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Frequent_Jelly_4138 t1_j1eo12e wrote

Reply to comment by LawyersGunsandMoneys in Opinion: CT must act on Fairfield County education, housing issues by LawyersGunsandMoneys

You new urbanists make me laugh. I’m literally a multi family real estate developer and all y’all who aren’t in the industry immediately jump to transit based development because it’s the easiest way to defend and disguise affordable housing when in reality it does the opposite

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LawyersGunsandMoneys OP t1_j1eoq4d wrote

I am a fan of any and all kinds of improvements to increase density- reduce lot size and setback requirements, allow multi family units as of right in more zones (preferably duplexes and triplexes allowed everywhere), make it easier to build larger multi-unit developments.

I also think we should embark on more publicly funded housing and deed restricted affordable developments. I think the solution is all of the above.

Also, loosening zoning restrictions will not only help developers build luxury units, it will make it easier for public housing and non-profits as well.

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Frequent_Jelly_4138 t1_j1esezv wrote

You do realize the reason Connecticut is so beautiful and holds it’s charm is because we haven’t adopted those things. I guess it’s all a matter of perspective but to those who value that we hate the idea of changing for density, while those who can’t afford the nice party’s want to create denser towns so they can afford it. What they don’t know is that those towns would lose their charm and people would stop moving there, defeating the whole purpose and value of moving there

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LawyersGunsandMoneys OP t1_j1eszev wrote

Those towns along the metro north in Fairfield county aren’t valuable because they’re charming, they’re valuable because they’re within commuting distance of New York City.

Woodstock is a perfectly charming place, but there aren’t thousands of people clamoring to move there because it isn’t commutable to a major metropolitan hub, with (relatively) well functioning public transportation.

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Frequent_Jelly_4138 t1_j1etnof wrote

There are plenty of charming commuter towns in the surrounding areas in three states. People would move there

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bombbad15 t1_j1hsy4c wrote

So does every town along the rail line really need to build build build then? Stamford housing units in downtown has exploded in the past 10 years adding over 10,000 units and has the infrastructure to support the demand. Norwalk is building too with a similar capacity as a city. Why would you demand smaller towns take on similar development that is out of place, extremely rare or nonexistent?

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