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Tom Broderick

@trumbullbrod.bsky.social

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Educator. Trumbull Town Council D5. CT Parking Reform Co-founder. UConn alum. Personal account. Pro: homes, safe streets, utility regulation, hiking, local beer Anti: parking mandates, snob zoning, authoritarians. CT’s a beautiful place: let’s share it.

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · Jul 22

Small news: I’m really proud to be running for a Town Council seat in Trumbull’s 5th district as part of our democratic ticket.

My goals and reasons:
1. Keep Trumbull a place where everyone belongs 🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈
2. Make Trumbull more walkable and bikeable
3. Push for more homes of all types in town

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 17h

“Come on!” is 100% the right response here

Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 18h

I’ve finally hit the big time: a Trumbull Patch candidate questionnaire

It’s all downhill from this peak

patch.com/connecticut/...

Patch Candidate Profile: Thomas Broderick For Trumbull Town Council

Thomas Broderick shares with Patch why he should be reelected as a Town Council member in Trumbull.

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 21h

Agreed!!!

Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 21h

Wait wait you’re telling me that a lack of available housing to meet supply can be an issue?

Someone notify the Governor and Fairfield county officials, asap!

CTNewsJunkie @ctnewsjunkie.bsky.social · 1d

UConn Students Face Housing Crunch As Enrollment Rises #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics

UConn Students Face Housing Crunch As Enrollment Rises

With on-campus beds falling far short of student demand, many University of Connecticut students were forced into expensive off-campus housing this fall, and for some, the financial and emotional burden is overwhelming.

dlvr.it

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 22h

Yeah I think most (at least liberal leaning) people understand all of this, but as you pointed out…we don’t have the opportunity to move.

Cool video, agree with it, but most of us are stuck here trying to make it suck less!

Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 1d

Agreed. It’s wild!

Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 1d

“193 killed on the tosses this year”

like oh shit that’s awful is there some kind of department in charge of transportation that should be desperately trying to fix that?!?!

Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 1d

Every time I see one of these DOT signs that says “193 killed on the roads this year” I imagine having a sign in our school hallways saying something like “74 students failing math this year”…it would be crazy!

Why is DOT advertising how bad they are at designing roads?!

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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 2d

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 1d

Some thoughts on SB 79 and how YIMBYs finally did it: publiccomment.blog/p/happy-hour...

Happy Hour Power

Why YIMBYs just won big in California

publiccomment.blog

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M. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray.bsky.social · 1d

By popular demand, @aceckhouse.bsky.social and I have put together a deep-in-the-weeds explainer on SB 79. Enjoy!
substack.com/home/post/p-...

Everything You Need To Know About SB 79

…but were too afraid to read about in the actual bill.

substack.com

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 1d

Cannot recommend Kerri Ana’s work enough.

Her writing blends sage wisdom about resisting injustice, clear-eyed descriptions about our failures to protect pedestrians, and uplifting stories and lists of events and joy in the capitol region.

Absolute must-subscribe newsletter ✍️✍️✍️

Kerri Ana @kerriana.bsky.social · 1d

Sign up for my newsletter to read about Indigenous Peoples' Day and to learn about new stuff on the website. (Next batch is sent tomorrow)

**I will not clog your mailbox with daily updates. This is weekly, at absolute most.**

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A chipmunk on a mossy rock. Chipmunk is holding something in front paws.

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Kerri Ana @kerriana.bsky.social · 2d

Recap of the pedestrian deaths in CT during September (and earlier) that engineers could've chosen to prevent.

Drivers have killed 43 pedestrians/cyclists so far this year in Connecticut.

www.realhartford.org/2025/10/12/s...

A pedestrian path where ZERO pedestrians have been killed. It is paved. There are some leaves on the pavement, but not enough to interfere with movement. A calming woods surrounds the trail.

Map showing where drivers killed pedestrians on New Haven's Route 10 since 2015. This is the northern portion of a two-part map.

Map showing where drivers killed pedestrians on New Haven's Route 10 since 2015. This is the southern portion of a two-part map.

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 2d

They say the perfect spicy take doesn’t exist…

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 2d

a man from schitts creek is making a funny face and the word yup is above him

ALT: a man from schitts creek is making a funny face and the word yup is above him

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 2d

😂😂😂

Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 2d

It was a terrible idea when they built it, and the redesign is potentially going to be large.

Lighting money and the climate on fire

Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 2d

Haha love this theory, though given her age I bet it’s actually a pretty small one!

Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 2d

Again, I totally get this reaction! But what about the “wow, we’re part of building a world with clean energy, less air pollution, and these fields are seeing a new purpose.”

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 2d

I totally understand the attraction and beauty of the CT River valley’s rolling expanse of farmland, but much (most??) of it is no longer being used to farm!

Culturally, something has happened to our state where change is leading people to tell reporters they’re openly weeping.

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 2d

Connecticut seems determined to NIMBY itself out of existence

ctmirror.org/2025/10/12/c...

In some CT towns, clouds form over new solar developments

Experts warn the pushback against solar could threaten CT's ability to meet its long-term commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

ctmirror.org

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 2d

It’s pronounced cyclist.

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 2d

🙏🙏🙏

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 3d

When Republicans are pre-butting a pro-democracy rally like No Kings and making shit up left and right to scare people, you know they're losing and in panic mode.

Pedal to the floor.

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Patrick Siegman @siegman.biz · 2d

When I led a parking study for downtown #Berkeley, café owners told me they couldn’t put tables and chairs on the sidewalk, because it would increase the number of parking spaces the city required them to provide.

A photograph of people strolling along the sidewalk in front of an old three-story building on telegraph Avenue in downtown Berkeley.

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