructure 🧵/ www.trumbull-ct.gov/AgendaCenter...

🧵Drivers have killed at least 65 pedestrians/cyclists, so far, this year in Connecticut. The most recent preventable fatal crash happened on Meriden's Route 5 just 0.2 mile from where a motorist killed Charlotte E. Dodd Herbst last month. www.realhartford.org/pedestrian-m...

Make this legal on every lot in Connecticut 🫡👏💪

Not sure the state-wide NIMBY group’s reclamation will work here

Bummed to miss this ceremony (I’m at home with the flu), but after this weekend I hope everyone in Trumbull who wants is able to brave tonight’s cold and attend our Menorah lighting. www.trumbull-ct.gov/m/newsflash/...

Little Connecticut has now extinguished medical debts for 160,000 people. Almost 5% of our entire state's population 🤯 Freeing a massive number of people from the shackles of bad luck 👏👏👏 www.ctinsider.com/politics/art...

Would you believe us if we told you Fairfield Connecticut's widely acclaimed town center was actually 39% parking lot? #MappingMondays

“Solar is no longer just cheap daytime electricity, now it’s anytime dispatchable electricity” The question is no longer "if" renewables come to dominate the electricity supply market but rather "how soon"

Drivers have killed at least 63 pedestrians/cyclists, so far, this year in Connecticut. The most recent preventable episode of street violence happened last night in Washington. www.realhartford.org/pedestrian-m...

Anti-vaxxism is an ideology with maybe the dumbest combination of pointless and evil that has ever existed bsky.app/profile/nyti...

the people of this great republic yearn for locomotive transport

A lot of misinformation about the new housing bill

This is completely off the mark. Everyone knows about the success of e.g. California state-level ADU and parking reforms, so I'll give another: Florida's state-level Live Local Act has probably facilitated around 100,000 new residential units in commercial areas by this point.

I’m proud to share my piece in the Connecticut Mirror on how we can begin rebuilding democracy in CT — starting with honest conversations and community engagement. Would love to hear your thoughts! ctmirror.org/2025/12/08/r...

Lmao this Free Press writer lives in Norwalk, Connecticut, the 6th largest city in the state with 3 train stations to Grand Central Terminal and countless apartments, duplexes, townhomes, and everything in between. The “character” of the city is already diverse in its housing and people!

"attack the palisades" with duplexes. lmao. fucking nimbys are so weird. i am sorry but no. a duplex is not attacking you. that isn't real

the thing about the Free Press types is that when you push them on their actual ideology, it's NIMBYism

We have to absolutely obliterate the anti-vax movement, and CT officials should be ready with countermoves if SCOTUS tries to nuke requirements for schools

I try and keep up with what the MAGA-NIMBY folks are putting out as ideas, and honestly I don’t know how your brain gets pureed to this point 🤯🤯🤯

Also worth noting: there’s plenty of parking available in downtown New Haven. We at @ctparkingreform.bsky.social mapped every town and city center in the state, and New Haven’s is 22% parking (which is an undercount, as we used satellite space, so only one floor of a parking garage is factored in).

New Haven is lapping the field in Connecticut. ✅ more protected bike lanes/cycle tracks ✅ more rapid, reliable bus service ✅ traffic calming at places like Willow ✅ expanding homes, passing Downtown for All ✅ new Greenway/trail initiatives A better world really is possible!

yikes! if your business is reliant on having 1-2 parking spaces directly outside your front door and not the thousands of people who walk by each day, maybe the problem is your business and not the street www.newhavenindependent.org/2025/12/10/b...

Safe Streets Connecticut: November 2025 www.realhartford.org/2025/12/10/s... Recap of last month's preventable fatal pedestrian crashes. #CompleteStreets #VisionZero #SafeStreetsConnecticut

It's vile to kill people with no actual legal justification and also vile to joke about killing those people.

Had a great time at the New Haven Coalition for Active Transportation’s Coalition dinner. Incredible and inspirational speakers. There are *so* many people who want to build a more walkable, bikeable, and housing-abundant state.

First official meeting of the new Town Council session and it’s a packed agenda: ➡️ teachers contract ➡️ alternate appointments ➡️ 5 year capital plan (a vision document)

Local NIMBYs: these new homes will cause more traffic which will be dangeous Me: oh so you agree that traffic can be dangerous, you support my push for traffic cameras, speed humps, and bulb outs? Local NIMBYs: no, we must be able to speed everywhere in town at all times Me: 🫠🫠🫠

Gov. Lamont will be coming to Norwalk to ceremonial sign the housing bill the legislature passed in special session. Housing is at the top of the affordability pyramid. Fix it or we lose our college graduates, families who are looking to buy their starter home or seniors who want to downsize.

The only civilized way to get to a boys trip in the city

The best way to finish @thewaroncars.bsky.social “Life After Cars” is on the train to and from NYC

I love to see the ped/bike infrastructure in Sunnyside, Queens slowly shifting from plastic to permanent/hard Concrete > flexposts any day of the week!

Only the true patriots out for the Putnam Memorial State Park Winter Walk this morning. Fantastic stories about recently uncovered stories, including an Acadian camp follower, enslaved doctor, and native soldier. America—it was diverse from the very beginning!

“Save the smokestack” lmao look at that fake petition rendering of what the area actually looks like NIMBYism for polluting infrastructure Fairfield County is incredible

There is NOT A SINGLE DRIVER who’s “confused” by what the flashing school bus stop sign means—they’re just recklessly passing them! Fine the hell out of them for the first offense, take their license the second offense. Stop messing around and give consequences! www.ctpost.com/news/article...

Connecticut passed the strongest statewide legislative parking reforms in the country! Our maps & advocacy helped pass this historic reform. Support more wins in 2026 by donating to our end of year campaign! secure.givelively.org/donate/parki...

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DO NOT ADD HIGHWAY LANES IN 2025 WHAT ARE YOU DOING CTDOT ctmirror.org/2025/12/05/i...