MEDIA

TV, print, and radio appearances.

Sara is a frequent commentator on national and local TV, an expert cited in print publications, and a voice on national and regional radio.  Sara has appeared on CNN, Cheddar, PBSNewsHour, NewsMax, and CBC, among other television stations, and she been quoted in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, USA TodayHuffington Post, Salon, Law360, Planning MagazineStreetsBlog USA, Houston ChronicleCityLab, and other national publications, as well as all major Connecticut publications.  She has also appeared on national radio like NPR’s Marketplace and the Dan Abrams Show (Sirius XM), and numerous podcasts. To book an appearance, contact her below. 

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SARA'S EXPERTISE INCLUDES:

  • Property:  eminent domain, takings, adverse possession, landlord-tenant rights, easements, covenants, title (ownership) disputes. 
  • Land Use:  planning and zoning.
  • Historic Preservation:  landmarks, historic districts, the National Register, tax credits, preservation/conservation easements.
  • Energy:  renewable energy, shared solar, special districts, solar zoning, solar rights.

PAST MEDIA APPEARANCES

TELEVISION INTERVIEWS:

  • Austin Stalled on Zoning Overhaul as Biden Lures Cities to Fix their Housing Rules, KXAN Austin 05 18 2022 
  • Hartford Chapel Facing Demolition Placed on Most Endangered Places in America List, Fox61 News 05 04 2022 

RADIO INTERVIEWS & PODCASTS:

  • The Connecticut Case:  Sara Bronin on Zoning Reform and Desegregation in the Nutmeg State, The Sustainable City Show 11 07 22 
  • The Quest for Zoning Zen, Lincoln Land Institute Land Matters Podcast 10 28 22 
  • A Look into Connecticut’s History of Housing Segregation, WNPR (NPR) Hartford Where We Live 10 25 22
  • The Case for Zoning Reform, Sprawlcast Podcast 10 08 2022 
  • The Rosetta Stone of Zoning, Go Cultivate! Podcast 08 02 2022 
  • Why Sustainable Transportation Advocates Need to Talk about Zoning, StreetsBlog USA 05 10 2022 
  • Hartford’s Deborah Chapel Added to National List of Endangered Places, New England Public Media 05 04 2022 
  • Sara Bronin and an Interdisciplinary Approach to Preservation, National Trust for Historic Preservation People Saving Places Series 03 23 2022
  • Should Law Subsidize Driving?, Getting Common Podcast 03 16 2022 
  • Making Zoning Easier to Understand, GovLove Podcast 03 15 2022

PRINT:

  • Parking Reform Gains Traction, Public Square 11 28 2022 
  • The United States of Zoning, Planning Magazine Fall 2022 
  • A Legal Perspective on Transportation Safety, Planetizen 09 19 2022 
  • The US Should Bribe Homeowners to Accept Greater Density, Bloomberg 08 05 2022 
  • Three Women, Three Projects Bring Zoning Into the Future to Fix Housing Crisis, Forbes 07 08 2022 
  • San Francisco Joins Slew of U.S. Cities Rethinking Single-Family Zoning To Boost Housing Stock, Lower Prices, New York Sun 6 30 2022 
  • Project Highlights Relationship Between Zoning and Affordable Housing, Planetizen 06 19 2022 
  • This Group is Trying to Make Sense of Hawaii’s Regulatory Landscape, Honolulu Civil Beat 06 15 2022 
  • New Digital Atlas Hopes to Demystify Zoning, Next City 06 10 2022 
  • Deer Lake: Another Round in the Battle Between Conservation and Sprawl, CT Mirror 06 05 2022 
  • Digital Atlas Reveals Zoning’s Impact on Affordable Housing, Governing 06 02 2022 
  • Biden’s Housing Plan Sounds Good in Theory But Needs Help if It Will Work, The Observer 06 01 2022 
  • More States — and the Feds — Are Getting into Zoning Reform for Sustainable Transport, Streetsblog USA 05 24 2022 
  • National Zoning Atlas Launched to Make America’s Patchwork of Codes Accessible and Comprehensible, Cornell Chronicle 05 17 2022 
  • Tear Down” Culture Makes it Easy to Forget About History, CT Insider 05 17 2022 
  • New Tool Reveals America’s Zoning Problem, National Apartment Association Blog 05 10 2022 
  • Fight to Save Historic but Decaying Chapel at Hartford’s Beth Israel Cemetery Gets Boost from National Preservation Listing, Hartford Courant 05 04 2022 
  • Ellis Island, Lighthouses Among Historic NJ Sites Flooding as Seas Rise, Climate Central 04 29 2022
  • Is It Time for a National Zoning Atlas?, Strong Towns 03 30 2022 
  • How N.H.’s “Discriminatory” Land Use Policies Leave More People Out in the Cold, New Hampshire Public Radio 03 21 2022 
  • Dire Warnings Issued on Impact of “Transit Oriented Development” Bill 542 in Fairfield County, Greenwich Free Press 03 15 2022 
  • CT Bill Aims to Improve Affordable Housing Options Near Transit Stations, CT Mirror 03 14 2022
  • Connecticut Lawmakers, Residents Spar Over Transit-Oriented Development Bill Aimed at Increasing Diversity, Affordable Housing, Hartford Courant 03 14 2022
  • Senators Applaud Senate Committee Approval of Sara Bronin’s Nomination to Serve as Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, Doing it Local 03 14 2022 
  • Rehabilitation Credit (Historic Preservation), Investopedia 02 04 2022 
  • Ending Single-Family Zoning is Not a Stand-Alone Solution, Governing 01 21 2022 
  • Restricted Zoning Harms Communities of Color, Medill on the Hill 01 18 2022 

