Don Stacom | Hartford Courant
Facing a state-mandated deadline of Wednesday, Connecticut communities this spring have been wrapping up work on their official plans to provide more affordable housing — even though many caution that the state’s goal isn’t practical.
As of May 23, fewer than 50 of Connecticut’s 169...
Jordan Fenster | CT Insider
Advocates believe Connecticut is in the midst of a housing crisis. They say the cost of housing at all levels is pricing out renters and potential owners who only a short time ago could afford their homes.
People are forced to move, these advocates say,...
Alex Wood | Journal Inquirer
GLASTONBURY — The town could do its share to meet the Hartford area’s affordable housing needs through measure such as allowing multifamily developments on lots now limited to single-family homes, using town-owned land for multifamily housing, and allowing redevelopment of underused office buildings as apartments.
...Cate Hewitt | CT Examiner
After dying in committee last year, the “Fair Share” affordable housing bill is heading to the floor of the Connecticut General Assembly for a vote after receiving the approval of the state’s Housing Committee earlier in March.
The law, if passed, would supplement the state’s...
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
The Connecticut Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights released an interim advisory memorandum on zoning practices in Connecticut. In December, the Committee began an investigation into whether zoning practices in Connecticut perpetuate segregation in the state.
The Committee issues this memorandum to...
Johana Vazquez | The Day
East Lyme and Stonington are among 12 towns across the state with zoning barriers that discourage and impede multifamily and affordable housing, according to a study released last week.
"Zoning for Equity: Examining Planning and Zoning Impediments to Housing and School Diversity" is the second...
Sujata Srinivasan | Connecticut Public Radio
Significant barriers to housing options for low to moderate income families with children persist in Connecticut, according to findings from a new “Zoning for Equity: Examining Planning and Zoning Impediments to Housing and School Diversity” report.
The federally-funded report from Open Communities Alliance, looked...
Ginny Monk | CT Mirror
In at least 12 Connecticut towns, there are major impediments to building multifamily housing that’s affordable, and many of these barriers exist in the name of preserving the towns’ character, a new study says.
The study from the Open Communities Alliance examines zoning policy and...
Ginny Monk | CT Mirror
An approach to affordable housing that assigns each town a certain number of units to plan and zone for, based on the needs of its region, would help cut down on housing segregation in Connecticut, advocates said Thursday.
Under the proposed “Fair Share” law, the...