Can CT’s affordable housing shortage be resolved without what one critic has called the “sledgehammer” of 8-30g?
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BEST OF 2022: Connecticut towns got $1.5 billion from feds. They’ve budgeted roughly 1% for housing
The failure to spend federal stimulus funds on housing is a missed opportunity to make CT a more affordable place to live, advocates say.
CT towns got $1.5 billion from feds. They’ve budgeted roughly 1% for housing
The failure to spend federal stimulus funds on housing is a missed opportunity to make CT a more affordable place to live, advocates say.
Lower CT River Valley housing plan includes three overarching goals
The goals include studying transit-oriented development, setting up a housing toolkit and establishing a housing commission.
CT lawmakers want a closer look at inequality, and now the law demands it
Whoever wins this fall’s gubernatorial election cannot, by law, propose a new budget without showing how it addresses inequities.
A lack of appetite for zoning reform has advocates, legislators regrouping
Less than half of CT towns submitted affordable housing plans by the June 1 deadline despite five years of advance notice.
Towns in CT’s richest area could pay to meet affordable housing goals
Western Council of Government officials say the plan looks at ways to increase affordable housing outside of only focusing on zoning.
CT bill aims to improve affordable housing options near transit stations
The bill supports transit-oriented development in Connecticut. Opponents say it won’t work for every town.
Advocates: ‘Fair Share’ law would increase affordable housing in CT
The bill would split the responsibility of planning and zoning for more affordable housing among Connecticut’s towns.
No children allowed. Are wealthy CT towns building elderly housing to keep out poor families?
Advocates say some towns, like Branford, favor elderly complexes as a way to prevent construction of affordable housing for families.
CT legislators underwhelmed with housing reform bill that passes House
Legislation aimed at tackling Connecticut’s housing segregation was significantly scaled back before the House approved it Thursday.
Woodbridge officials say they want to sign off on all multi-unit developments
Zoning officials in Woodbridge seem unlikely to allow developers to build multi-unit dwellings without permission.
How one bike ride inspired a case that could upend CT’s zoning laws
Woodbridge officials are weighing whether to allow multi-family housing after attorneys applied to convert a single-family home.
Affordable housing bills move out of committee, but not without changes
The bills are still “a work in progress,” legislators said.
Many ideas, but little agreement, on how to address Connecticut’s affordable housing issues
Fault lines emerged during a contentious hearing this week on how to remedy high housing costs and segregation.