Urban Dispatch
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Safe streets & Transit. People need somewhere to sleep and the sidewalk isn’t it. Believer that better more livable cities are possible. Let's stop letting perfection get in the way of progress.
Anon here but happy to chat/meet up IRL
Hartford, CT
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Hartford, CT
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CT Needs Homes
Connecticut needs more homes, there is a shortage of housing, email campaign to tell governor Lamont and other elected leaders to pass housing reform
CTneedshomes.org
It's officially September and still no word from Governor Lamont about taking action on the festering #CTHousingCrisis
Tell Ned its time to act, sign and send the We Need More Homes petition today!
CTneedshomes.org
Tell Ned its time to act, sign and send the We Need More Homes petition today!
CTneedshomes.org
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Our research shows, Connecticut has more parking than it needs. How much? Well you could park 1/2 the state's entire vehicle fleet in the 1.5% of CT's land area that is our most walkable town centers
Rigid rules paved our town centers, we're thrilled to see the proposed return of lost flexibility!!
Rigid rules paved our town centers, we're thrilled to see the proposed return of lost flexibility!!
New CT housing bill cuts requirements in favor of opt-ins
The replacement for HB 5002, which Lamont vetoed in June, uses opt-in measures and incentives for more housing and strikes 'fair share'
ctmirror.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Our research shows, Connecticut has more parking than it needs. How much? Well you could park 1/2 the state's entire vehicle fleet in the 1.5% of CT's land area that is our most walkable town centers
Rigid rules paved our town centers, we're thrilled to see the proposed return of lost flexibility!!
Rigid rules paved our town centers, we're thrilled to see the proposed return of lost flexibility!!
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Denver area transit agency bans advertising covering windows.
www-denverpost-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.denv...
www-denverpost-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.denv...
RTD bans ads covering windows of metro Denver buses and trains
The prohibition means losing revenue at a time when agency officials are grappling with financial constraints.
www-denverpost-com.cdn.ampproject.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Denver area transit agency bans advertising covering windows.
www-denverpost-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.denv...
www-denverpost-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.denv...
Speaking of rail projects! Just clocked this
The last remaining single track segment south of Hartford is being double tracked starting next summer. 1.7 Miles of soon to be rebuilt and upgraded rail will help reduce delays and allow more service to be added 🚂🥳🥳🥳
The last remaining single track segment south of Hartford is being double tracked starting next summer. 1.7 Miles of soon to be rebuilt and upgraded rail will help reduce delays and allow more service to be added 🚂🥳🥳🥳
CT DOT plans $61 million rail project in central location. What to know.
The project aims to improve safety and capacity for the line, according to the DOT.
www.courant.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Speaking of rail projects! Just clocked this
The last remaining single track segment south of Hartford is being double tracked starting next summer. 1.7 Miles of soon to be rebuilt and upgraded rail will help reduce delays and allow more service to be added 🚂🥳🥳🥳
The last remaining single track segment south of Hartford is being double tracked starting next summer. 1.7 Miles of soon to be rebuilt and upgraded rail will help reduce delays and allow more service to be added 🚂🥳🥳🥳
Meanwhile in Connecticut, one of the richest states in the richest country in the history of the world: Rail Electrification Edition
Can't even complete an electrification study in under 4 years. It is so bad that the only point of online information has been taken down entirely
Can't even complete an electrification study in under 4 years. It is so bad that the only point of online information has been taken down entirely
November 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Meanwhile in Connecticut, one of the richest states in the richest country in the history of the world: Rail Electrification Edition
Can't even complete an electrification study in under 4 years. It is so bad that the only point of online information has been taken down entirely
Can't even complete an electrification study in under 4 years. It is so bad that the only point of online information has been taken down entirely
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I am a minority member of *City Council* and I figured out that this was a chump move a long time ago.
Whoa -- Sen. Durbin went to up Leader Thune during the vote last night to tell him that on the shutdown vote and ACA promise that "8 of us are sticking our neck out that you're going to keep your word. I hope you will. He said 'I assure you I will,'" Durbin says just now
November 10, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I am a minority member of *City Council* and I figured out that this was a chump move a long time ago.
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Not sure how you all are sleeping on this, my greatest artistic achievement in several weeks.
November 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Not sure how you all are sleeping on this, my greatest artistic achievement in several weeks.
