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We need strong action on housing in Connecticut — but don't just take it from us.
RPA and @desegregatect.bsky.social partnered with @today.yougov.com and found that nearly 90% of CT residents want Gov. Lamont to take action on housing
RPA and @desegregatect.bsky.social partnered with @today.yougov.com and found that nearly 90% of CT residents want Gov. Lamont to take action on housing
November 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
We need strong action on housing in Connecticut — but don't just take it from us.
RPA and @desegregatect.bsky.social partnered with @today.yougov.com and found that nearly 90% of CT residents want Gov. Lamont to take action on housing
RPA and @desegregatect.bsky.social partnered with @today.yougov.com and found that nearly 90% of CT residents want Gov. Lamont to take action on housing
A giant in the New York City tenants movement and an inspiration to @peteharrison860.bsky.social, Michael will be sorely missed.
Learn about Michael here: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/n...
Learn about Michael here: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/n...
October 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
A giant in the New York City tenants movement and an inspiration to @peteharrison860.bsky.social, Michael will be sorely missed.
Learn about Michael here: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/n...
Learn about Michael here: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/n...
Connecticut’s housing shortage is weakening our state — families, young workers, and communities are all paying the price. It’s time for real action. Gov. Ned Lamont, call a special session!
Read @SeanGhio.bsky.social's latest in @CTMirror.org: ctmirror.org/2025/10/27/o...
Read @SeanGhio.bsky.social's latest in @CTMirror.org: ctmirror.org/2025/10/27/o...
October 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Connecticut’s housing shortage is weakening our state — families, young workers, and communities are all paying the price. It’s time for real action. Gov. Ned Lamont, call a special session!
Read @SeanGhio.bsky.social's latest in @CTMirror.org: ctmirror.org/2025/10/27/o...
Read @SeanGhio.bsky.social's latest in @CTMirror.org: ctmirror.org/2025/10/27/o...
Converting vacant buildings is a good idea & works in some settings, which is why it's part of HB5002. However, truly vacant buildings (not new construction like this picture) are often old/dirty. That takes a lot of state investment & planning to help convert - which is why Work Live Ride... (1/2)
October 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Converting vacant buildings is a good idea & works in some settings, which is why it's part of HB5002. However, truly vacant buildings (not new construction like this picture) are often old/dirty. That takes a lot of state investment & planning to help convert - which is why Work Live Ride... (1/2)
The ROAD to Housing Act has been passed! While the federal government is pushing for housing solutions, CT is shying away from basic steps toward reform. CT risks falling further behind in the housing and affordability crisis unless we match national action with local change. (1/2)
October 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The ROAD to Housing Act has been passed! While the federal government is pushing for housing solutions, CT is shying away from basic steps toward reform. CT risks falling further behind in the housing and affordability crisis unless we match national action with local change. (1/2)
Congratulations to @ctlcv.bsky.social for 25 years of leading the charge of environmental advocacy across Connecticut! Looking forward to working together for another 25+ to make CT a more equitable, prosperous, and sustainable state for all. @peteharrison860.bsky.social @nskant.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Congratulations to @ctlcv.bsky.social for 25 years of leading the charge of environmental advocacy across Connecticut! Looking forward to working together for another 25+ to make CT a more equitable, prosperous, and sustainable state for all. @peteharrison860.bsky.social @nskant.bsky.social
Housing and health go hand in hand. 84% of Darien residents have a regular source of care. But in Stamford, that number drops to 77%. These numbers are already lower than what they once were. The stress of rising rents and not enough homes hurts working-class people. (1/2)
October 20, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Housing and health go hand in hand. 84% of Darien residents have a regular source of care. But in Stamford, that number drops to 77%. These numbers are already lower than what they once were. The stress of rising rents and not enough homes hurts working-class people. (1/2)
It's time, Governor Ned Lamont, to stop letting misplaced anxieties about "local character" block opportunity. We need to build homes where they matter. Read why the opposition to HB 5002 is worrying about the wrong things - great op-ed from @mattsilber.bsky.social from Norwalk. (1/2)
October 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
It's time, Governor Ned Lamont, to stop letting misplaced anxieties about "local character" block opportunity. We need to build homes where they matter. Read why the opposition to HB 5002 is worrying about the wrong things - great op-ed from @mattsilber.bsky.social from Norwalk. (1/2)
The message from Stamford was clear: Connecticut needs affordable, attainable housing, and we need it now. Gov. Ned Lamont’s veto of HB 5002 was a setback, but the upcoming special session is his chance to make it right.
