https://www.newhavenindependent.org/article/168_more_apartments
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300 state street is shown in the first photo
https://www.newhavenindependent.org/article/state_st_road_changes
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Starr St. Lots-To-Housing Plan OK’d | New Haven Independent
The Elicker administration won eight key votes of support for an infill-development project that will see a total of 19 new affordable housing units — spread across a mix of duplexes, two-family homes, and single-family homes — constructed atop vacant lots in Newhallville.
The approvals came in the face of stepped-up opposition by some Starr Street neighbors, who argued that so much new housing on the block will take away valuable community greenspace and will have negative impacts on parking, density, and public safety.
The Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) heard that debate and issued those approvals Tuesday night during its latest monthly meeting, held online via Zoom and in person on the second floor of City Hall.
By the end of the nearly four-hour meeting, zoning commissioners had voted unanimously in support of eight different applications related to new-construction projects on Starr Street.
The approvals — for a suite of variances related to lot areas, building coverage, rear yard setbacks, and building wall heights, among other other provisions — apply to the addresses of 205, 209, 213, 219, 261, and 265 Starr St.
Those lots are all owned by the city.
When combined with a suite of similar zoning relief approved for different nearby Newhallville lots during the BZA’s August meeting, the Elicker administration can now move forward with a long-in-the-works plan to construct five duplexes, four two-family homes, and one single-family home on Starr Street and Winchester Avenue.
The exact addresses where these homes will be built, thanks to the August and September BZA approvals, are 136, 139, 205, 209, 213, 219, 222, 261, 265, and 274 Starr St. and 632 Winchester Ave
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It’s a lot better than the current situation at any rate
The office building they just built is hardly occupied, and it does look like these are all going to end up being owned by Yale and integrated with the medical campus anyway even if that’s not how they were built. Idk why there’s such a rush to build when the demand doesn’t seem that strong. Also they don’t mention the temple street reconnection which should be included in the project
In the rendering the Knights of Columbus tower with a more glassy facade actually looks good.
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West Haven
https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/west-haven-ct-debonair-beach-motel-21183370.php
Further information
https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/potential-west-haven-debonair-buyer-plans-19844254.php
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New Haven is setting a great example for other CT cities to follow 
A denser and taller Downtown New Haven is on the horizon, now that alders have approved a landmark zoning overhaul aimed at fostering more housing development.
Broadly, the overlay district loosens restrictions on the size, density, configurations, and locations of new residential developments Downtown.
As a whole, the legislation makes it easier for developers to build more apartments in the Downtown area, in the face of a housing shortage and rising housing costs.
Some of the specific changes included in the zoning text and map amendment are reducing the minimum average unit density for multi-family developments from 1,000 square feet to 400 square feet and doubling the allowable floor-area ratio (FAR) of residential buildings from 6.0 to 12.0. (In inclusionary zones, like that encompassed by the proposed Downtown for All overlay district, eligible projects are already regulated by a reduced density requirement of 600 square feet.)
The proposal now heads to the full Board of Alders for a final vote that could reshape the skyline, rental market, and daily experience of thousands of New Haven residents.
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$113M Overhaul Planned For State St. Station, Court St. Bridge - New Haven Independent
Pretty exciting changes for State Street coming - it was renovated not long ago but it’s small with only one exit right now, and it will become even busier with the new development
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From this article linked above:
State Street station’s Track 4 platform will be lengthened to 394 feet to land four train cars, and the Track 6 platform will be lengthened to 540 feet to land six train cars, according to the DOT plan. One added benefit of the construction, Kang said, would be a hopeful increase in ridership due to the extended island platform and improved accessibility.
I wonder if this station will ever see more Metro North service. These days it’s only a few Metro North trains on weekdays and none on weekends. They should really think of extending additional Metro North trains from New Haven to Stamford and maybe even have some Hartford Line trains go down the New Haven Line.
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New Haven “BRT” (not really correct to call it BRT when there are just a few bus lanes)
source: New Haven BRT
there was a meeting last week:
Public Information Meeting New Haven Bus Rapid Transit Project in various towns in Connecticut
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Honestly bus lanes on Whalley would be really useful
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