• CT Mirror, Work Live Ride is Ready for Departure: An op-ed from our Director Pete Harrison on our Work Live Ride’s pro-Nutmeg State vision for our state’s future.

  CT Mirror, CT ‘Work Live Ride’ bill revives transit-oriented development debate: A good recap of our Work Live Ride proposal

  Hartford Courant, CT zoning reform bills an attempt to address housing crisis: Recap of Work Live Ride and Fair Share bills moving on from committee process.

  Hartford Courant, In an expensive housing market, one group is calling to suburban churches for change : Coverage of our participation in a faith-based conversation on affordable housing in Greater Hartford

• Hartford Courant, Legislative Proposal Launched to Create CT Communities Centered on Public Transit, Increase Affordable Housing: Coverage of our Work Live Ride press conference

  The Day, Stonington mulling whether it’s a "‘Work Live Ride’ community Coverage of the HB6890 Public hearing on 3/15

  The Day, Work Live Ride recap from The Housing Solutions Lab: Positive coverage of a DesegregateCT brief to the Stonington P&Z

  Greenwich Time, Work Live Ride tries to build a sustainable CT: Op-ed in support of Work Live Ride

  CT Mirror, Proposal Would Encourage Density Near Transit Stations: More coverage of our Work Live Ride press conference on

  WTNH News 8, Statewide Program Hopes to Increase Affordable Housing: TV segment of our Work Live Ride press conference

  We-Ha, DesegregateCT Launches “Work Live Ride” Legislative Proposal in West Hartford: Local coverage about why we decided to launch at the Elmwood Fastrak Station

  Greenwich Time, Should Greenwich put more housing by its train stations? An affordable housing group is pushing the idea: Coverage of our local outreach efforts for Work Live Ride to P&Z’s like Greenwich across the state

  The Day, Legislative Proposal Would Provide Incentives for Housing Near Public Transit: How Work Live Ride would benefit SE Connecticut

  Hartford Business Journal, Business, affordable housing advocates see common foe in CT’s high housing costs: Article about Work Live Ride garnering interest and support from the business community in CT

  CT Mirror, CT housing legislation to get renewed focus in 2023 session: Preview of housing and land use issues coming before the legislature this session, including Work Live Ride

• Stamford Advocate, CT Bill Aims To Improve Affordable Housing Options Near Transit Stations: Highlights comments from supporters and opponents of HB 5429 during the public hearing for the bill.  

• Hartford Courant, Connecticut Lawmakers, Residents Spar Over Transit-Oriented Development Bill Aimed At Increasing Diversity, Affordable Housing: Highlights comments supportive of HB 5429 from DesegregateCT coalition members.   

• The Day, Package of Housing Affordability Bills Moves Forward: Discusses several bills aimed at promoting affordable housing and highlights DesegregateCT’s response to the question: “Is housing a right?”

• The Register Citizen, ‘Is Housing a Right?’: Exchange Between Lawmaker And College Student Shows CT Affordable Housing Divide: Recounts a noteworthy exchange between Alan Cavagnaro and Rep. Kim Fiorello during the public hearing on HB 5429.  

• CT Insider, Experts Push For CT To Return To Its Transit-Oriented Development Roots: Highlights Connecticut’s history of building walkable communities near transit, and showcases recent efforts to bring back that type of development. 

• CT Insider, Connecticut’s Lagging Residential Construction Hurts Affordable Housing Supply, Experts Say: Highlights the personal experiences of those unable to find housing options within their budget, as well as the work being done by different organizations to address this problem.

• CT Mirror, Advocates: Bill To Study Affordable Housing Law Is A Veiled Attack: Reports on the comments of legislators and advocacy groups regarding 8-30g affordable housing legislation. 

• CT By The Numbers, CT’s Local Downtowns Are Key To Economic Vibrancy, Walkable Communities: Discusses the benefits of creating walkable town centers and neighborhoods near transit.

• The Darien Times, Community News: Webinar to Explain the Concept of Transit-Oriented Developments to Darien, And More: Announces a panel discussion regarding the benefits of transit-oriented communities, featuring DesegregateCT director Pete Harrison.

