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May 2025
VHB Supports South Norwalk’s Growth with Transit-Oriented Development
The westbound entrance to the South Norwalk train station, which connects the New Haven Line’s Danbury Branch to the Northeast Corridor.
Norwalk, CT – VHB announced it recently teamed up with the Norwalk Redevelopment Agency and the City of Norwalk to support transit-oriented development (TOD) around the South Norwalk Railroad Station through a neighborhood TOD study, community engagement, and grant support services. Building on the agency’s preexisting TOD redevelopment and the city’s rezoning of the South Norwalk area, VHB prepared a targeted TOD plan for Norwalk that informs land use and the build-out potential of public property and station area infrastructure needs and
identifies near- and long-term strategies to encourage neighborhood investment. The community-driven plan is designed to preserve Norwalk’s historic and cultural roots, expand the district as a walkable community, maintain and expand affordable housing, promote the use of green infrastructure and environmentally sustainable practices, and further connect the community to the station. Now that the study and planning process are complete, VHB is providing roadway, streetscape, and plaza design services to progress the recommendations of the TOD plan. VHB has also supported the Norwalk
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A train rides over the Monroe Street Railroad Bridge in Norwalk, Conn.
Redevelopment Agency in securing grant funding to support the implementation of this TOD effort, including supporting successful applications for a Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) Communities Challenge grant. The DECD grant and other federal funding have collectively brought in $20 million to fund additional infrastructure design and complete streets improvements in the South Norwalk neighborhood to improve resident and commuter experience around the train station. VHB analyzed safety benefits, air quality improvements and greenhouse
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gas emissions reductions, amenity benefits including active transportation infrastructure, and travel time savings to prepare a cost-benefit analysis for the grants. As an outgrowth of the South Norwalk Station Area Plan, VHB is currently preparing a Community Development Plan that emphasizes a series of community-centered development strategies and quality of life improvements focused on smart cities, digital equity planning, affordable homeownership opportunities, and community health and safety.
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