Press
Op-Eds
Treat Stamford renters as equals (full text) (Zach Oberholtzer; May 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.