Removing Parking Minimums Is Just the Start

Hartford, CT, was the first city in the U.S. to repeal parking minimums. So…why is its downtown still 22% parking lots?

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is…a Mayor Working for Safe Streets and a Thriving Downtown

Mayor Erin Stewart is helping create a brighter future for New Britain, CT.

Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsSeptember 22, 2022Connecticut, downtown, elected officials, podcast

Walking America: Bridgeport to New Haven

From Housatonic Community College to Yale: The story of a 20-mile walk along I-95.

Road Diet Seven Years in the Making—Was It Worth Every Minute?

This would-be simple road diet project faced an unexpected amount of pushback, and ended up taking seven years and a lot of money to complete. Was it worth the hassle?

Is It Time for a National Zoning Atlas?

This advocacy group created the first online map to show how an entire state zones for housing. And they want to take the effort nationwide.

Herriges, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesMarch 30, 2022advocacy, zoning, Connecticut, mapping, maps, housing, race, segregation

The Road That Killed a City

From its one-time status as one of America’s most prosperous cities, Hartford, CT, is now one of the poorest—no thanks to its mid-twentieth-century urban renewal projects.