TV INTERVIEWS:   

  • Biden Nominates CT Native to Lead Historic Preservation Council, NBC Connecticut 09 26 21 
  • Hartford Mayor’s Wife to Lead National Council on Historic Preservation, WTNH 09 19 21 
  • Sara Bronin, Nominated by Biden to Serve as Chair for the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, The Real Story 07 18 21
  • Biden, Climate, Zoning, and the Environment, Ticker News 06 01 2021 
  • With SpaceX in Town, Could Residents Lose Their Homes?, NBC LX 05 27 2021
  • Is SpaceX Taking Over South Texas?, Ticker News 05 24 2021
  • Connecticut’s Housing Divide, Connecticut Public Television 05 20 2021
  • Zoning Laws Have Roots in Segregation. How Do You Change Them?, NBC LX 04 26 2021
  • All Hands – Race Towards Inclusion, Cheddar News Network 03 26 2021
  • CT Legislature to Hear Changes to Affordable Housing and Six Other Zoning Changes, Fox61 03 14 2021
  • How Zoning Can Restrict, or Even Prevent, Affordable Housing, PBS NewsHour 01 30 2021

RADIO INTERVIEWS & PODCASTS:

  • Making a Better Home for Afghan Refugees in Connecticut, WNPR (NPR) Hartford Disrupted 10 20 2021 
  • Overcoming Resistance to Clean Energy Projects, New England Public Media 10 06 2021 
  • Law, Policy, & the Preservation of Places with Biden Nominee Sara Bronin, PreserveCast Podcast 08 23 2021 
  • Taking Action to Achieve a Housing Crisis Solution, WSHU (NPR) Fairfield The Full Story 07 02 2021
  • Biden Selects Hartford Attorney To Head Advisory Council On Historic Preservation, WSHU (NPR) Fairfield 06 28 2021 
  • Sara Bronin Taking White House Appointment To Land-Use Council, WNPR (NPR) Hartford 06 26 2021 
  • Connecticut Zoning Reform Bill Moves on to Lamont, WSHU (NPR) Fairfield All Things Considered 05 28 2021
  • The Price of Affordable Housing in Connecticut, WSHU (NPR) Fairfield The Full Story 04 19 2021
  • Biden Infrastructure Plan Could Crack Down On Connecticut’s Exclusionary Zoning, WSHU (NPR) Fairfield 04 16 2021
  • Desegregate Connecticut and the Future of Zoning, WNPR (NPR) Hartford 04 01 2021
  • What We Talk About When We Talk About Affordable Housing, Connecticut Public 03 26 2021
  • Zoning Reform On Tap Today, WTIC 03 15 2021
  • Preserving Agriculture While Building Affordable Housing, WNPR (NPR) Hartford Where We Live 02 23 2021
  • Report: The Vast Majority of Connecticut Blocks Affordable Housing, WNPR (NPR) Hartford 01 28 2021

PRINT:

