Transportation Funding Forum Recap

Monday was our Transportation Funding Forum and it was a great success. We had over 150 public officials, advocates, and residents come out to learn about the state of transportation funding, the state’s needs, and what we need to do to move forward in the future.

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Reminder: Transportation Funding Forum This Monday

On Monday, CFE’s Transit for Connecticut program is holding its transportation funding forum on where the state is now and what is next.

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Connecticut Representatives Travel to New Jersey to See Successful Community Development Around Rail Stations

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Connecticut Appellate Court Upholds CFE Position in Eureka Case

Yesterday, the Connecticut Appellate Court officially released its decision in Eureka V, LLC v. Planning and Zoning Commission of Ridgefield et al., upholding CFE’s position that the development must be subject to the one unit per two acres limitation in a drinking water watershed.

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Transportation Funding Forum: December 10, 2012

On December 10, 2012, Transit for Connecticut, a workgroup of CFE, is holding a transportation funding forum to discuss where we are now and what’s next to move the state forward.

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A Story of Fire, Water and Dunes: Chalker Beach in Old Saybrook

Today, three weeks since Hurricane Sandy, Chalker Beach in Old Saybrook is busy with activity. I notice trucks with logos that contain the words “Septic”, “Contractor”, “Demolition”, and “Electrical” motor past as they head to the shoreline area. 

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Guest Post: Save “The Last Mile” in East Lyme

The best way to see “The Hills” is from the upper reaches of the Niantic River in East Lyme and Waterford, Connecticut.  The “Last Mile” is, as far as we can tell, the last undeveloped mile of salt water frontage on the Connecticut coast.  The Hills rise from the river to nearly 100 feet elevation […]

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NU Land Trust Incorporates

Last week, we attended the Northeast Utilities Land Trust’s Incorporation Reception at the King’s Island Wildlife Management Area in Enfield. The location of the reception was across the Connecticut River from King’s Island, one of the four parcels of land that NU is donating into the newly-formed Northeast Utilities Land Trust.

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