1. Livable City

Goal: 1.1: Increase usage of transit and alternative modes of transportation.

1.1.1 Adopt a policy to promote a shift in transportation modes from single-occupancy vehicles to transit, bicycling, and walking by investing in bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	DPF
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Assess city streets to determine feasibility of bicycle infrastructure.

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2: Implement infrastructure improvements necessary to support last mile mobility.

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1.1.2 Work with the Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority (GBT) to identify and implement improvements and funding that are needed to better connect Bridgeport to the region via bus service.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	GBT, MetroCOG
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Collaborate to identify needed improvements.

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2: Establish priorities and implementation strategies.

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1.1.3 Include GBT in site plan review to make sure that project proposals enhance, and do not hinder, bus access.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	GBT
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Include GBT in Conceptual Design Review process as necessary.

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1.1.4 Work with GBT and regional municipalities to establish and support a regional bikeshare, last mile mobility program.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	MetroCOG, GBT
Timeframe	Short

1.1.5 Promote access to bus, ferry, and commuter rail and preserve easy, convenient, and seamless transitions between transit modes.,

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	GBT, Bridgeport - Port Jeff Ferry
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Construct improvements designed for federally funded Downtown Intermodal Improvements Phase II program.

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Substantial Progress
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Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Ensure timely shuttle services between modes which are separated geographically.

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Substantial Progress
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Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

1.1.6 Promote coordination among different transportation providers/regulating entities to encourage multi-modal utilization of the transportation network.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	MetroCOG
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Convene various transportation providers to explore coordination efforts.

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Substantial Progress
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2: Develop strategies for coordination.

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Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
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1.1.7 Work with GBT and MetroNorth to improve transportation access and service.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	GBT, MetroNorth RR
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Consult with entities to determine their requirements and constraints for service changes.

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Substantial Progress
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2: Work to improve bus transit connectivity to make it easier and faster for students to get to school

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Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
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1.1.8 Support improvements to fixed-route bus service through technology enhancements.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	GBT, MetroCOG
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Convene GBT and private transportation network companies to discuss collaborative possibilities for improving fixed-route bus service, as referenced in The Fourth Regional Plan.

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Substantial Progress
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1.1.9 Consider working with Bridgeport employers to offer incentives that encourage the use of transit or carpooling instead of single-occupancy vehicles for commuting.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	BRBC, DSSD
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Identify key Bridgeport employers to meet with and convene meetings to discuss openness to program.

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2: Work with employers, OPM, and transportation providers to determine approaches acceptable to all parties.

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1.1.10 Leverage on-demand technologies to improve and expand paratransit.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	MetroCOG
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Convene GBT and private on-demand services for discussion on how to collaborate to provide improved paratransit service, as referenced in The Fourth Regional Plan.

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Substantial Progress
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1.1.11 Consider an increase in freight moving to and through Bridgeport by rail, barge, or other means, and the infrastructure improvements that would be necessary to accommodate such an increase.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	CTDOT, CT Port Authority
Timeframe	Medium

1.1.12 Work with GBT and Board of Education to best support student transportation

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	BOE, GBT, Youth
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Convene discussion of parties as to issues

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2: Devise possible solutions

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1.10.1 Increase the energy efficiency of existing commercial spaces and residential units.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Develop and adopt policies, ordinances, and regulations regarding energy efficiency.

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2: Amend regulations in the next zoning rewrite.

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1.10.2 Work to reduce carbon impacts and incorporate advanced sustainable building design in new developments.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Develop and adopt policies, ordinances, and regulations regarding energy efficiency.

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2: Amend regulations in the next zoning rewrite.

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Goal: 1.2: Encourage density of development in areas that are well served by transit and are within walking distance of places of residence, employment, goods, and services.

1.2.1 Focus on redevelopment in close proximity to the Downtown Bridgeport Train Station to maximize transit-oriented development opportunities in the area.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

1.2.2 Encourage the development of housing throughout Downtown.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

1.2.3 Concentrate dense housing along commercial corridors with bus service.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Make necessary zoning modifications to allow for the development of more dense, single use (residential) projects along corridors.

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2: Invest in improvements to the public right of way along commercial corridors in order to make these areas more attractive for residential development.