  • Q&A with Sara Bronin, AIA, Texas Architect Magazine 12 2021 
  • On the New Year, CT Examiner 12 31 2021 
  • How America Broke the Speed Limit, Slate 12 16 2021 
  • AIA CT Announces President’s Award Winner, High Profile 11 17 2021 
  • Repurposed Buildings, On Common Ground 11 03 2021 
  • Updated Federal Road Standards Manual “Enshrines Dangerous Practices into Law,” The Urbanist 11 02 2021 
  • Moving to the Suburbs? Don’t Become a NIMBY, Bustle 10 27 2021 
  • Local Organizations Host Event on Zoning Laws’ Environmental Effects, Yale Daily News 10 19 2021 
  • In-Law Units: Housing Equalizer or Neighborhood Destructor? Municipalities Have Until 2023 to Decide, Stamford Advocate 09 26 2021 
  • ACHP Chairman Nominee Sara Bronin Pledges Support of Tribal Historic Preservation, Native News Online 09 26 2021 
  • Biden Interior Pick on Oil Reform, Ethics, Climate, E&E News 09 22 2021
  • Experts Weigh in on Affordable Housing Credit Map Changes, The Day 08 17 2021 
  • Architect Sara Bronin Nominated as Chairman of the Federal Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, Daily Arch News 06 29 2021 
  • Sara Bronin, Newly Appointed Chair in Biden Administration, to Join Cornell AAP, Law School, The Cornell Daily Sun 06 29 2021 
  • Sara Bronin, Florian Idenburg, and a Slew of Big Names Join the Cornell AAP Faculty, The Architect’s Newspaper 06 29 2021 
  • Architect and Academic Sara Bronin Announced as Biden’s nominee for Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chair, Architect 06 29 2021 
  • Bronin Nominated to Chair U.S. Historic Preservation Council, Cornell Chronicle 06 25 2021 
  • Hartford’s Sara Bronin Will be Nominated by President Biden as Chairman of the Federal Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, Hartford Courant 06 25 2021 
  • Sara Bronin Nominated to Serve as Chair of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, WFSB Hartford 06 25 2021 
  • President Biden Nominates a New Chair of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, The Architect’s Newspaper 06 25 2021
  • No Children Allowed. Are Wealthy CT Towns Building Elderly Housing to Keep Out Poor Families?, CT Mirror 6 20 2021 
  • Lamont Sign Controversial Zoning Reform Bill Aimed at Creating More Fair and Equitable Housing, Westchester & Fairfield County Business Journal 6 11 2021 
  • Amplifying the Call to End Status Quo on Systemic Racism, Greenwich Time 06 11 2021 
  • City’s Historic Preservation Ordinance Upheld by Texas Supreme Court, The Leader 06 09 2021 
  • Heights Historic Districts Backed by Texas Supreme Court, Cheering Preservationists, Houston Chronicle 06 08 2021 
  • New Lives for Old Spaces, Planning Magazine spring 2021 
  • Debating Changes to Connecticut’s Housing and Zoning Laws, CT Examiner 05 28 2021
  • Senate Passes Controversial Zoning Reform Bill, CT Mirror 05 28 2021
  • CT’s Civil Rights Enforcement Agency: Segregation Has “Particularly Deadly Effect” Amid Pandemic, CT Mirror 05 24 2021
  • House Passes Scaled-Back Zoning Reform Bill, Associated Press 05 20 2021
  • A Bill Overhauling Local Zoning Rules Has Cleared the Connecticut House, Hartford Courant 05 20 2021
  • CT Legislators Underwhelmed with Housing Reform Bill that Passes House, CT Mirror 05 20 2021
  • Housing Activists Call for Action at Rally in Deep River, CT Examiner 05 08 2021
  • Dozens Rally for Zoning Reform in Deep River, Middletown Press 05 08 2021
  • Naugatuck Valley Residents Worry Over Rent Hikes, Connecticut Post 05 03 2021
  • Connecticut is in the Spotlight as a Housing Reform Hotspot, Archinect 04 30 2021
  • Desegregate Connecticut Renews Push for Alterations to Zoning Laws, Westchester & Fairfield County Business Journals 04 26 2021
  • Hebron Group Hosts Third Community Conversation, Hartford Courant 04 26 2021
  • This is My Hartford: Sara Bronin, Metro Hartford Alliance Blog 04 10 2021
