Yup, that’s how this all works. If you don’t like something then take care of it yourself rather than bitching about someone else doing it for you.

I'd rather see pre-existing hardscape be converted before we plow down even more wild scaping. Even narrow bands of wildflowers along a highway can be incredibly beneficial for native and migratory fauna and pollinators. Crystal Mall in Waterford and the Westbrook Outlet are both essentially dead. Instead of courting amazon to convert them into megawarehouses, could they be renovated into housing?

Is heat and hot water included?

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Better; tear down the freeways and build housing on the right of way.

Where will they work? It's one thing to have housing, but you need to have a job too. There's not much going on in the places you propose unless you're busing them into the cities.

Upside is we get different weather than inland - the news always separates them out. It's traditionally a lot windier down here but in the Summer, the temp can be as much as 5-10 degrees cooler and 5-10 degrees warmer in the Winter. We don't get much snow either.

The negatives are obviously, it's a lot more expensive to live down here and you'll have higher prop taxes the closer you get to the water. It also takes forever to get anywhere, especially going to the airport, it just sucks. Traffic is much higher in the Summer too - we get a lot of Summer renters

Cooler summer, warmer winter. Just slightly less bipolar than the rest of CT weather. Also, snow melts a lot faster due to the salt air. Amazing sunsets become kinda commonplace. It is always windy!!!! 95 and Rt 1 in "the season" (late May through mid September) are fucking miserable; you learn to shop / bank / etc. mid-week to avoid traveling on the weekends. Also, in some beach towns, lots of restaurants, shops, even your own neighbors are only around for "the season," and fall through early spring it can feel like a bit of a ghost town.

Worst thing is probably the traffic especially in the summer. Benefits are more moderate climate (i.e. not as hot or cold) and easy train access.

I have some room in my shed if interested, 1,200 a month.

Chaves has several locations in the area, they are also a deli.

The only thing I notice is the weather is usually different on the shoreline. If a snow storm is coming through, most likely we will get rain.

Living by the water can be nice. I used to drive by the beaches all the time. But they can be crowd during Summer months and there are sections that look super run down with abandoned properties and plenty of trash littered about.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5drqH5OdETY

what guy?

Amen!

A lot of flooding on the roads that run by the water

specific/rare food allergies are such misery, i feel your struggle. Although they're not specifically Chinese, i know Mai Thai Restaurant does large and small-scale catering, and from the website it seems like they're flexible about food requirements. Best of luck on your quest!

You could also get a bunch of friends together and work together to make tons. Make it a fun occasion and send them home with a few as compensation? Extra fun if you have lots of onion allergy buddies.

I'd be concerned about direct access not being safe depending how much space folks are given to get up to speed and merge into highway traffic. Also during peek commute hours, those areas intaking and outting commuters into the flow would more than likely generate some wicked traffic situations. Also from a more human aspect living so close to an active highway probably will add to folks stress levels and contribute to a deterioration to overall individual mental health.

Like your hearts in the right place, no doubt, execution may need a little more fine tuning.

Well, public transportation ct fastback.

Part of my thought process it to let people live in more natural areas with trees and stuff.

I'm not sure abandoned industrial sites is better than the wood, cost alone... how many things that are abandoned are left in decent shape .. not many.

They'd need cars or public transportation. Funding?

Yes why not, that exists already. I've lived literally less than 1 tenth of a mile to a highway entrance ramp.

But if they did it out yonder, they would have room to make a decently long road leading in so no one is hearing the highway noise.

blah blah blah. enjoy living in your bubble of self righteousness, ignorance and prejudice

Ya, I mean put up the sound blockers too. I just think folks would be happier out where it's more like nature rather than a city with all the pollution and crime.

I drive through Waterbury everyday. I pick up a coworker who lives in section 8 housing. I drive to Bridgeport to fish on my boat in Long Island sound. I drive through Stratford and Milford weekly. I've seen enough to back my claims. 90%+ don't give two shits.

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