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1.2.4 Work with the State, and other stakeholders, to develop strategies for improvements to the Downtown Bridgeport Train Station.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	MetroCOG, CTDOT
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Research and develop a report that summarizes potential redevelopment opportunities in proximity to the train station and proposes P3 structures for co-funding upgrades.

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2: Work with CTDOT to explore funding availability and P3 structures that could contribute capital towards train station upgrades.

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1.2.5 Construct the East Bridgeport (Barnum) Train Station.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	MetroCOG, RPA
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Identify P3 opportunities.

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2: Demolish structures on TOD site.

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1.2.6 Revise zoning in proximity of the planned East Bridgeport (Barnum) Train Station to be more supportive of the development of a mixed-use job center.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Assess zoning recommendations in Barnum TOD Plan.

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2: Draft and present zoning amendment to Planning & Zoning Commission for adoption.

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Goal: 1.3: Adopt a Complete Streets approach to transportation planning and improvements.

1.3.1 Adopt a Complete Streets policy.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	DPF - Engineering, MetroCOG
Timeframe	Short

1.3.2 Improve the walkability of neighborhoods and connections between neighborhoods.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	DPF
Timeframe	Short

1.3.3 Ensure adequate maintenance of sidewalks, pedestrian crossings, and pedestrian signals.

Lead Organization	DPF
Partner Organizations	DPF - Engineering
Timeframe	Short

1.3.4 Create a coordinated system of bicycle infrastructure.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	DPF - Engineering
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Assess city streets to determine feasibility of bicycle infrastructure.

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2: Implement infrastructure improvements necessary to connect trails and destinations.

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1.3.5 Improve pedestrian and bicycle wayfinding.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	DPF - Engineering
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Develop program of consistent wayfinding throughout City.

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2: Secure funding for wayfinding program.

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1.3.6 Prioritize Safe Routes to School for lighting improvements, sidewalk repair, streetscapes, and other infrastructure improvements.

Lead Organization	DPF
Partner Organizations	Non-Profits, OPED
Timeframe	Medium

Goal: 1.4: Update zoning regulations to allow for a greater mix of uses and increased bikeability/walkability.

1.4.1 Expand the amount of land that is zoned for a mix of uses.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

1.4.2 Allow for small-batch and low-impact manufacturing in more areas throughout the city.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

1.4.3 Support the development of live-work spaces.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

1.4.4 Improve the walkability of neighborhoods and connections between neighborhoods.

Lead Organization	Neighborhood Groups
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

1.4.5 Increase the use of design guidelines and the integration of form-based zoning throughout the city.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Hire consultant to rewrite zoning regulations to include design guidelines and integrate form-based zoning.

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2: Amend permitted uses in the next zoning rewrite.

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1.4.6 Include bike storage facilities in rights of way as part of private development requirements.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Include bike storage within ROW zoning during the next zoning rewrite.

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Goal: 1.5: Encourage infill development.

1.5.1 Ensure that zoning regulations do not restrict infill development.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Review regulations to identify sections which restrict infill development.

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2: Amend those sections during the next zoning rewrite.

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1.5.2 Maintain clear and consistent permitting procedures, and ensure that these procedures are accessible and transparent to the public.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Communications Office
Timeframe	Short

1.5.3 Prioritize the remediation of brownfields by developing a goals-achievement matrix (GAM) for remediation projects.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Identify appropriate matrix criteria.

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2: Implement matrix.

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1.5.4 Provide access to high-speed internet connections to underdeveloped and vacant sites.

Lead Organization	Mayor's Office
Partner Organizations	OPED, DPF
Timeframe	Medium

1.5.5 Consider changing zoning to allow for accessory dwelling units.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Review accessory dwelling issues during the next zoning rewrite.

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1.5.6 Update the City's zoning to be more user friendly and to allow for the development of a wide variety of housing options throughout Bridgeport.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Rewrite the City's zoning code in 2019/2020 to allow for the development of a variety of housing options throughout Bridgeport.

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2: Create and promote resources that guide housing developers and homeowners through all permitting and licensing fees and processes.

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1.5.7 Consider zoning that allows for more small-batch manufacturing and other commercial uses in traditionally residential neighborhoods.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

1.5.8 Explore the feasibility and impacts of switching to a land-value based taxation system to incentivize the development of vacant or underdeveloped parcels to their highest and best use.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Tax Assessor
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Conduct a study of the feasibility and impacts of switching to a land-value based taxation system to incentivize the development of vacant or underdeveloped parcels to their highest and best use.