  • Concerning Affordable Housing, Connecticut Must Do Better, The Day Editorial Board 04 09 2021
  • Coalition Seeks New Zoning Rules to Support Housing Affordability and Integration, Nonprofit Quarterly 04 07 2021
  • Opinion: U.S. Traffic Deaths are a Regulatory Failure, Planetizen 04 06 2021
  • Newtown DTC Hosts Virtual Presentation From Desegregate Connecticut, Newtown Bee 04 05 2021
  • Potential Repeal of West Hartford Parking Ban Spurs Talk of Housing, Equity, and Traffic Safety Issues, Hartford Courant 04 05 2021
  • CT’s Zoning Issue and the Floyd Trial – Systemic Racism on the Split-Screen, Greenwich Time 04 02 2021
  • Scaled-Back Zoning Reform Advances in the General Assembly, CT Examiner 04 02 2021
  • “We Absolutely Recognize the Need”: League of Women Voters of Greenwich Hosts Debate on Controversial State Zoning Bill, CT Insider 04 01 2021
  • Affordable Housing Bills Move Out of Committee – But Not Without Changes, CT Mirror 03 31 2021
  • Connecticut is Largely Divided into Largely White Suburbs and Cities Where More People of Color Live. Here’s How Advocates Want to Rewrite Local Zoning Rules to Change That, Hartford Courant 03 31 2021
  • “Fearless” Attitude Key for These CT Women Leaders, Connecticut Post 03 25 2021
  • Bronin Takes on One Size Fits All Zoning Arguments, New Canaan Advertiser 03 24 2021
  • This Interactive Map Shows How Making Apartment Buildings Illegal Creates Unaffordable Cities, Fast Company 03 24 2021
  • Many Ideas, But Little Agreement, on How to Address Connecticut’s Affordable Housing Issues, CT Mirror 03 18 2021
  • Connecticut is Considering Statewide Zoning Reform. This Map May Be Why, Next City 03 17 2021
  • Marathon Hearing Draws 340+ to Testify; Republicans Mostly Oppose, Dem’s Mostly Favor SB 1024 “The DesegregateCT Bill,” Greenwich Free Press 03 15 2021
  • Connecticut’s Zoning Laws a Focus in Racial Equity Debate, Associated Press 03 15 2021
  • Some Say Proposed Housing Bills Will Erode “Character.” Others Say They’ll Keep Stamford “Vibrant, Desirable,” Stamford Advocate 03 15 2021
  • Connecticut Legislators Find Sharply Divided Opinion as General Assembly Takes Up Reform of Local Zoning and Land Use Laws. Bill Aim to Address Racial and Economic Segregation, Hartford Courant 03 15 2021
  • Across Multiple Zoning Bills, Lines are Drawn in the Sand, Yankee Institute 03 12 2021
  • Connecticut Zoning Atlas Makes the Case for Zoning Reform, UConn Today 03 08 2021
  • Desegregate CT: Advocating for a More Equitable Connecticut, Yale Daily News 03 05 2021
  • Connecticut Reformers Turn Up Heat on Housing Segregationists, The Real Deal 03 02 2021
  • Connecticut Zoning Atlas Makes the Case for Zoning Reform, UConn Today 03 01 2021
  • A Push for Zoning in Connecticut, Y. Times 02 26 2021
  • Ideas We Should Steal: Desegregating the Region, Philadelphia Citizen 02 22 2021
  • Why are CT Republicans Demonizing Segregation?, CT Insider 02 20 2021
  • Housing Reform Bills Spark Clashes Over Race and Local Authority, Connecticut Post 02 18 2021
  • Letter from Greenwich: Desegregate CT Meets its Match in Connecticut’s Wealthiest Town, Common Edge 02 02 2021
  • Connecticut Zoning Regulations Restrict Expansion of Affordable Housing, The Day 02 01 2021
  • The Connecticut Zoning Atlas Illustrates a Proclivity for Single Family Zoning, Planetizen 01 29 2021
  • Data Suggests Dozens of Towns are Violating CT Supreme Court Decision on Exclusionary Zoning, CT Mirror 01 28 2021
  • New Zoning Map Shows How Hard it is to Build Multi-Family Housing in Connecticut, Hartford Courant 01 27 2021
  • “State vs. Local” is the Wrong Discussion About Connecticut Housing, Greenwich Time 01 23 2021
  • Online Town Hall Meeting Confronts Push for Local Zoning Changes in Connecticut, Yankee Institute for Public Policy 01 21 2021
  • Why the National Register of Historic Places Lacks a Diverse History, Archinect 01 08 2021

