Press

Op-Eds

• People Friendly Stamford questionnaire shows Stamford primary candidates’ support for mission (Angelo Bochanis; Sep 8, 2023)

• Treat Stamford renters as equals (full text) (Zach Oberholtzer; May 22, 2023)

• When it comes to housing in Greenwich, exclusion is the point (Zach Oberholtzer; Apr 3, 2023)

• Lamont’s housing policy is deeply inadequate (Dice Oh; Feb 22, 2023)

• Stamford's Boulevard of Death (People Friendly Stamford; Dec 16, 2022)

• Connecticut’s ‘local control’ needs serious reform (Dice Oh; Sep 19, 2022)

• Legalizing ‘granny flats’ can help housing crisis (Angelo Bochanis; Sep 16, 2022)

• Stamford reps poised to kill much-needed affordable housing proposal (Zach Oberholtzer; Sep 3, 2022)

• Why driving needs to feel less safe (Dice Oh; Apr 18, 2022)

• Who benefits from new housing? (Dice Oh; Mar 9, 2022)

• Let’s build a Stamford for everyone (Zach Oberholtzer; Feb 6, 2022)

• A dangerous zoning power grab in Stamford (Chris Dawson; Feb 6, 2022)

• Stamford must build more homes (Dice Oh; Jan 26, 2022)

• Not all Stamford candidates are the same on Safe Streets Scorecard (People Friendly Stamford; Oct 24, 2021)

• Connecticut must reform its exclusionary zoning laws (Dice Oh; Feb 1, 2021)

• People Friendly Stamford Op-Ed: Board of Reps lost on the trail (Stamford Advocate; Sept 15, 2019)

• Create bike lanes on Atlantic Street (Will Wright; June 2017)

Articles

• Only the state can fix Stamford's own 'Boulevard of Death,' officials say (Stamford Advocate; Jan 16, 2023)

• 2022 'was one of the deadliest years' for pedestrians. Here's how Stamford officials plan to fix it. (Stamford Advocate; Jan 4, 2023)

• Stamford Moves Ahead With ‘Tactical Urbanism’ Solutions for Pedestrian Deaths (CT Examiner; Jan 3, 2023)

• Stamford Emphasizes Traffic Safety in Wake of Two Pedestrian Deaths (Coastal Connecticut Times; Jan 2, 2023)

• 2022 among deadliest for CT drivers and pedestrians in decades, data shows (Stamford Advocate; Dec 23, 2022)

• Advocacy group wants changes to Stamford's 'boulevard of death' (News12 CT; Dec 19, 2022)

• Stamford zoning officials OK in-law apartments, but limit who can have one and where they can go (Stamford Advocate; Sep 30, 2022)

• Officials claim a new Stamford parking garage is good news for walkers and bikers. Urbanists disagree. (Stamford Advocate; Oct 30, 2021)

• An advocacy group graded Stamford city reps on 'safe streets' votes. See who scored high and low. (Stamford Advocate; May 16, 2021)

• Stamford zoning board OKs Springdale's first affordable housing complex despite neighbors' opposition (Stamford Advocate; May 5, 2021) (Read our letter in support of the development.)

• Advocates for a more walkable Stamford applaud proposed guidelines before Zoning Board (Stamford Advocate; Feb 16, 2021)

• Celebrated Stamford transportation chief to leave for job in Norwalk (Stamford Advocate; Jan, 29, 2021)

• Opinion: Stamford needs to look toward a more walkable, bikeable future (Stamford Advocate; Sep 23, 2020)

• More bike lanes, greenways in Stamford’s future (Stamford Advocate; Jan 25, 2020) 

• Stamford intersections get more pedestrian friendly thanks to state grant (Stamford Advocate; Aug 22, 2019)

• Bike lanes remain scarce in Stamford, as officials aim to add more (Stamford Advocate; June 22, 2019)

Traffic Violence in Stamford

2023

• Jan 1, 2023: 31-year-old dies after crashing car into tree

2022

• Dec 20, 2022: 80-year-old man crashes car into tree, dies

• Dec 6, 2022: Reckless 24-year-old driver from Greenwich speeds and kills two people in downtown Stamford crosswalk

• Oct 20, 2022: Bicyclist hit by pickup truck

• Sep 29, 2022: Stamford man, 84, killed by motorcycle on dangerous state road

• Sep 14, 2022: Unlicensed SUV driver recklessly hits two people in downtown crosswalk

• Jul 26, 2022: Stamford woman, 20, charged in fatal hit-and-run crash

• Jun 10, 2022: Motorcyclist Seriously Injured After Collision With Car

• Jun 8, 2022: Woman, 32, seriously hurt after hit by pickup truck in Stamford crosswalk

• May 28, 2022: Four injured in overnight crash that closed down Washington Boulevard

• Apr 14, 2022: A driver in Stamford kills someone crossing Tresser & Washington and then flees

• Mar 24, 2022: Woman, 68, dies after being struck by car in Stamford

• Feb 27, 2022: One arrested for DUI after crash knocks out power

• Feb 15, 2022: Driver crashes into home in Stamford

• Jan 24, 2022: N.Y. woman dies after Saturday night crash in Stamford

2021

• Jan 2021: Stamford man’s ‘dreams were shattered’ after car hit him as he crossed the street, paralyzing him (original article)

• Feb 20, 2021: Drunk driver crashes car into stone wall

• Mar 3, 2021: Stamford man struck pedestrian with car after argument over a cigarette

• Apr 14, 2021: Pedestrian seriously hurt after being hit in downtown Stamford

• Jun 5, 2021: Two people in critical condition after sustaining injuries in Stamford car crash

• Jun 7, 2021: Stamford police: Pedestrian seriously hurt in hit-and-run

• Jun 11, 2021: Stamford Mayor David Martin 'okay' after car accident in Greenwich

• Jun 11, 2021: Stamford family says dog struck, killed by hit-and-run driver

• Jun 21, 2021: Person in Critical Condition After Getting Struck by Vehicle in Stamford Hit-and-Run

• Jun 26, 2021: Family of Stamford man hit by car asks suspects to come forward: 'The right thing to do'

• Jul 19, 2021: Truck driver dies in crash; Stamford police ID driver killed in Washington Boulevard crash

• Jul 20, 2021: Stamford man seriously hurt after thrown from motorcycle in crash

• Aug 11, 2021: Stamford man drunk, driving over 95 mph before crash

• Sep 28, 2021:  Greenwich investigators probe cause of fatal crash that killed Stamford 17-year-old Jordan Martinez

• Oct 15, 2021: Drunk driver hits and seriously injures teenager

• Nov 21, 2021: Three-car collision in Stamford injures two

• Nov 23, 2021: 17-year-old motorcyclist killed in crash with unlicensed/unregistered truck driver

2020

• June: Driver crashes and kills himself, injures two.

• June: A driver struck three people standing outside a home.

• September: A driver struck and killed a jogger.

• September: A driver crashed and flipped over his car while speeding recklessly.

• October: A driver struck and seriously injured someone crossing the street.

• November: A driver crashed into a house in North Stamford.

• November: A driver struck and killed a bicyclist.

• December: A driver struck another car, killing one and injuring another.