Sustainable Streets Norwalk
@norwalkstreets.bsky.social
We’re making Norwalk, CT more sustainable by advocating for walking, biking, public transit, more housing options, and urban greenery!🚶🚲 🚍 🏘️ 🌳
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"The single most important behaviour, design or regulation for creating streets conducive to walking and cycling, was physical separation between the modes"
We've got a new study out, learning from a broad mixture of street users, planners and designers
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We've got a new study out, learning from a broad mixture of street users, planners and designers
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
October 7, 2025 at 7:18 AM
"The single most important behaviour, design or regulation for creating streets conducive to walking and cycling, was physical separation between the modes"
We've got a new study out, learning from a broad mixture of street users, planners and designers
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We've got a new study out, learning from a broad mixture of street users, planners and designers
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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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)
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Hi @npr.org! We worked late tonight putting together this handy pocket guide!
It doesn't address road design issues, but if we're going to educate road users, we should include drivers.
It's the size of a folded business card. Print it, fold it, put it in your wallet!
It doesn't address road design issues, but if we're going to educate road users, we should include drivers.
It's the size of a folded business card. Print it, fold it, put it in your wallet!
September 26, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Hi @npr.org! We worked late tonight putting together this handy pocket guide!
It doesn't address road design issues, but if we're going to educate road users, we should include drivers.
It's the size of a folded business card. Print it, fold it, put it in your wallet!
It doesn't address road design issues, but if we're going to educate road users, we should include drivers.
It's the size of a folded business card. Print it, fold it, put it in your wallet!
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I had the incredible opportunity to attend @yimbytown.bsky.social, the nation’s largest pro-homes conference. Every community in Connecticut is responsible for building housing that is affordable for seniors, working families and students.
September 23, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I had the incredible opportunity to attend @yimbytown.bsky.social, the nation’s largest pro-homes conference. Every community in Connecticut is responsible for building housing that is affordable for seniors, working families and students.
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God bless whoever put up this pro-upzoning poster in Edgewater, please put up more
![A flier taped to a streetlight pole that reads:
“I also have access to a printer,
And I say
Upzoning is cool and good and it is my friend
Let ‘em build some housing! What're you worried about, people with jobs and homes using the Red Line?
Atraid of density? then why did you move to the big city my good friend [emoji making a ‘this guy’s nuts!’ gesture]
‘But I wanna drive my car!’
The bus is better because you can read a book on the bus
Dear ‘Save Edgewater’: If I ever see you again claming that increasing supply increases prices I will spank your bottom and enroll you in an econ class at Loyola
Say YES to proposed Upzoning in Edgewater
Email: Leni@the48thward.org Call: (773) 784-5277](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7txt37jgs7stbnaqdfpfavf3/bafkreiezdkvktjscf3qg4q5dylaficp762suvldaswmtmrhlt2xy7catmu@jpeg)
July 11, 2025 at 10:32 PM
God bless whoever put up this pro-upzoning poster in Edgewater, please put up more
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I get the politics and don’t want to hammer Lamont (sign the bill, please!), but uhhh
One side: unhinged NIMBYs comparing TOD to the alien attack in the movie Independence Day
The other side: people should be able to afford rent and live near train stations to NYC
ctmirror.org/2025/06/20/c...
One side: unhinged NIMBYs comparing TOD to the alien attack in the movie Independence Day
The other side: people should be able to afford rent and live near train stations to NYC
ctmirror.org/2025/06/20/c...
June 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I get the politics and don’t want to hammer Lamont (sign the bill, please!), but uhhh
One side: unhinged NIMBYs comparing TOD to the alien attack in the movie Independence Day
The other side: people should be able to afford rent and live near train stations to NYC
ctmirror.org/2025/06/20/c...
One side: unhinged NIMBYs comparing TOD to the alien attack in the movie Independence Day
The other side: people should be able to afford rent and live near train stations to NYC
ctmirror.org/2025/06/20/c...
HELP NEEDED 🗣️ Governor Lamont still hasn’t signed HB 5002. If you want CT to address its housing crisis, call or email his office today and ask that he sign it! portal.ct.gov/governor/con...
Email Governor Lamont
The Office of Governor Ned Lamont would like to hear from you. Complete this form to send an email directly.
portal.ct.gov
June 20, 2025 at 2:06 AM
HELP NEEDED 🗣️ Governor Lamont still hasn’t signed HB 5002. If you want CT to address its housing crisis, call or email his office today and ask that he sign it! portal.ct.gov/governor/con...
Great article by Thomas Blyth about how Norwalk can build more housing, check it out! www.nancyonnorwalk.com/opinion-hous...
Opinion: Housing Solutions for a Strong Norwalk | Nancy on Norwalk
Norwalk has a housing affordability crisis. Despite more of our housing being capital-A Affordable units than surrounding towns and most of Connecticut, hou ...
www.nancyonnorwalk.com
June 20, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Great article by Thomas Blyth about how Norwalk can build more housing, check it out! www.nancyonnorwalk.com/opinion-hous...