RADIO/TV:  

  • Podcast, “Transportation Law Symposium Special,” Densely Speaking Podcast, December 14, 2020
  • Radio Interview, “Zoning Reform in Connecticut,” with Todd Feinburg, WTIC, December 7, 2020
  • Podcast, “Transportation and Law, Part I,” Talking Headways Podcast, November 13, 2020
  • Radio Interview, “Historic Preservation in the Rio Grande Valley,” Public Affairs Podcast, Majic 102.1 Houston, November 1, 2020
  • Television/Radio Interview, “Architect and Attorney Sara Bronin on Property Law,” with David Lovejoy, The Chat, NewsChannel 10 Amarillo, October 27, 2020
  • Television Interview, “Eviction Filings Jump in September,” with WJAR 10 Rhode Island, October 2, 2020
  • Radio Interview, “Zoning Rules Stifle Urban Clean Energy. Can The Rules Be Rewritten?,” Energy Policy Now Podcast, September 29, 2020
  • Radio Interview, “How Segregation Persists in ‘Progressive’ New England, with John Dankosky, New England News Collaborative, September 24, 2020
  • Radio Interview, “Monuments,” with Melissa Ross, First Coast Connect, WJCT (NPR) Jacksonville, September 3, 2020
  • Television Interview, “Update on Harris County Flood Control District 2018 Bond Election Projects” (on environmental justice bonding), CW39 Houston, September 2, 2020
  • Radio Interview, “Housing and Land Use Reform,” with Aaron Kupec, Face Connecticut, WTIC, July 19, 2020
  • Radio Interview, “Desegregate Connecticut Launches Effort to End Racially Segregated Housing Statewide,” Between the Lines/Counterpoint on WPKN Bridgeport, July 6, 2020
  • Television Interview, “Historical Significance of Statues and Monuments,” NewsMax, July 2, 2020
  • Radio Interview, “Planning and Zoning,” The People’s Show with Mark Wallace, WVON Chicago, June 21, 2020
  • Radio Interview, “How Zoning Rules Perpetuate Segregation,” New England News Collaborative, June 18, 2020
  • Television Interview, “Confederate Symbols Removed Amid Protests for Racial Equality,” CNN, June 14, 2020
  • Television Interview, “Alabama Law Prevents Removal of Confederate Monuments,” WHNT Huntsville, June 3, 2020
  • Television Interview, “Business Owners Weigh In as Outdoor Dining Set to be Permitted Next Week,” WFSB, May 13, 2020
  • Television Interview, “’Outdated’ Zoning Laws Need to be Addressed Before Restaurants Reopen, City Planner Says,” Boston25 News, May 11, 2020
  • Television Interview, “Hartford Considers Changing Zoning Regulations to Allow More Outdoor Cafes,” WFSB, May 1, 2020
  • Television Interview, “Reopen Connecticut: Hartford Aiming to Expand Outdoor Seating for Restaurants,” Fox61 News, May 1, 2020
  • Radio Interview, “The Hartford 2035 Plan,” with Aaron Kupec, Face Connecticut, WTIC, March 21, 2020
  • Radio Interview, “Hartford’s Vision: One on One,” with Brian Boyer, Pulse of the Region Show, March 13, 2020
  • Television Interview, “Attacking Iranian Cultural Sites Would Be War Crime, Pentagon Says After Trump Threat,” with Cheddar News Network, January 7, 2020
  • Television Interview (Statement), “Elected Officials and Local Experts React to President Trump’s Tweets Threatening the Middle East,” Fox61 News, January 6, 2020
  • Television Interview, “Trump Threatens Iran’s Cultural Sites,” CBC News Network (Canada), January 6, 2020
  • Radio Interview, “The Legality of Destroying Iranian Cultural Heritage,” with ABC News Correspondent Dan Abrams, Politics of the United States Podcast, January 6, 2020

PRINT:

  • If You Had One Wish for 2020, What Would it Be?, CT Mirror, December 31, 2020
  • New Year Wishes, CT Examiner, December 29, 2020
  • It’s Time to Diversify the National Register, Planetizen, December 27, 2020
  • Texas Wouldn’t Be Texas Without Mexico, Houston Chronicle, December 15, 2020
  • Despite Millions Spent on Projects, Flooding to Remain a Reality, Community Impact Newspaper, December 3, 2020
  • Pathways to the Past: Ownership of Heights Alleys May Rest with Heirs of Original Founder, The Leader, November 22, 2020
  • 2020 Multimodal and Transit Summit Will Focus on Pathways to Mobility Justice, CTNewsJunkie, November 12, 2020
  • Twenty-Three Takes on Tuesday’s Election, CT Examiner, November 7, 2020
  • In the Midst of 2020’s Economic Downtown, Harris County Continues to Consider Social Vulnerability When Prioritizing Flood Mitigation Projects, Community Impact News, October 30, 2020
  • Not Just Trump. Connecticut Republicans Make Suburban Zoning an Election Issue, CT Mirror, October 30, 2020
  • City Preservation Ordinance Faces Legal Challenge, The Leader, October 22, 2020
  • Should Real Estate Investors Join a Planning and Zoning Committee?, MillionAcres, October 9, 2020
  • After 25 Years, Houston’s Historic Preservation Law Faces Supreme Court Test, Community Impact Newspaper, October 5, 2020
  • Restaurant Owners are Prompting a Run on Outdoor Heaters, Business Insider, September 28, 2020
  • Climate Anxiety is Rising in the US – But Not Among Republicans, Truthout, September 22, 2020
  • Houston Lacks Zoning—Or Does It? The State Supreme Court Will Decide, Planetizen, September 15, 2020
  • Heights Homeowners Take Fight Over Preservation Ordinance to State Supreme Court, Houston Chronicle, September 12, 2020
  • Connecticut Community Confronts Legacy of Segregation, Wall Street Journal, August 30, 2020
  • City Eliminates Parking Requirements, Reaps Benefits, Downtown Idea Exchange, August 2020
  • New Report Highlights Housing Disparities in the Region, CT News Junkie, August 4, 2020
  • Rejecting Trumpism, Massachusetts Will Pass Housing Choice, BeyondChron, August 3, 2020
  • Sara Bronin Steps Down After 7 Years on Hartford’s Planning and Zoning Commission, Sets Sights on Housing Statewide, CT Examiner, August 1, 2020
  • Wilton Legislator Raises Zoning, Affordable Housing Issues, Wilton Bulletin, July 29, 2020
  • Policy Can Clash with Affordable Housing, Scientific American, July 24, 2020
  • Sara Bronin Steps Down as Chair of Hartford’s Planning and Zoning Commission, Hartford Courant, July 23, 2020
  • Sara Bronin Steps Down as Hartford’s Planning and Zoning Chair, Hartford Business Journal, July 23, 2020
  • Law Classes Remotely, For Charity, Thine, July 21, 2020
  • Desegregate Connecticut Will Fight Racism Through Zoning Reforms, BeyondChron, July 21, 2020
  • New Coalition Lobbying Lawmakers to Change Exclusionary Zoning Rules that Limit Affordable Housing and Perpetuate Segregation, Hartford Courant, July 14, 2020
  • Lamont, Legislators Agree on July Agenda. It Doesn’t Include Housing Segregation, CT Mirror, July 14, 2020
  • Coalition Launched to Move Forward With Housing Desegregation, CT News Junkie, July 14, 2020
  • Lawmakers Urged to Address Segregation in Special Session, AP, July 14, 2020
  • Seinfeld Makes Great Lesson for Law Students, National Jurist, July 2, 2020
  • Connecticut Has an Opportunity to Tackle Housing Segregation. It Appears to be Taking a Pass., Hartford Business Journal, June 29, 2020
  • Restaurants Join the Move to Take Streets Back from Cars, Next City, June 25, 2020
  • UI Law Professor Establishes an Online Summer Law School Based on Seinfeld, The Daily Iowan, June 17, 2020
  • The Coronavirus Has Sunk Public Transportation Ridership. Will it Come Back?, Hartford Business Journal, June 15, 2020
  • “It Perpetuates Segregation”: Racial Justice Protests Bring Calls to Reform Connecticut Zoning Laws that Restrict Affordable Housing, Hartford Courant, June 14, 2020
  • Zoning Expert Says Segregation Tied to Land Use Rules is a Crisis, New Haven Register, June 9, 202
  • Louisville Removed the Castleman Statue: Is this the End for Other Confederate Memorials?, Louisville Courier-Journal, June 8, 2020
  • Richmond is Taking Down Confederate Statues: Is this the End for Other Confederate Memorials?, USA Today, June 4, 2020
  • This Class is Real, and It’s Spectacular: UConn Professor Lectures on ‘Seinfeld’ in Unique Forum, UConn Today, June 2, 202
  • Pandemic Cases Set Stage for Climate Takings Battles, E&E News, May 22, 2020
  • Dozens of Hartford-Area Restaurants Applied for Permission to Take Over Streets, Sidewalks as Outdoor Dining is Set to Resume, Hartford Courant, May 19, 2020
  • The Environment Has Had a Few Successes in the Courts (Enjoy Them Now – They Won’t Last), RedGREENBlue,May 15, 2020
  • Applications Open for Hartford Restaurants Looking to Expand Outdoors for Wednesday Partial Reopening, Hartford Courant, May 15, 2020
  • How Zoning Reform Can Help Businesses Transition to Outdoor Operations, Planetizen, May 15, 2020
  • Parking Lots to Patios: Restaurants and Zoning Officials Jump to Expand Outdoor Dining Under New Executive Order, Hartford Courant, May 14, 2020
  • Courts and Climate Change and COVID-19: Trump’s Been Working Hard on One of These Things, Daily Kos,May 14, 2020
  • Minimum Parking Requirements Lifted to Support Outdoor Dining in Connecticut, Planetizen, May 13, 2020
  • Legal Scholar Expects COVID Lawsuits to Shape Future Climate Litigation, Inside EPA, May 12, 2020
  • Hartford Eyes Expanded Outdoor Dining Service Amid Plans to Reopen CT Economy, Hartford Business Journal, May 1, 2020
  • Power and Leadership in Times of Crisis, Hartford Business Journal, April 20, 2020
  • Coronavirus Could Alter Climate Litigation. Here’s How, Climate Wire, April 9, 2020
  • Whites-Only Rules Still Surface in CT Property Records, Middletown Press, March 2, 2020
  • Draft 15-Year Plan Offers Vision of a Happier, Healthier, Wealthier Hartford by its 400th Birthday, Hartford Courant, March 2, 2020
  • Hartford’s Next Master Plan to Focus on Arts, Nightlife, Transportation, Hartford Business Journal, January 27, 2020
  • Hartford Mayor to State: Stop with the Segregation, CT Mirror, January 17, 2020
  • Trump Walks Back Threat to Commit War Crimes Against Iran’s Cultural Sites, Huffington Post, January 7, 2020
  • The Disturbing History Behind Trump’s Threat to Target Iranian Cultural Sites, Washington Post, January 6, 2020

