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For 56 years, travelers along Interstate 5 north of Red Bluff have seen a tree decked out for the holidays. Locals call it Carrie’s Tree. It’s not an especially pretty tree. In fact, some would say it is a downright wicked-looking tree. Its smooth, chocolate-colored branches are covered with two-inch-long spiked thorns. Its wide, domed […]
Connecticut Zoning Atlas Makes the Case for Zoning Reform The nation's first interactive map letting citizens visualize their town's zoning laws The Connecticut Zoning Atlas allows users to visualize complicated housing regulations. Copy Link Citizens of Connecticut’s 169 municipalities probably don’t spend a lot of time considering the zoning laws that determine what can be built and where. A statewide team including University of Connecticut researchers hopes to change that. An interdisciplinary team of researchers developed the nation’s first interactive map that ...
A peek at the Connecticut Zoning Atlas Recently a coalition of zoning reform advocates, DesegregateCT, released the first interactive map in the country to document how all zoning districts in a single state treat housing. The groundbreaking Connecticut Zoning Atlas is likely to be one of the most important tools for planning our communities our state has ever seen. Rebecca Augur Zoning is important, because it affects all of our lives. Through zoning, public officials decide where you can live, open a business, or even grab a cup of coffee before work. Yet while the impact of zoning is clear...