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Standing up to a tyrant - who is willing to impose pain as leverage to compel loyalty or acquiescence - is hard. You can convince yourself that yielding stops the pain and brings you back to "normal".
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
November 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Standing up to a tyrant - who is willing to impose pain as leverage to compel loyalty or acquiescence - is hard. You can convince yourself that yielding stops the pain and brings you back to "normal".
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
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We did it, and it's a good deal, although they're a pain in the ass about putting monitors in your home.
November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
We did it, and it's a good deal, although they're a pain in the ass about putting monitors in your home.
Lest you forget, while they play Connecticut nice for the teevee, the CT GOP is just as reprehensible as the national party is now
Smashing windows, warrantless arrests, detentions solely on the basis one one's skin color, abhorrent detention center conditions - totally okay according to Vinny
Smashing windows, warrantless arrests, detentions solely on the basis one one's skin color, abhorrent detention center conditions - totally okay according to Vinny
Connecticut House Minority Leader Vincent Candelora: "I'm concerned for these federal agents. They're wearing masks because their families are being threatened, they themselves are being threatened. That is inhumane."
Says the idea of banning ICE from masking during arrests is "reprehensible."
Says the idea of banning ICE from masking during arrests is "reprehensible."
November 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Lest you forget, while they play Connecticut nice for the teevee, the CT GOP is just as reprehensible as the national party is now
Smashing windows, warrantless arrests, detentions solely on the basis one one's skin color, abhorrent detention center conditions - totally okay according to Vinny
Smashing windows, warrantless arrests, detentions solely on the basis one one's skin color, abhorrent detention center conditions - totally okay according to Vinny
Did you know that you can get thousands of dollars from Eversource to buy a new heat pump (that also does cooling)?
This just landed in my Mailbox, nicely done. It is super easy, your HVAC contractor handles all the paperwork for you
This just landed in my Mailbox, nicely done. It is super easy, your HVAC contractor handles all the paperwork for you
November 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Did you know that you can get thousands of dollars from Eversource to buy a new heat pump (that also does cooling)?
This just landed in my Mailbox, nicely done. It is super easy, your HVAC contractor handles all the paperwork for you
This just landed in my Mailbox, nicely done. It is super easy, your HVAC contractor handles all the paperwork for you
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Connecticut And Maine Team Up To Fast-Track Renewables #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
Connecticut And Maine Team Up To Fast-Track Renewables
Maine and Connecticut are considering working together to build renewable-energy projects faster, a strategy that could be repeated throughout the region as states with ambitious emissions-reduction goals race to take advantage of federal tax credits before they disappear.
dlvr.it
November 2, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Connecticut And Maine Team Up To Fast-Track Renewables #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
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Moooooooooooooooooooooo
October 31, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Moooooooooooooooooooooo
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Ah yes, I'm reminded I did a whole pod on this!
And your interview with Dan Savage, on the occasion of the twenty-year anniversary of that piece, would be a great entry point for anyone interested in Political Voltsthought.
www.volts.wtf/p/dan-savage...
www.volts.wtf/p/dan-savage...
Dan Savage on blue America in the age of Trump
Dan Savage joins me on Volts to discuss how NIMBY-captured city leadership is failing Democrats — and why making cities better is the key to building the party’s future.
www.volts.wtf
October 29, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Ah yes, I'm reminded I did a whole pod on this!
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So Dems just need to Make More City. And luckily, they have the power to do that! They govern almost all the cities, so they can pass policies to infill, build up, add transit, add multi-modal transportation, etc. etc. Where they govern states, they can pass state-level laws to upzone everywhere.
October 29, 2025 at 9:16 PM
So Dems just need to Make More City. And luckily, they have the power to do that! They govern almost all the cities, so they can pass policies to infill, build up, add transit, add multi-modal transportation, etc. etc. Where they govern states, they can pass state-level laws to upzone everywhere.