 

RADIO/TV: 

  • Radio Interview, “Land Matters” Podcast, with Anthony Flint, Lincoln Land Institute, December 19, 2019
  • Television Interview, “Hartford Considers Turning Streets into Bicycle Boulevards,” WTNH, October 29, 2019
  • Radio Interview, “The Future of the Suburbs,” with Duo Dickinson (Saved by Design), WPKN, September 26, 2019
  • Radio Interview, “Are Too Many Parking Lots Hurting Hartford?”, with Ray Dunaway, WTIC, August 2, 2019
  • Television Interview, “Looking Ahead to CT Trails Day,” Fox61, May 31, 2019

    PRINT: 

    • The Downtown Highway That Could Drive Hartford’s Comeback, CityLab, December 23, 2019
    • Building for the People, University of Texas College of Liberal Arts Life & Letters Magazine, November 18, 2019
    • With Hartford’s 400th Birthday on the Horizon, Plans are Underway to See the City Thrive by 2035, Hartford Courant, October 27, 2019
    • Hartford’s $26M Park and Main Redevelopment to Have More Rentals, Later Groundbreaking, Hartford Courant, October 23, 2019
    • Colleges Help Drive Urban Revival, but Town-Gown Relationships Can Be Fraught, CT Mirror, October 11, 2019
    • Some CT Communities Put Self-Storage on Pause, Hartford Business Journal, September 30, 2019
    • Hartford Healthcare Plans Major Expansion at Hartford Hospital, Hartford Courant, September 11, 2019
    • Hartford Hospital Plans 50,000 Sq. Ft. Addition to Seymour St. Campus, Hartford Business Journal, September 11, 2019
    • Hartford a Top 25 City for Green Energy, Hartford Courant, July 29, 2019
    • Downtown Hartford has a Glut of Parking Lots Some Say Could Hold the Key to Growing the City’s Grand List, Hartford Business Journal, July 15, 2019
    • Volunteer Commissions Struggle to Monitor Easements in Old Lyme, Connecticut Examiner, July 12, 2019
    • Municipalities and State Eye Regulation for Airbnb, Growing Home-Sharing Industry, Hartford Business Journal, May 27, 2019
    • Legislation Withdrawn that Sought to Ease Protections on Historic Buildings in the State, Hartford Courant, May 9, 2019
    • A New Vision to Replace the I-84 Viaduct Could Drastically Change the Look and Feel of Downtown Hartford, Hartford Courant, April 18, 2019
    • Bill Would Make it Easier to Demolish Historical New London Buildings, The Day, April 9, 2019
    • Extraordinary Life: Marc Levine:  A Real Estate Developer with a Big Heart and a Big Vision for Hartford, Hartford Courant, April 14, 2019
    • Autonomous Vehicles: Diverse Group Seeks to Answer Broad Questions, UConn Today, April 2, 2019
    • Preservationists Say Bill Would Diminish Protections for Historic Buildings, Hartford Courant, February 16, 2019

