A Moonlit Sky

You live in a society and have to obey by a social contract that helps govern resource use and societal structure. You're welcome to live in a rural area. No one (even the UN) is going to tell you not to. However, we should stop subsidizing that lifestyle as a default. There are enormous external costs to suburbia that are currently paid by society as a whole.

It's 79 in Stamford.

Doesn't fit the tenor of the month in my opinion. I prefer temps to top out in the 60s. If there will be 70s, low dews to accompany them. But, those are just my preferences, probably based off childhood experiences. That is, by definition, planning. I'm unsure why you've added the scare-quotes around walkable. Walkable communities are the gold standard and people like to live there. Wherever there is a walkable community, prices for that real-estate are much higher than the surrounding area. I'm working on an MA in urban and regional planning. If you'd like to learn more, I can recommend some texts.

A lot to unpack here, but got it. I'm assuming this is supposed to be frightening. Especially since "Agenda 21" contains a collection of best practices for urban planning.

What global reaction, may I ask, have the socialists been seeking? and to what end? I agree with the chilly aspect. October in particular should have a chill in the air. Just seems right. But, what would you define as "boring" here?

Some people get irrationally angry if they feel people are telling them what to do and they lash out.

I think the point is that CT is a microcosm of New England as a whole. The issue, however, is that it doesn't do any of those things in an excellent way that makes them stand out. I love CT. It's a lovely state and punches above its weight in terms of cultural amenities--but it certainly does have something of an identity issue.

I can't find a by-town breakdown of HDI in CT sadly.

The further south you go, the faster the HDI drops. CT is always high on livability rankings.

They're also where the population growth, job growth, and tax revenue is generated. Unfortunately, the sorts of reforms that need to take place are not going to happen due to misunderstandings surrounding growth and the inherit selfishness in owning a home. But, c'est la vie.

Mind you, I'm not saying everything is great. But there is a future here--just gotta have the state invest in the right places (cities, transportation, and education). CT's suburban and rural flight is a microcosm of the country as a whole. We're paying for decades of suburban growth as demographics change and the ponzi scheme comes crashing down. Edit: Here's the report: http://ctdata.org/blog/migration-and-population-trends-in-ct/ Looks like it's two years old. And you're right: we're sandwiched between two large metro areas when we have a bunch of small cities. It's the large cities that are grabbing all the population and jobs over the past decade. CT has a suburbia problem that was a strength fifty eyars ago.

Not quite. Fairfield and New Haven counties have some of the highest percentages of millennials moving into them across the country. The people moving in tend to be educated and have high paying jobs. The CT Data Collaborative did a good paper on this a year or so ago. CT's population is effectively in stasis as the rural areas devoid of opportunity empty out and the urban and rail-adjacent areas grow.