Will Connecticut pass meaningful housing reform in 2024?

By Frankie Graziano,

Published April 17, 2024 at 7:15 AM EDT

FILE, 2023: Jaquedah Williams puts a blanket over her head as she sorts through belongings to throw away or move as she faces an eviction order from the city to leave the encampment where she and several other people have been living in the West River Memorial Park in New Haven. Activists on Wednesday helped residents of the encampment pack and move their belongings, while some pitched tents on the site to protest against the city forcibly clearing the site.

Connecticut’s affordable housing crisis has taken center stage during the state’s 2023 and 2024 legislative sessions.

This hour, are meaningful reforms on the horizon for state residents? And how have zoning ordinances, a lack of transit-oriented development, and “opt-in” programs contributed to the crisis at hand?

Jacqueline Rabe Thomas: Investigative reporter, Hearst Connecticut Media Group
Anika Singh Lemar: Clinical Professor of Law, Yale Law School
Ginny Monk: Children’s issues and housing reporter, Connecticut Mirror
Abigail Brone: Housing reporter, Connecticut Public

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