    RADIO/TV: 

    • Radio Interview, “Feeling the Heat: Our Homes,” with Duo Dickinson (Saved by Design), WPKN, July 26, 2018

    PRINT: 

    • A New Solar Facility Creates Jobs and Greater Energy Independence for the Navajo Nation, Make Change, December 20, 2018
    • The 3 Least Energy-Efficient States in the Country, Think Realty, November 1, 2018
    • Inside a Commuter Rail Comeback in Hartford, Connecticut, CityLab, October 29, 2018
    • Most and Least Energy-Efficient States, WalletHub, October 16, 2018
    • Airbnb Brings Connecticut Millions in Tax Revenue, But This Town is Saying “No, Hartford Courant, August 8, 2018
    • Bridgeport: Freeman Homes on “Most Endangered” List, Connecticut Post, June 26, 2018
    • UConn Law Students Brave Blizzard for International Conference, UConn Law Blog, April 16, 2018
    • Guns, Science are the Focus of Rallies at State Capitol, Hartford Courant, April 14, 2018
    • “Comprehensive Rezoning” Can Revitalize Rust Belt Cities, UH Law Center News, April 12, 2018
    • Energy Bill Heads for Committee Showdown, Uncertain Future, CT Mirror, March 28, 2018
    • Billed as Cheaper Senior-Care Option, “Granny Pods” See Sluggish CT Rollout, Hartford Business Journal, March 26, 2018
    • Environment, Architecture, Public Policy, and the Law School, UConn Engagement, March 16, 2018
    • UConn Engineering Professor’s Research Influences Progressive Change in Hartford, UConn Today, February 22, 2018

    No Parking?  No Problem, Commercial Record, January 25, 2018

    PRINT: 

    • Patch of Bamboo Creates New Legal Thicket for Connecticut City, N.Y. Times, December 26, 2017
    • Development, Business Expansion Could Follow New Hartford Parking Regulations, Hartford Courant, December 20, 2017
    • Hartford Eliminates Parking Minimums Citywide, StreetsBlogUSA, December 13, 2017
    • Redeveloping Parking “Craters” Stubborn Challenge for Hartford, Hartford Courant, October 21, 2017
    • Spotlight on Sections: State and Local Government Law, AALS News, Spring 2017
    • Legislators Oppose Plan to Cut Trees Near Brainard Airport, Hartford Courant, May 6, 2017
    • Litchfield County Struggles with Population Decline, News Times, April 16, 2017
    • Food Trucks May Soon Take to Streets of West Hartford, Food Truck Park Could Follow, Hartford Courant, March 19, 2017
    • Hartford Wins $350,000 Grant for Sustainability Office, Hartford Courant, March 3, 2017

     

    RADIO/TV: 

    • Radio Interview, “Cyclocross National Championships Come to Hartford,” with Brian Boyer, ESPN/iHeart Media Radio, December 17, 2016
    • Television Interview, “Planning and Zoning with UConn Law Professor Sara Bronin,” with The Whaler Guys, Hartford Public Access Television, May 31, 2015
    • Radio Interview, “The Red-Hot Topic of Zoning in Connecticut,” with John Dankosky, WNPR Where We Live, March 5, 2015

    PRINT: 

    • Plan to Remake Hartford’s Union Station Doesn’t Include Trains, Hartford Courant, December 8, 2016
    • Hartford: At the Forefront of Local Climate Change, Innovation Destination Hartford, October 6, 2016
    • Hartford and Trinity College Settle Lawsuit Over Artificial Turf, Connecticut Public Radio, April 21, 2016
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    • Is a Baseball Stadium Supposed to be in Downtown Hartford?, Connecticut Public Radio, September 23, 2014
    • Owner’s Neglect Demolishing Historic House, Hartford Courant, April 9, 2014
    • Professor Sara Bronin Proposes Legal Framework for “Community Energy” Projects, UConn Law Blog, March 12, 2014

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