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Not a hard question, except for the culture that pretends it's not the answer
1) right-wing media lies incessantly, so anyone truth-based doesn't trust it, and anyone who trusts it doesn't trust anything else
2) other media treats those lies as legitimate, for "fairness," getting trust from no one
1) right-wing media lies incessantly, so anyone truth-based doesn't trust it, and anyone who trusts it doesn't trust anything else
2) other media treats those lies as legitimate, for "fairness," getting trust from no one
October 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Not a hard question, except for the culture that pretends it's not the answer
1) right-wing media lies incessantly, so anyone truth-based doesn't trust it, and anyone who trusts it doesn't trust anything else
2) other media treats those lies as legitimate, for "fairness," getting trust from no one
1) right-wing media lies incessantly, so anyone truth-based doesn't trust it, and anyone who trusts it doesn't trust anything else
2) other media treats those lies as legitimate, for "fairness," getting trust from no one
Don't do it. Bridgeport has enough "if we only attract the suburbanites for a limited number of events things would be better"
Seed a Bridgeport specific fund with the same funds within CMDA and let it rip. Would do immensely more good
Seed a Bridgeport specific fund with the same funds within CMDA and let it rip. Would do immensely more good
A campaign for CT to enter the major league soccer market has gained momentum, but there’s a problem: The team doesn’t have a stadium. Yet.
CT United FC will launch without a stadium. That wasn’t the plan
A campaign for CT to enter the major league soccer market has gained momentum, but there’s a problem: The team doesn’t have a stadium. Yet.
ctmirror.org
October 30, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Don't do it. Bridgeport has enough "if we only attract the suburbanites for a limited number of events things would be better"
Seed a Bridgeport specific fund with the same funds within CMDA and let it rip. Would do immensely more good
Seed a Bridgeport specific fund with the same funds within CMDA and let it rip. Would do immensely more good
Come move to Hartford and be my neighbor!
This 1893 masterpiece could be yours for just $737,500. Complete with incredible woodwork, seven bedrooms, seven fireplaces, and 7,727 square feet.
This could be yours for just $95 per square foot! (You just need to invite me over to hang out)
This 1893 masterpiece could be yours for just $737,500. Complete with incredible woodwork, seven bedrooms, seven fireplaces, and 7,727 square feet.
This could be yours for just $95 per square foot! (You just need to invite me over to hang out)
October 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Come move to Hartford and be my neighbor!
This 1893 masterpiece could be yours for just $737,500. Complete with incredible woodwork, seven bedrooms, seven fireplaces, and 7,727 square feet.
This could be yours for just $95 per square foot! (You just need to invite me over to hang out)
This 1893 masterpiece could be yours for just $737,500. Complete with incredible woodwork, seven bedrooms, seven fireplaces, and 7,727 square feet.
This could be yours for just $95 per square foot! (You just need to invite me over to hang out)
Dirt is flying for the new housing project in downtown Naugatuck adjacent to the soon to be relocated Naguatuck CT train station!
180 new homes in a walkable place. We love to see it
hartfordbusiness.com/article/naug...
180 new homes in a walkable place. We love to see it
hartfordbusiness.com/article/naug...
Naugatuck begins $80M mixed-use project aimed at revitalizing downtown
Pennrose and Hartford-based The Cloud Co. kicked off construction on the first of three 60-unit buildings.
hartfordbusiness.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Dirt is flying for the new housing project in downtown Naugatuck adjacent to the soon to be relocated Naguatuck CT train station!
180 new homes in a walkable place. We love to see it
hartfordbusiness.com/article/naug...
180 new homes in a walkable place. We love to see it
hartfordbusiness.com/article/naug...
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Election cake, Nosferatu & Radiohead, Havdalah & Hayrides, Hope Out Loud . . . just a few of the items on the event and civic action calendar for what’s happening (mostly) in Hartford and (sometimes) elsewhere in Connecticut or virtually, for November 2025.
www.realhartford.org/2025/10/29/a...
www.realhartford.org/2025/10/29/a...
October 29, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Election cake, Nosferatu & Radiohead, Havdalah & Hayrides, Hope Out Loud . . . just a few of the items on the event and civic action calendar for what’s happening (mostly) in Hartford and (sometimes) elsewhere in Connecticut or virtually, for November 2025.
www.realhartford.org/2025/10/29/a...
www.realhartford.org/2025/10/29/a...
Does anyone have $1.9M they want to spot me? We have a chance to do the funniest thing ever (safely across the street from the river)
hartfordbusiness.com/article/chur...
hartfordbusiness.com/article/chur...
October 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Does anyone have $1.9M they want to spot me? We have a chance to do the funniest thing ever (safely across the street from the river)
hartfordbusiness.com/article/chur...
hartfordbusiness.com/article/chur...