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J. Offir, PhD @joffirphd.bsky.social · 5h

The UConn Indoor Air Quality Initiative has been working for a few years on getting CR boxes (which the article doesn't name as such) into CT schools. (I've written about this before; the CT state legislature provided funding for the endeavor.) "The program is... 🧵 ctmirror.org/2026/09/28/c...

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UConn is giving CT students a science project to address air quality

Student-built air purifiers can partially address poor school air quality, but teachers said CT must focus on a larger, long-term fix.

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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 11h

There are essentially 0 electrified freight trucks on the road in the US right now

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Kerri Ana @kerriana.bsky.social · 12h

🧵 Drivers have killed 30 pedestrians/cyclists, so far, this year in Connecticut. The most recent preventable death happened last night on Route 44 in Hartford -- location of the failed "road diet" kerriana.org/mapping-conn...

Map showing where motorists killed 30 pedestrians/cyclists in Connecticut in 2026

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Sam Greenberg @samjgreenberg.com · 29/09/2026

The WSJ is complaining that rents are low in Portland due to an “oversupply of new housing.” 😈 www.wsj.com/real-estate/...

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Urban Dispatch @urbandispatch.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The kind of thing that is just overwhelmingly obvious with a little bit of thought and yet fails to register across wide swaths of society

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Urban Dispatch @urbandispatch.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This is the obviously correct decision and has been clear for a while. CRDA is functioning well for its stated purpose and rather than create a bunch of separate competing redevelopment programs, just give CRDA more firepower Lots of projects/developers maturing in Hartford, lots of opportunity

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CRDA seeks to double annual state bond funding to $50M; cites robust development pipeline, rising costs

CRDA state bond funding could double to $50 million annually as the agency seeks more resources to finance Hartford housing development projects.

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Urban Dispatch @urbandispatch.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

IMO UHart needs to do something to reduce the isolation of its campus. It is completely disconnected from near by places and towns, is a primarily residential school with a large commuting population. It is a weird in between of everything If I were them, I would be trying to create a "main street"

hartfordbusiness.com

UHart to cut $7M, boost faculty teaching loads as enrollment slides

The University of Hartford is cutting $7 million from its $187 million budget as declining undergraduate enrollment pressures revenue in West Hartford.

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Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"I’ll catch you outside and rip your face off," one Connecticut judicial marshal allegedly told ICE agents at a state courthouse in Meriden on Wednesday, according to the statement from DHS.

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Urban Dispatch @urbandispatch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Can someone tell me what is Southington's deal? Spent time there today for the first time and I need to know more. What a place

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Michael Andersen @andersem.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I have a confession to make. The townhomes I & others spent most of a decade trying to legalize are popping up all over Oregon & elsewhere...and I love that...but they're a problem in one big way. (get ready for a twisty thread about the housing report @sightline.org just published)

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David Weiskopf believes in you @dave.bzky.team · 24/09/2026

Today in WaPo: biggest bang for your buck in climate = @climatecabinet.org

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Urban Dispatch @urbandispatch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Hartford friends🍧 The ice cream at Mezzi's in Statehouse square is next level amazing. Homemade from scratch on site. Same people as have the little stand at theatreworks. Y'all gotta try this www.mezziesicecream.com

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Mezzie's Ice Cream and Coffee

Artisan Ice Cream in Hartford, CT

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Urban Dispatch @urbandispatch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

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Mezzie's Ice Cream and Coffee

Artisan Ice Cream in Hartford, CT

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Urban Dispatch @urbandispatch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Perfection, 10/10, no notes Opponents of AI Data Centers using AI to generate opposition and organizing materials (I know nothing of this alleged project or plan)

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William Hazen @williamhazen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The Bloomington (Indiana) City Council has voted 5-3 to end parking mandates in the city, joining South Bend. The vote accompanied a slew of zoning changes intended to lower housing costs.

Kirkwood looking towards Sample Gates, Bloomington

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Urban Dispatch @urbandispatch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

With more offshore wind coming on line, over 10% of all the power being consumed in New England is from wind turbines. That's pretty cool

ISO NE Dashboard from Grid Status website showing currently 10.3% of all New England electricity is coming from wind

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Urban Dispatch @urbandispatch.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Ansonia! Plans for 252 new homes (including condos) + retail all a sort walk from the soon to be upgraded Waterbury Line train service The valley is doing huge things these days www.courant.com/2026/09/20/p...

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Pitching 252 apartments and condos, developer sees big change for CT town. ‘What transformation looks like’

The developer credited with reshaping parts of a downtown and reviving more is ready to embark on a roughly 250-unit mixed-use project.

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Owen Biesel @owenbiesel.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

We did this ourselves last winter! It's been great!

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Urban Dispatch @urbandispatch.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Nice, that big offshore wind project just had its last turbine installed and should be fully connected before winter fully arrives. That'll be a huge benefit to us in New England this winter and keep those oil plants quieter www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...

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Major US offshore wind farm installs its last turbine

Despite Trump’s attacks, Revolution Wind is nearing completion off the coast of Rhode Island. The 704-MW project is set to be fully operational this year.