• Medill On The Hill, Restricted Zoning Harms Communities of Color, Experts Say: Highlighting comments of experts, including DesegregateCT’s Sara Bronin, regarding the negative impacts of exclusionary zoning.

• Governing, Ending Single-Family Zoning Is Not A Stand Alone Solution: Identifying the zoning restrictions beyond single-family zoning that impede development of affordable housing, utilizing data from DesegregateCT’s Zoning Atlas.

• Greenwich Time, Battle Over Suburbs Upends Traditional Politics: Describing how positions on zoning reform often run counter to and cut across traditional political party lines.

• New York Times, The A.D.U. Experiment: Highlighting a recently constructed accessory dwelling unit in Princeton, New Jersey, as well as A.D.U reforms taking place in other states.

• WSHU, Connecticut Fair Housing Advocates Want More Zoning Reform: Highlighting our report on minimum lot size briefs, showing how very large minimum lot size restrictions prevalent across Connecticut.

• The Day, Multifamily home sales soar in New London and Windham counties amid shortage of rentals and single-family homes: Highlighting the lucrative demand for multifamily housing in counties across Connecticut.

• CT Examiner, RPA Report Pitches ADUs as a Big Answer to Affordable Housing: Discussing how accessory apartments are a practical way to increase affordability and housing diversity.

News about Our 2021 Legislative Proposals

• Connecticut Builder Magazine, Will it be the Roaring Twenties for Multi-Family in Connecticut?: Reporting on the growing demand for multi-family housing in Connecticut in light of the new reforms.

• Regional Planning Association, Historic Housing Reform Bill Becomes Law in Connecticut: Demonstrating the importance of HB 6107 and its passage into law, which Melissa Kaplan-Macey describes as an “important milestone” in CT’s movement for zoning reform and social equity.

• Associated Press, Connecticut House Passes Scaled Back Zoning Reform Bill: Reporting on the passage of the crucial zoning reform bill within the Connecticut House of Representatives, which Rep. McCarthy Vahey says is a clear “step forward” for a more inclusive and equitable Connecticut.

• Hartford Courant, A Bill Overhauling Local Zoning Rules Has Cleared the Connecticut House: Highlighting the legislative details of the zoning reform bill that was passed by the House of Representatives in May 2021.

• WSHU, The Full Story: It’s All About the Zoning in Connecticut: Providing an in-depth overview of the push for zoning reform.

• Westfair Business, Desegregate CT Renews Push for Alterations to Zoning Laws: Discussing DesegregateCT’s hope that the Main Street and transit-oriented development bills can be included in the final bill, despite being removed by the committee.

• CT Public Radio, LISTEN: DesegregateCT and the Future of Zoning: Interviewing Sara Bronin on the legislative process.

• Hartford Courant, Connecticut is Divided into Largely White Suburbs and Cities Where More People of Color Live. Here’s How Advocates Want to Rewrite Local Zoning Rules to Change That: Discussing several housing reform measures before the General Assembly, including zoning refor and fair share zoning.

• CT Examiner, Scaled-Back Zoning Reform Advances in General Assembly: Explaining the March 2021 committee vote to remove main streets and transit-oriented development.

• WNPR, What We Talk About When We Talk About Affordable Housing: Explaining many aspects of the affordability challenge zoning reform is trying to address.

• New Canaan Advertiser, Bronin Takes On One Size Fits All Zoning: Recapping a webinar given in New Canaan about how zoning reform would affect the town.

• Hartford Courant, Connecticut Legislators Find Sharply Divided Opinion as General Assembly Takes Up Reform of Local Zoning and Land Use Laws. Bills Aim to Address Racial and Economic Segregation: Discussing legislators’ opinions of zoning reform and a bit about racial inequity in Connecticut. 

• Hartford Courant, Advocates Say Proposed Zoning Measures Offer Connecticut a Change To 'Right Historical Wrongs'; Opponents Say They Eliminate Local Control: Highlights the importance of bill zoning reform in repairing Connecticut’s history of segregation and discriminatory land use laws. 

