| 1. H/T to Sue over on exposing how an 23 acre open space parcel in Trumbull in being systematically destroyed. Check out her post and photos over at My Left Nutmeg
2. Legislative update from Heidi Green over at 1000 Friends. Does not sound promising.
3. New Haven Mayor John DeStefano is correct to label United Illuminating's plans to abandon its downtown New Haven corporate offices when the lease expires in 2012, and centralize its offices in a new corporate office space in Orange, as "dumb growth." The new corporate offices will actually sit on two sites in Orange, one is a greyfield, the other a farm. There will be a DPUC Hearing on the proposed UI Rate Increase today at 11AM in New Britain.
4. U.S. Rep. Tauscher (CA-10) is circulating a letter for members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee to sign in support of Complete Streets. The Committee is currently drafting the new 6-year surface transportation authorization bill, which will fund as much as $500 billion in new transportation projects. Rep. Tauscher's letter requests that those projects incorporate complete streets principles. It is critical that such a massive investment in transportation infrastructure does not ignore the safety of pedestrians, including children, senior citizens, and disabled persons, as well as patrons of public transportation and bicyclists. Complete streets policies ensure that the needs of all users of the transportation system--motorists, transit vehicles and riders, bicyclists, and pedestrians of all ages and abilities-- are taken into account when streets are built or re-built. Over 90 states and communities already have complete streets policies, which are flexible and cost-effective.
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