No Place to Park: Locals Clash Over Street Restrictions

No Place to Park: Locals Clash Over Street Restrictions

In its never-ending quest to “fix” local zoning with one-size-fits-all mandates, the Connecticut General Assembly is now pushing a bill that would strip towns and cities of the authority to require minimum off-street parking for new developments — regardless of whether a town has public transit, walkable infrastructure, or even sidewalks.  Under the proposal, local planning and zoning commissions would no longer be allowed to set off-street park…