As @mattsilber.bsky.social of @norwalkstreets.bsky.social put it... (1/2)
As @mattsilber.bsky.social of @norwalkstreets.bsky.social put it... (1/2)
Ned Lamont grilled by liberal group Indivisible at town hall
'I don't shout and get as angry,' the governor said at Thursday's event, hosted by progressive advocacy group Indivisible's Stamford chapter.
ctmirror.org
October 17, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The message from Stamford was clear: Connecticut needs affordable, attainable housing, and we need it now. Gov. Ned Lamont’s veto of HB 5002 was a setback, but the upcoming special session is his chance to make it right.
As @mattsilber.bsky.social of @norwalkstreets.bsky.social put it... (1/2)
As @mattsilber.bsky.social of @norwalkstreets.bsky.social put it... (1/2)
What does fixing our housing crisis look like? It looks like the leadership of the City of New Haven, @mayorelickr.bsky.social, and Alder Tanbee-Smith are with the I-91 Neighborhood Reconnection Initiative! (1/3)
October 16, 2025 at 7:20 PM
What does fixing our housing crisis look like? It looks like the leadership of the City of New Haven, @mayorelickr.bsky.social, and Alder Tanbee-Smith are with the I-91 Neighborhood Reconnection Initiative! (1/3)
Congratulations to @SaraBronin.bsky.social for winning the prestigious Heinz Award for her groundbreaking work on zoning reform - but the celebration comes with concern. Due to Governor Ned Lamont vetoing HB 5002, she voiced disappointment over the loss of a bill aimed at improving housing access...
October 16, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Congratulations to @SaraBronin.bsky.social for winning the prestigious Heinz Award for her groundbreaking work on zoning reform - but the celebration comes with concern. Due to Governor Ned Lamont vetoing HB 5002, she voiced disappointment over the loss of a bill aimed at improving housing access...
It was great working w/ the folks at the Housing Collective for the Noroton Heights TOC Walk Audit last week. Thanks to the Town of Darien, the advocates who joined us, and to local and state leaders who joined us @bobduffct.bsky.social, Sen. Maher, Rep. Constantine, and First Selectman Jon Zagordy.
October 15, 2025 at 7:01 PM
It was great working w/ the folks at the Housing Collective for the Noroton Heights TOC Walk Audit last week. Thanks to the Town of Darien, the advocates who joined us, and to local and state leaders who joined us @bobduffct.bsky.social, Sen. Maher, Rep. Constantine, and First Selectman Jon Zagordy.
Melvin Medina with the Connecticut Project nailed it! We are not short on ideas, we're short on resolve. Leadership isn't about letting towns say no—it's about helping them say YES to building bright futures. (1/2)
October 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Melvin Medina with the Connecticut Project nailed it! We are not short on ideas, we're short on resolve. Leadership isn't about letting towns say no—it's about helping them say YES to building bright futures. (1/2)
Congrats @cayimby.bsky.social & @abundanthousingla.bsky.social on SB 79 being signed. Can’t believe Gov. Lamont is the only Governor to veto a big pro-homes bill this year!! Gov. Lamont, where's the special session on housing you promised?
You can read more here: cayimby.org/news-events/...
You can read more here: cayimby.org/news-events/...
October 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Congrats @cayimby.bsky.social & @abundanthousingla.bsky.social on SB 79 being signed. Can’t believe Gov. Lamont is the only Governor to veto a big pro-homes bill this year!! Gov. Lamont, where's the special session on housing you promised?
You can read more here: cayimby.org/news-events/...
You can read more here: cayimby.org/news-events/...
Modern Multifamily = Safer Homes
Pew finds that new apartments are six times safer from fire deaths than single-family homes. (1/2)
Pew finds that new apartments are six times safer from fire deaths than single-family homes. (1/2)
October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Modern Multifamily = Safer Homes
Pew finds that new apartments are six times safer from fire deaths than single-family homes. (1/2)
Pew finds that new apartments are six times safer from fire deaths than single-family homes. (1/2)
Check out this OP-ED from DesegregateCT Advocacy Fellow Amit Kamma. By reforming outdated single-stair rules, it will be easier to construct more "missing middle" homes and redevelop older properties, which can help make safer more affordable communities. ctmirror.org/2025/10/06/w...
October 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Check out this OP-ED from DesegregateCT Advocacy Fellow Amit Kamma. By reforming outdated single-stair rules, it will be easier to construct more "missing middle" homes and redevelop older properties, which can help make safer more affordable communities. ctmirror.org/2025/10/06/w...