• CT Examiner, A Battle Pitting Local Versus State Control At the Heart of Legislation to Change Housing in Connecticut: Providing opinions regarding zoning reform from the public and various town leaders. 

• Fox 61 News, CT Legislature To Hear Changes To Affordable Housing And Six Other Zoning Changes: Reporting on the public hearing for zoning reform. 

• Associated Press, Connecticut's Zoning Laws a Focus in Racial Equity Debate: Highlighting how DesegregateCT’s proposals promote racial and economic equity through zoning reform. 

• News 12 The Bronx, New Bill Seeks To Create More Affordable Housing In Connecticut: Reinforcing how zoning reform will expand affordable housing stock in Connecticut. 

• WSHU Public Radio, Advocates Debate Connecticut Bills Aimed At Making Fairer Affordable Housing Laws: Providing a look into the current legislative debate between supporters and opposers of zoning reform. 

• Yankee Institute of Public Policy, Across Multiple Zoning Bills, Lines Are Drawn In The Sand: Covering the background to zoning reform and DesegregateCT’s efforts to reform our state’s regressive zoning laws. 

News about Housing Trends

• Vox, The housing crisis is the top concern for urban residents: Highlighting how restrictive zoning laws exacerbate housing costs and economic strain in urban communities.

• Yale News, Local organizations host even on zoning laws’ environmental effects: Recapping the recent climate and housing policy event with DesegregateCT and various zoning reform advocacy groups.

• Hartford Business Journal, Apartment construction helps drive population growth: Reporting how many developers and town officials alike agree that multi-family housing boosts the economy and town revenue.

• WSHU Public Radio, Housing Report Shows Smaller Connecticut Towns Keep Out Affordable Housing: Recapping recent studies that show how many towns actively prevent affordable housing through restrictive zoning laws.

• Connecticut Public Radio, Fairfield County Housing Advocates Want State To Address Shortage For Low-Income Earners: Discussing the problems of severe affordable housing shortages and economic inequality in Fairfield County.

• CT Examiner, Local Leaders Discuss Dramatic Declines in the Number of Young People in Connecticut: Summarizing the link between exorbitant housing costs and the decline in the number of young people in Connecticut.

News about DesegregateCT

• CT Examiner, Housing Activists Call for Action at Rally in Deep River: Reporting on a recent local zoning reform rally among small town residents and social justice groups in Deep River,.

• The Middletown Press, Dozens Rally for Zoning Changes in Deep River: Highlighting the growing local support for SB 1024 and a recent housing justice rally committed to advancing socioeconomic equity within Connecticut.

• Archinect, Connecticut is in the Spotlight as a Housing Reform Hotspot: Putting in context the current conversation about affordable housing in Connecticut.

• New Haven Independent, Hamden Confronts Legacy Of Segregation: Featuring efforts of coalition member Spring Forward Hamden to reverse institutionalized inequality in their town.

• NBC LX, Zoning Laws Have Roots in Segregation. How Do You Change Them?: Highlighting how DesegregateCT fits in the context of national zoning reform efforts.

• Brookings Institute, How Restrictive Zoning Shut the Middle Class Out of Greenwich: Describing the evolution of zoning in one of the highest-income towns in the state.

• Fast Company, This Interactive Map Shows How Making Apartment Buildings Illegal Creates Unaffordable Cities: Highlighting the benefits of the Zoning Atlas for housing policy.

• New York Times, A Push for Zoning Reform: Discussing shifting views in the state to embrace zoning reform.

• PBS NewsHour, How Zoning Can Restrict, or Even Prevent, Affordable Housing: Interviewing policymakers, developers, and town officials to highlight the complex issues behind zoning reform.

• CT Mirror, Data Suggests Dozens of Towns are Violating Supreme Court Decision on Housing: Discussing how the Zoning Atlas illustrates the pervasive practice of minimum unit sizes.

• WNPR, The Vast Majority of Connecticut Blocks Multifamily Housing: Describing findings in the Zoning Atlas research that shows 2/3 of Connecticut is zoned for single-family housing only.

• Common Edge, Letter From Greenwich: Highlighting local conversations happening in Fairfield County.

