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Tom Condon
Tom Condon writes about urban and regional issues, including planning, transportation, land use, development and historic preservation, for the Connecticut Mirror. Tom has won dozens of journalism and civic awards, and was elected to the New England Newspaper Hall of Fame in 2016. He is a native of New London, a graduate of The University of Notre Dame and the University of Connecticut School of Law, and is a Vietnam veteran.
A slow revolution in zoning
Commercial strip arterials in the Nutmeg State are beginning to transform as land-use regulations shift focus from use to the shape and siting of buildings.