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What would starter home reform for the next generation of Nutmeggers look like? My ideas:
✅ broadly legalize townhomes (the modern starter)
✅ min lot reform (I’d suggest “right sizing lots for today’s families”)
✅ easier lot subdivision
✅ study condo defect laws
ctmirror.org/2025/06/17/g...
✅ broadly legalize townhomes (the modern starter)
✅ min lot reform (I’d suggest “right sizing lots for today’s families”)
✅ easier lot subdivision
✅ study condo defect laws
ctmirror.org/2025/06/17/g...
Does Gen Z want to live in CT after graduation? We asked.
Connecticut is known as a nice place to settle down, rather than start out. But do members of the Gen Z labor force agree?
ctmirror.org
June 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
What would starter home reform for the next generation of Nutmeggers look like? My ideas:
✅ broadly legalize townhomes (the modern starter)
✅ min lot reform (I’d suggest “right sizing lots for today’s families”)
✅ easier lot subdivision
✅ study condo defect laws
ctmirror.org/2025/06/17/g...
✅ broadly legalize townhomes (the modern starter)
✅ min lot reform (I’d suggest “right sizing lots for today’s families”)
✅ easier lot subdivision
✅ study condo defect laws
ctmirror.org/2025/06/17/g...
Shinkansen to Norwalk when? 👀
June 14, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Shinkansen to Norwalk when? 👀
🚨Call to ACTION🚨
Email Governor Lamont to urge him to sign HB 5002 into law! This is a much needed and long overdue step towards building more housing in CT.
portal.ct.gov/governor/con...
Email Governor Lamont to urge him to sign HB 5002 into law! This is a much needed and long overdue step towards building more housing in CT.
portal.ct.gov/governor/con...
June 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
🚨Call to ACTION🚨
Email Governor Lamont to urge him to sign HB 5002 into law! This is a much needed and long overdue step towards building more housing in CT.
portal.ct.gov/governor/con...
Email Governor Lamont to urge him to sign HB 5002 into law! This is a much needed and long overdue step towards building more housing in CT.
portal.ct.gov/governor/con...
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If you make it illegal to build today’s starter homes (townhouses, condos, duplexes, smaller lot SF), then yesterday’s become luxury properties
June 8, 2025 at 12:48 PM
If you make it illegal to build today’s starter homes (townhouses, condos, duplexes, smaller lot SF), then yesterday’s become luxury properties
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I think this is the first time I've lived walking distance from a grocery store and I'm out of my mind about it. I'll walk there several times a day. Oh did I forget to grab something? No big deal I'll simply Walk To The Store
May 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I think this is the first time I've lived walking distance from a grocery store and I'm out of my mind about it. I'll walk there several times a day. Oh did I forget to grab something? No big deal I'll simply Walk To The Store
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crazy that an influx of dense infill housing can lower prices and make homeownership more attainable
"In 2020, [Portland, OR] approved building [middle housing] on lots zoned for single family homes... A new report from the City says, it's working. 1,400 new units built in just a few years and each one is $300,000 less expensive than a typical single family home." @nbcnews.com
May 3, 2025 at 12:04 AM
crazy that an influx of dense infill housing can lower prices and make homeownership more attainable
Parking mandates stifle, if not outright prevent walkable urban spaces that all of
Norwalk already loves. Kudos to Paul Fox for his testimony and @trumbullbrod.bsky.social for the fantastic thread!
Norwalk already loves. Kudos to Paul Fox for his testimony and @trumbullbrod.bsky.social for the fantastic thread!
15/ Norwalk is in the house! Paul Fox of @norwalkstreets.bsky.social pointing out that "Many of the most well-loved and popular streets in Norwalk, including Washington Street and Wall Street...would not be possible to build with current parking mandates in place."
www.cga.ct.gov/2025/pddata/...
www.cga.ct.gov/2025/pddata/...
www.cga.ct.gov
March 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Parking mandates stifle, if not outright prevent walkable urban spaces that all of
Norwalk already loves. Kudos to Paul Fox for his testimony and @trumbullbrod.bsky.social for the fantastic thread!
Norwalk already loves. Kudos to Paul Fox for his testimony and @trumbullbrod.bsky.social for the fantastic thread!
Amazing things happening just up the road in Cambridge!
I can’t believe it - after years of advocacy, exclusionary zoning has ended in Cambridge.
We just passed the single most comprehensive rezoning in the US—legalizing multifamily housing up to 6 stories citywide in a Paris style
Here’s the details 🧵
We just passed the single most comprehensive rezoning in the US—legalizing multifamily housing up to 6 stories citywide in a Paris style
Here’s the details 🧵
February 11, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Amazing things happening just up the road in Cambridge!
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Guess what, fans of CT Transit Equity? We have a Committee bill to make CTtransit fares free for high school kids, veterans and low income residents. It’s up for public hearing Monday Feb 10 at 11 am - SB1243 www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabills...