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Urban Dispatch @urbandispatch.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Connecticut already has one!!! We'll as a state give you up to $10,000 to get your ass off oil AND finance your project at 1.99% APR What is missing is a public push and intentional outreach to get home owners to actually commit

Landing pace for Connecticut's Energize CT program offering incentives for heat pumps

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Urban Dispatch @urbandispatch.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

$3 million for two weekday only round trips... Why????? What a ridiculous investment priority. The same funds would increase SEAT local transit service by 50%. SEAT is a rump of a transit service yet it carries 5x more passengers than SLE and runs on just 18% of the budget SLE has

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Urban Dispatch @urbandispatch.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Trinity College with an incredible new announcement They will be offering free college tuition + room & Board for any student who lives/goes to HS in its host city Hartford CT Is there any other program like this in the country?! Wow! hartfordbusiness.com/article/trin...

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Trinity College to cover full tuition, room and board for Hartford students

Trinity's Hometown Hartford program will cover tuition, housing and meals for admitted Hartford residents, while nearby counties get half-tuition grants.

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Urban Dispatch @urbandispatch.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Has a single project been proceeded beyond proposal satage under the much cheered West Hartford TOD regulations passed over four years ago? @michaelcwalsh.bsky.social, do you know? www.ctinsider.com/news/hartfor...

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West Hartford establishes transit-oriented development district. Here’s what it means.

West Hartford’s new district is located in the areas of the Elmwood and Flatbush...

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Ben S @bensh3.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Crazy how New Haven has moved up in tourism notoriety in the past decade pretty much on pizza alone

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Urban Dispatch @urbandispatch.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Switching to an induction stove (mine has knobs!) continues to be one of the best technological upgrades I have ever made

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Urban Dispatch @urbandispatch.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

New parking garage record? @parkingreform.org Two story parking garage to provide 320 parking spaces in already overparked Middletown at a public cost of $38 million... That is $120k per gross parking space Thank goodness they rejected this project, what a path to economic ruin

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Middletown rejects plan for more downtown parking despite concerns over lack of spaces

"We have nowhere to park cars," Middletown Economic Development Director Christine Marques told the council.

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Jeffrey Tumlin 🏳️‍🌈 🌁 @jeffreytumlin.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

"Motorists going at least 11 mph over the speed limit fell by 70%" Most cited motorists received a single citation then stopped speeding. Speed safety cameras work. www.sfchronicle.com/eastbay/arti...

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Oakland installed new automated speed cameras. Drivers’ behavior changed dramatically

A new report shows that drivers are slowing down significantly on what have been some of the city’s most dangerous roads.

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Urban Dispatch @urbandispatch.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Holy shit This recently foreclosed Class A office building in Hartford was just bought out for a mere $19 per square foot!!! What an insane fall of value, 81% down from 10 years ago The next reval is going to rock the city hard

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Hartford’s Stilts Building traded hands for $8.25M, 81% below 2014 price

The Stilts Building sale to LAZ Investments and partners totaled $8.25 million, ending a foreclosure case as the Hartford tower faces 55% vacancy.

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MaryMM @marymm.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Still think e-bikes are a problem rather than a revolution? You have GOT to read this.

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Urban Dispatch @urbandispatch.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Nice news for Mass + the Downeast line Double tracking, high level platforms, signal upgrades $48M in funds also secured to move Portland ME station back into the city along the Main Line, getting rid of the long slow pull off www.wmtw.com/article/port...

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MBTA receives nearly $140 million grant for Haverhill Line improvement - The Boston Globe

The MBTA will also upgrade the Reading, North Wilmington, Ballardvale, and Andover stations with high-level platforms, improving accessibility.

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Urban Dispatch @urbandispatch.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

What do people think of this concept of a NHL service schedule at the 6x per hour frequency someone threw out there the other day

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Urban Dispatch @urbandispatch.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

What is the best fruit and why is it a peach?

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Urban Dispatch @urbandispatch.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

What do people think of this concept of a NHL service schedule at the 6x per hour frequency someone threw out there the other day

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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Rosa DeLauro and Richard Blumenthal should probably consider this before trying to run again in two years at age 85 and 82.

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Urban Dispatch @urbandispatch.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Upstate on Farmington made home roasted hatch green chilies this week and they know what they're doing If you know, you know

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Urban Dispatch @urbandispatch.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Can't fault Arunan for his willingness to fight, show up, or put himself out there. I just wish he better understood the magic of cities. Just a total miss on walkability, public safety, land use, and transit issues He would be a perfect mayor for a slightly better off inner ring suburb

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Complaint filed with CT attorney grievance committee over what leaders call ‘guerilla marketing campaign’

The complaint was filed to the Statewide Grievance Committee.

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Urban Dispatch @urbandispatch.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I wonder how one would schedule out a 6 train per hour schedule on the NHL. I've tried to think about a different service pattern for CT and I can't say I've ever come up with a good answer Anyone have thoughts?

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I am SO DAMN SICK of headlines and police statements blaming people trying to walk for their own deaths when they’re walking in places that look like this THERE ISN’T EVEN A CROSSWALK HERE WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT

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Urban Dispatch @urbandispatch.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

This brings by 2026 count to over 1,500 homes denied in the state of Connecticut Each one of these decisions denies families the opportunity for safe housing

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Urban Dispatch @urbandispatch.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I'm glad someone got to Arunan to tell him his idea was stupid, in a city with 3 Million sq feet of vacant office space, having a multi-year long new office build was a crazy idea Getting a bunch of state money to fill vacant space with an incubator? Great! hartfordbusiness.com/article/stat...

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State awards $20M for 100,000-sq.-ft. downtown Hartford innovation center

Connecticut is investing $20 million in the Hartford Innovation Center, a 100,000-square-foot AI and workforce hub at State House Square in Hartford.

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