Tom Broderick

Much better to do an insane one that connects Bridgeport to a series of sparsely populated towns while also destroying more of Bridgeport

This 3D model from her work of what happened to Bridgeport from 1913-2013 haunts me

Uconn master’s student Kristin Floberg (now WestCOG) found that “the number of commercial buildings within a short walk of the train station has fallen nearly 80 percent, the number of residential buildings has fallen 94 percent, while the number of tax exempt buildings has increased 250 percent.”

Bridge to Long Island? Connecticut lawmakers asked to study 14-mile Sound crossing The idea resurfaced last September when a developer unveiled his vision for a 14-mile span linking Bridgeport to Long Island.

Somehow this plan would manage to jam *even more* highway lanes through downtown Bridgeport.

Sure, we can’t adequately fund GBT buses, but let’s study this insane idea
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Actually the whole end is worth noting. And this coming from a Mystic resident.

You really do love to see it!

Opinion: Let's make modest homes legal again I am weary of the false cry of “local control” as an excuse for making modest homes illegal.

This is a fantastic, cogent argument in favor of SB 151 and lot size reform in CT:

“Why local authorities have made modest homes illegal is beyond my scope here. But I am weary of the false cry of “local control” as an excuse for making modest homes illegal.”

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Back-to-back nights in the Trumbull Town Council Chambers. This time for an *absolutely packed* Board of Education budget presentation.

Fire Marshall is turning dozens away—I had to persuade my way in!

“My objection is that by doing this I think it helps my cred to seek a third term”

Lmao

Unfortunately today’s crappy weather means that the @henrygrabar.bsky.social talk in WeHa is postponed.

Stay safe out there tonight. I’m looking forward to the new date!

Adding Up What Urban Highways Really Cost A new report maps the economic toll that downtown freeways exact on 142 US cities — and tallies up what that land could be worth if it was developed for other uses.

Another link to the Bloomberg Story on the Atlas of Inner City Highway Impacts: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

It’s really the perfect time capsule before they realized they needed to invent some kind of rationale for it (infrastructure, sewers…)

Author Talk: Henry Grabar and Paved Paradise in West Hartford at the Noah Webster Library at 6 pm Tuesday March 3

Jeff Speck hosted at Downtown Cabaret in Bridgeport on Thursday March 12

Two awesome events in Connecticut the next weeks:
@henrygrabar.bsky.social comes to West Hartford hosted by @bikewesthartford.bsky.social!

And then @jeffspeck.bsky.social comes to Bridgeport next week!

Trumbull Town Council meeting tonight! On the agenda:
➡️ Middle School Orchestra performance of the “Star Spangled Banner”
➡️ appointments to our Ethics Commission (so important for a town!)
➡️ funding agreements for road safety projects and drug prevention programs

Local government—legit exciting!

The party pitching lowering energy prices coming out against solar

The Connecticut GOP is just the party of NIMBY, it has no policy agenda outside of “no.” No to new homes for our friends and neighbors, no to clean energy for our future

Brutal to see Stewart do this to win a primary

A reminder—**THIS** is why Fairfield County has absurdly large minimum lot sizes

This is not why Connecticut has absurdly large minimum lot sizes

(I also love the “we need 1 acres for septic” followed immediately in the next sentence “you need a half acre” lol)

It is shocking, I know!

Beautiful weekend of hikes with my favorite dog. Honestly not much better than warming New England temps with the snow lingering 😍

My lord what a dog

“The word ‘person’ in the Constitution embraces every human being…whether Caucasian, Indian, or African, from the President to the slave. Show me a person, no matter what his condition, or race, or color, within the national jurisdiction, and I confidently claim for him this protection.”
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Charles Sumner: Conscience of a Nation Conscience of a Nation

Continuing my read of the new Charles Sumner biography, and I’m struck by one of his frequent aphorisms:

“In any question under the Constitution, every word is to be construed in favor of liberty.”

I’d add “—and against tyranny”
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Very on board for the native meadow vibes, we are hoping to do the same to part of our small lot in the future!

Great explainer from @prohomesct.bsky.social here

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The meteorological first day of Spring has me thinking of all the joys of a calm, wonderful spring in the suburbs*

*endless gas-powered machinery running 6 days a week from 8am-7pm to maintain lawns that no one steps foot on

While we’re on Bridgerton Season 4, my top three favorite string covers:
1. Fields of Gold
2. Night we Met
3. Never be the Same

These type of walkable, mixed-use places are illegal to build in most of Connecticut

Thomas Broderick- SB 339 PRO To: Connecticut General Assembly Housing Committee Re: SB 339- An Act Allowing Long-Term Rental of Bedrooms in a Single-Family Home As of Right Date: March 2026 Dear Chair Felipe, Chair Marx, and di...

Submitted testimony in support of SB 339, CTs Golden Girls” bill. It would let people to rent out spare bedrooms.

Great way to help seniors age-in-place w/a little income while also combating loneliness.

(Insane that we have to legislate something so common-sense)
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