Connecticut General Assembly
The Connecticut General Assembly 2025 Regular Session convenes January 8th, 2025 and adjourns June 4th, 2025
www.cga.ct.gov
February 5, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Guess what, fans of CT Transit Equity? We have a Committee bill to make CTtransit fares free for high school kids, veterans and low income residents. It’s up for public hearing Monday Feb 10 at 11 am - SB1243 www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabills...
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Josh Goldstein from the Norwalk Common Council sees the housing crisis firsthand. He emphasizes in his testimony on Work Live Ride that "the fact that CT has a housing problem is well-known... we need to do more... we need all the tools in the toolbox to attack this problem."
February 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Josh Goldstein from the Norwalk Common Council sees the housing crisis firsthand. He emphasizes in his testimony on Work Live Ride that "the fact that CT has a housing problem is well-known... we need to do more... we need all the tools in the toolbox to attack this problem."
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Great testimony from Emily Burnaman of the Norwalk Bike Walk Commission! She highlights that Work Live Ride isn't a mandate—it’s an opportunity to build communities where we aren’t dependent on cars for every trip! 🙌
February 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Great testimony from Emily Burnaman of the Norwalk Bike Walk Commission! She highlights that Work Live Ride isn't a mandate—it’s an opportunity to build communities where we aren’t dependent on cars for every trip! 🙌
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. @tanner.dev from @norwalkstreets.bsky.social provides a key point for discussion. When a legislator asks if our population isn’t growing, why build? He says, "It isn’t growing because we are not building." A valid point of concern for anyone who wants to move to CT. 🏘🚉
February 3, 2025 at 8:28 PM
. @tanner.dev from @norwalkstreets.bsky.social provides a key point for discussion. When a legislator asks if our population isn’t growing, why build? He says, "It isn’t growing because we are not building." A valid point of concern for anyone who wants to move to CT. 🏘🚉
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Heavy tariffs on Canadian lumber are going to make the housing crisis much worse.
February 1, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Heavy tariffs on Canadian lumber are going to make the housing crisis much worse.
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2️⃣ Submit written testimony
✉️ Share your thoughts, can submit before or after the public hearing:
🔗 Submit here: www.cga.ct.gov/PD/tmy.htm
✉️ Share your thoughts, can submit before or after the public hearing:
🔗 Submit here: www.cga.ct.gov/PD/tmy.htm
www.cga.ct.gov
January 31, 2025 at 6:16 PM
2️⃣ Submit written testimony
✉️ Share your thoughts, can submit before or after the public hearing:
🔗 Submit here: www.cga.ct.gov/PD/tmy.htm
✉️ Share your thoughts, can submit before or after the public hearing:
🔗 Submit here: www.cga.ct.gov/PD/tmy.htm
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Had a fantastic time at Hunter College tonight for an event with @nerd4cities.bsky.social and @thewaroncars.bsky.social! 🚉🚲
Big thanks to the wonderful folks at @norwalkstreets.bsky.social for saving me a seat and providing the company!
Big thanks to the wonderful folks at @norwalkstreets.bsky.social for saving me a seat and providing the company!
February 1, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Had a fantastic time at Hunter College tonight for an event with @nerd4cities.bsky.social and @thewaroncars.bsky.social! 🚉🚲
Big thanks to the wonderful folks at @norwalkstreets.bsky.social for saving me a seat and providing the company!
Big thanks to the wonderful folks at @norwalkstreets.bsky.social for saving me a seat and providing the company!
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We have little to no control over the situation federally but you do locally and at the state level
Email your local reps and (respectfully) share your opinion about things. They genuinely like hearing from you and if you have a good idea it might actually happen! I cannot recommend this enough
Email your local reps and (respectfully) share your opinion about things. They genuinely like hearing from you and if you have a good idea it might actually happen! I cannot recommend this enough
January 27, 2025 at 2:51 AM
We have little to no control over the situation federally but you do locally and at the state level
Email your local reps and (respectfully) share your opinion about things. They genuinely like hearing from you and if you have a good idea it might actually happen! I cannot recommend this enough
Email your local reps and (respectfully) share your opinion about things. They genuinely like hearing from you and if you have a good idea it might actually happen! I cannot recommend this enough
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“State Sen. MD Rahman plans to propose legislation this session to remove some of the municipal zoning regulations that prevent housing, particularly affordable housing, from being constructed, and enable the conversion of commercial property to residential.”
www.ctpublic.org/news/2025-01...
www.ctpublic.org/news/2025-01...
Eviction reform and housing top priority list for CT lawmakers in 2025 legislative session
Prioritizing new and affordable housing is on the agendas of state lawmakers during this legislative session, including limiting landlords' eviction abilities and funding homeless services.
www.ctpublic.org
January 23, 2025 at 10:54 PM
“State Sen. MD Rahman plans to propose legislation this session to remove some of the municipal zoning regulations that prevent housing, particularly affordable housing, from being constructed, and enable the conversion of commercial property to residential.”
www.ctpublic.org/news/2025-01...
www.ctpublic.org/news/2025-01...