Thank you to the @zoningatlas.bsky.social for the incredible panel, "Power Up Your Advocacy: Deploying National Zoning Atlas Data for Housing Wins". It was a full circle moment to see DesegregateCT's founder, @sarabronin.bsky.social, attend YIMBYtown 2025 and lead such an important conversation.
October 3, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Thank you to the @zoningatlas.bsky.social for the incredible panel, "Power Up Your Advocacy: Deploying National Zoning Atlas Data for Housing Wins". It was a full circle moment to see DesegregateCT's founder, @sarabronin.bsky.social, attend YIMBYtown 2025 and lead such an important conversation.
Thank you to @tamikabutler.bsky.social for a powerful keynote at YIMBYtown that highlighted the connections between the built environment, equity, anti-racism, and the pro-homes movement!
October 2, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Thank you to @tamikabutler.bsky.social for a powerful keynote at YIMBYtown that highlighted the connections between the built environment, equity, anti-racism, and the pro-homes movement!
Big shoutout to Gov. Kelly Armstrong of North Dakota for his keynote at YIMBYtown. Thank you for your powerful keynote on bipartisan housing reform and the importance of communities uniting to build stronger, more inclusive housing for all: (1/2)
October 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Big shoutout to Gov. Kelly Armstrong of North Dakota for his keynote at YIMBYtown. Thank you for your powerful keynote on bipartisan housing reform and the importance of communities uniting to build stronger, more inclusive housing for all: (1/2)
🚨 Connecticut is in a housing shortage crisis. We need action now. Call Governor Ned Lamont's office and demand a special session to get more homes built. Every voice counts!
📣 Sign the petition & take action: ctneedshomes.org
📣 Sign the petition & take action: ctneedshomes.org
October 1, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🚨 Connecticut is in a housing shortage crisis. We need action now. Call Governor Ned Lamont's office and demand a special session to get more homes built. Every voice counts!
📣 Sign the petition & take action: ctneedshomes.org
📣 Sign the petition & take action: ctneedshomes.org
Thank you to our YIMBYtown keynote speaker, @billmckibben.bsky.social, Founder of Third Act, environmental activist, and author, for an incredible presentation on the connection between affordable housing and affordable, sustainable energy!
September 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Thank you to our YIMBYtown keynote speaker, @billmckibben.bsky.social, Founder of Third Act, environmental activist, and author, for an incredible presentation on the connection between affordable housing and affordable, sustainable energy!
We were excited to talk to the Salem MA. planners about parking as they were preparing for this vote and are thrilled that they got such great reform passed so overwhelmingly!
September 30, 2025 at 7:11 PM
We were excited to talk to the Salem MA. planners about parking as they were preparing for this vote and are thrilled that they got such great reform passed so overwhelmingly!
Please join the Fairfield County Center for Housing Opportunity, the @housingcollective.bsky.social, & DesegregateCT for a Transit Oriented Communities Walk Audit of the Noroton Heights Metro-North Rail station area. (1/2)
September 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Please join the Fairfield County Center for Housing Opportunity, the @housingcollective.bsky.social, & DesegregateCT for a Transit Oriented Communities Walk Audit of the Noroton Heights Metro-North Rail station area. (1/2)
CT isn’t alone in looking to update it’s outdated thinking on single-stair reform.
“Most US states have a three-story limit, although Vermont and Georgia allow four stories and New York City, Seattle, and Honolulu have six-story limits. But the United States is an outlier.”
“Most US states have a three-story limit, although Vermont and Georgia allow four stories and New York City, Seattle, and Honolulu have six-story limits. But the United States is an outlier.”
September 29, 2025 at 10:30 PM
CT isn’t alone in looking to update it’s outdated thinking on single-stair reform.
“Most US states have a three-story limit, although Vermont and Georgia allow four stories and New York City, Seattle, and Honolulu have six-story limits. But the United States is an outlier.”
“Most US states have a three-story limit, although Vermont and Georgia allow four stories and New York City, Seattle, and Honolulu have six-story limits. But the United States is an outlier.”
We're still thrilled by YIMBYtown’s keynote @hatethegamebook.com, chief economist of Redfin and recent author of “Hate the Game: Economic Cheat Codes for Life, Love, and Work”. Thank you for your insightful presentation on housing affordability and potential solutions!
September 29, 2025 at 8:46 PM
We're still thrilled by YIMBYtown’s keynote @hatethegamebook.com, chief economist of Redfin and recent author of “Hate the Game: Economic Cheat Codes for Life, Love, and Work”. Thank you for your insightful presentation on housing affordability and potential solutions!