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2: Research and speak with other Connecticut municipalities which have implemented this taxing system.

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Goal: 1.6: Improve and expand public facilities and resources in neighborhoods.

1.6.1 Provide City resources such as parks and recreation facilities, libraries, and community centers in areas of need.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Public Facilities, DHSS
Timeframe	Medium

1.6.2 Work with the Board of Education to open schools and grounds for community use.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	BOE
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Convene discussion regarding school resources and ability for larger community usage of those resources. 2022

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2: Develop strategies to increase resource usage.

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1.6.3 Utilize vacant lots and school playgrounds to expand the public open space network.

Lead Organization	DPF
Partner Organizations	BOE, Non-Profits
Timeframe	Short

1.6.4 Ensure that public facilities and new development are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Lead Organization	DPF
Partner Organizations	DPF - Engineering
Timeframe	Short

1.6.5 Use schools, libraries, and community centers as community education and gathering centers to stimulate lifelong learning and intergenerational learning.

Lead Organization	Board of Education (BOE)
Partner Organizations	Bridgeport Libraries, Non-Profits
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Convene discussion on how all facilities can become community education and gathering centers.

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2: Develop strategies to achieve goal.

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1.6.6 Consider programs which reimagine underutilized spaces and turn them into areas to play, for both temporary and permanent installations.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Non-Profits
Timeframe	Medium

1.6.7 Rethink roofs as public spaces which include playgrounds, parks, farming and horticulture, wireless networking and digital infrastructure, art installations, and even goods delivery via drones.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Include design guidelines and use options for roofs in next zoning rewrite.

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1.6.8 Utilize public art to activate public spaces and encourage community participation from all age groups.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	DPF-Parks
Timeframe	Short

Goal: 1.7: Continue improvements aimed at revitalizing the Downtown.

1.7.1 Redefine the boundaries of Downtown to include an "Expanded Downtown"

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Promote an understanding of the Downtown that would include adjacent areas, south to the University of Bridgeport, west to West Avenue, and East to Kossuth Street and Steelpointe.

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2: Identify key connections between the "Downtown Core" and "Expanded Downtown" that should be focused on for public ROW and infrastructure upgrades.

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1.7.2 Encourage mixed-use development.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Ensure zoning does not restrict mixed-use structures.

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2: Prioritize mixed-use development over single-use.

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1.7.3 Create an Arts District to establish a true geographic center for arts and culture in Bridgeport.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Non-Profits, DSSD
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Convene appropriate parties to discuss district boundaries, purpose, and wayfinding.

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2: Develop strategies to create Downtown Arts District.

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1.7.4 Continue to focus on redevelopment efforts to activate vacant buildings and parcels throughout Downtown.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	DSSD, Property Owners
Timeframe	Short

1.7.5 Work with property owners to improve sidewalks, plazas, and facades.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	DPF, DSSD
Timeframe	Short

1.7.6 Encourage and support retail and services that support the growing residential base Downtown.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	DSSD
Timeframe	Short

Goal: 1.8: Enhance connectivity and accessibility between neighborhoods.

1.8.1 Improve pedestrian lighting and streetscape amenities such as wide sidewalks, trash receptacles, art installations, and new coats of paint at all underpasses.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	DPF, DSSD
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Coordinate efforts to manage the improvements.

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2: Develop implementation strategies.

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1.8.2 Rebuild the Congress Street bridge with pedestrian and bicycle amenities.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	DPF - Engineering
Timeframe	Short

1.8.3 Create a citywide "Waterfront Pathway" as described in the Waterfront Master Plan.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Modify zoning regulations.

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1.8.4 Create the Yellow Mill Greenway, extending at least from Harding High School to the Yellow Mill Creek.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	DPF-Parks, Grants Department
Timeframe	Short

1.8.5 Create a Green Network that enhances connectivity between parks, open spaces, and other community gathering spaces.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	DPF, Non-Profits
Timeframe	Medium

1.8.6 Create a Multi-Use Trail Plan, designating priority routes for pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure improvements.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	DPF-Enginering, DPF-Parks
Timeframe	Short

1.8.7 Deck over a portion of Route 8 to connect bisected neighborhoods, creating development and open space opportunities.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	DPF, CTDOT
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Explore feasibility.