• The Day, Connecticut Zoning Regulations Restrict Expansion of Affordable Housing: Reviewing the impacts of DesegregateCT zoning research and reforms on New London County.

• Hartford Courant, Connecticut Fails to Provide Affordable Housing for Critical State Workers: Reinforcing how zoning reform can serve Connecticut’s essential workers, lower-income residents, and people with disabilities.

• Wall Street Journal, Connecticut Community Confronts Legacy of Segregation: Highlighting local reforms and statewide efforts to address long-standing issues in Connecticut’s land use system.

• CT News Junkie, New Report Highlights Housing Disparities in the Region: Discussing a recent report from the Regional Plan Association that “finds that changing zoning laws in the tri-state area would create hundreds of thousands of new homes,“ and indicating how Connecticut could learn from efforts in Massachusetts and Vermont.

• Press Conference Coverage by Associated Press, Hartford Courant, CT Mirror, & CT News Junkie: Covering our inaugural July 14, 2020 press conference pressing legislators for change.

• Hartford Courant, Racial justice protests bring calls to reform Connecticut zoning laws: Describing our efforts to reform our state’s zoning laws. 

• CT Mirror, Connecticut can tackle housing segregation. It appears to be taking a pass: Covering the 2020 special session agenda and predicting lawmakers would be unwilling to tackle zoning reforms.

• New Haven Register, Zoning expert says segregation tied to land use rules is a crisis: Reporting on the launch of Desegregate CT.

• WPKN “Between the Lines,” Effort launched to desegregate housing statewide: Discussing the launch of Desegregate CT and a bit about the history of segregation.

News about Town Conversations/Initiatives

• Middletown Press, Affordable housing is top issue for New Milford mayoral candidate Hine: ‘Keep people in town’: Showcasing how affordable housing is a focal point for residents and mayoral candidates ahead of town elections.

• New Haven Independent, Garage-Apartment Change Wins Final OK: Reporting on the recent zoning reform victory with accessory apartments in New Haven.

• CT Insider, Guilford officials address over 300 pages of ‘hodgepodge’ zoning rules: Describing how Guilford zoning officials are overhauling their cumbersome zoning regulations.

• Zip06, Zoning and Race in Guilford Zoning Reform Past, Present, & Proposed: Interviewing Guilford Town Planner and the Fair Housing Center on zoning reforms impact on Guilford.

• Newtown Bee, Newtown DTC Hosts Virtual Presentation from Desegregate Connecticut: Recapping discussion on proposed zoning reforms’ impact on Newtown.

• New Haven Independent, Parking Authority Endorses Less Parking: Describing Park New Haven’s support of zoning reform and reducing parking mandates. 

• CT Insider, Housing Group: Stamford Could Use More 'Independent Living Units': Discussing the need for more diverse housing in Stamford. 

• Stamford Advocate, Officials: Stamford Needs More Affordable Housing. How Will That Happen?: Reinforcing how zoning reform is the solution to Stamford’s lack of affordable and diverse housing. 

• Stamford Advocate, Some say proposed housing bills will 'erode character.' Others say they'll keep Stamford 'vibrant, desirable: Highlighting the implications of the word ‘character’ in conversations of redlining and diverse housing. 

• New Haven Independent, Hamden Confronts Legacy of Segregation: Highlighting Hamden residents’ recognition that restrictive land use laws have prevented diversity within their neighborhoods and the need for zoning reform.

• Hartford Courant, The History of Two Hartford Suburbs: An article describing the history leading to West Hartford being mostly White, while Bloomfield is largely Black.

• CT Post, Naugatuck Valley Residents Worry Over Rent Hikes: Demonstrating the causal link between housing supply constraints and rising rent costs affecting local communities.

• The Middletown Press, Portland Town Official Stresses Need for a Broad Range of Housing: Discussing the “moral imperative” of diversifying housing stock in order to advance socioeconomic equity for all residents in the Portland community.

• CT Insider, How Are Apartments Affecting Trumbull Schools?: A new report shows that new apartment buildings in Trumbull generate far more tax revenues than the town spends educating kids in them.