The logo for September's "pro-homes" YIMBYtown conference.
Expand housing in industrial zones.
Make it easier to build small-scale developments.
Pull back on parking mandates.
Double down on mother-in-law apartments.
Those are a few of the zoning changes that sit at the top of the respective wish lists of two local housing-policy aficionados when asked what would make New Haven a city that truly supports build build building.
Pleased passenger Kaye Pugh: “I like smaller, friendlier airports.”
Chris Smith, from Meriden, had his flight out of Tweed to Charlotte cancelled at the last minute, got little help on site, and he was number 71 waiting on his telephone for customer service for rebooking or refund.
Hamdenite Anna Collins, on the other hand, was over the moon at how smooth her flight was back from Houston, where she was visiting her grandmother. Leaving from Tweed instead of Newark saved her hours of travel with two rambunctious little ones, and the price was right. Amazing, she quietly declared.
Between those two poles of pleasure and pain was also a range of views on the flying experience courtesy of the two discount carriers, Avelo and Breeze, in and out of the rapidly growing Morris Cove airport.
U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (second from right) and lead teacher Vincent Squeglia (right) help cut the ribbon on new lab at Hillhouse.
Hillhouse and Wilbur Cross high-schoolers now have the chance to work on lathes, mini-mills, 3D printers, and other high-tech gadgetry as they train during class time on developing the skills needed to land a job in modern manufacturing.
