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CT study decries impact ‘urban renewal’ had on Black communities, seeks broad transportation change

CT study decries impact ‘urban renewal’ had on Black communities, seeks broad transportation change

by Kimberly Glassman | Dec 20, 2023 | Uncategorized

The state’s final report on its three-year, Greater Hartford Mobility Study lays out plans for a dramatic change in the area’s transportation system but it first acknowledges the sobering — and lingering — reality: the damage done by 1960s-era urban renewal and...
CT study decries impact ‘urban renewal’ had on Black communities, seeks broad transportation change

Grand jury probe into CT’s school construction program continuing

by Kimberly Glassman | Dec 20, 2023 | Uncategorized

A federal grand jury’s investigation into how contracts were awarded through the state’s school construction grant program has quietly continued in recent months, with four detailed subpoenas issued this year — two as recently as October. The subpoenas, as well as two...
CT study decries impact ‘urban renewal’ had on Black communities, seeks broad transportation change

Biden mandates PLAs on large federal contracts

by Kimberly Glassman | Dec 19, 2023 | Uncategorized

The Biden administration announced on Monday a final rule implementing an executive order that will require project labor agreements on federal construction projects costing $35 million or more. It will likely result in PLAs being required on a majority of large...
CT study decries impact ‘urban renewal’ had on Black communities, seeks broad transportation change

Sewage spilled into CT waterways nearly 150 times this year. See where, why and what’s being done

by Kimberly Glassman | Dec 19, 2023 | Uncategorized

Between Jan. 1 and Nov. 30, there were 146 sewage spills into Connecticut’s rivers and harbors, according to state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection data. That number is led by Norwich, which has had 41 spills into the Shetucket River and 16 into the...
CT study decries impact ‘urban renewal’ had on Black communities, seeks broad transportation change

New Haven, East Hartford, others will share $7.2M in state brownfield remediation funding

by Kimberly Glassman | Dec 19, 2023 | Uncategorized

Gov. Ned Lamont has approved the release of $7.2 million in state grants that will be used to support the remediation and assessment of blighted properties in nine municipalities across Connecticut. The grants are part of the Department of Economic and Community...
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