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2: Create redevelopment plan.

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Goal: 1.9: Preserve and rehabilitate historic properties.

1.9.1 Update the survey of structures eligible for listing on the National Register.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Non-Profits, CT SHPO
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Secure funding and hire consultant to update list.

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2: Tie listing to GIS and make available online.

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1.9.2 Amend zoning to further protect structures deemed eligible for National Register listing.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	CT SHPO
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Discuss model regulations with CT SHPO.

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2: Amend regulations.

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1.9.3 Invest in renovations and rehabilitations to preserve the character of historic buildings and districts in Bridgeport.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	CT SHPO, Grants Department
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Identify historic building and structures in need of renovation and rehab based upon NPS National Register and CT SHPO inventories.

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1.9.4 Prioritize adaptive reuse of historical buildings that are vacant or falling into disrepair.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Develop prioritization matrix.

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2: Market priority properties for development.

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1.9.5 Ensure active participation in historic district commissions.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Goal: 1.1: Improve sustainability and energy efficiency of existing buildings and new construction.

1.1.1 Adopt a policy to promote a shift in transportation modes from single-occupancy vehicles to transit, bicycling, and walking by investing in bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	DPF
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Assess city streets to determine feasibility of bicycle infrastructure.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Implement infrastructure improvements necessary to support last mile mobility.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

1.1.2 Work with the Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority (GBT) to identify and implement improvements and funding that are needed to better connect Bridgeport to the region via bus service.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	GBT, MetroCOG
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Collaborate to identify needed improvements.

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2: Establish priorities and implementation strategies.

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Substantial Progress
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1.1.3 Include GBT in site plan review to make sure that project proposals enhance, and do not hinder, bus access.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	GBT
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Include GBT in Conceptual Design Review process as necessary.

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Substantial Progress
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1.1.4 Work with GBT and regional municipalities to establish and support a regional bikeshare, last mile mobility program.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	MetroCOG, GBT
Timeframe	Short

1.1.5 Promote access to bus, ferry, and commuter rail and preserve easy, convenient, and seamless transitions between transit modes.,

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	GBT, Bridgeport - Port Jeff Ferry
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Construct improvements designed for federally funded Downtown Intermodal Improvements Phase II program.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Ensure timely shuttle services between modes which are separated geographically.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

1.1.6 Promote coordination among different transportation providers/regulating entities to encourage multi-modal utilization of the transportation network.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	MetroCOG
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Convene various transportation providers to explore coordination efforts.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Develop strategies for coordination.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

1.1.7 Work with GBT and MetroNorth to improve transportation access and service.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	GBT, MetroNorth RR
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Consult with entities to determine their requirements and constraints for service changes.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Work to improve bus transit connectivity to make it easier and faster for students to get to school

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

1.1.8 Support improvements to fixed-route bus service through technology enhancements.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	GBT, MetroCOG
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Convene GBT and private transportation network companies to discuss collaborative possibilities for improving fixed-route bus service, as referenced in The Fourth Regional Plan.

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Substantial Progress
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Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

1.1.9 Consider working with Bridgeport employers to offer incentives that encourage the use of transit or carpooling instead of single-occupancy vehicles for commuting.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	BRBC, DSSD
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Identify key Bridgeport employers to meet with and convene meetings to discuss openness to program.

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Substantial Progress
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Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Work with employers, OPM, and transportation providers to determine approaches acceptable to all parties.

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Substantial Progress
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1.1.10 Leverage on-demand technologies to improve and expand paratransit.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	MetroCOG
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Convene GBT and private on-demand services for discussion on how to collaborate to provide improved paratransit service, as referenced in The Fourth Regional Plan.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

1.1.11 Consider an increase in freight moving to and through Bridgeport by rail, barge, or other means, and the infrastructure improvements that would be necessary to accommodate such an increase.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	CTDOT, CT Port Authority
Timeframe	Medium

1.1.12 Work with GBT and Board of Education to best support student transportation

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	BOE, GBT, Youth
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Convene discussion of parties as to issues

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2: Devise possible solutions

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Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

1.10.1 Increase the energy efficiency of existing commercial spaces and residential units.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Develop and adopt policies, ordinances, and regulations regarding energy efficiency.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Amend regulations in the next zoning rewrite.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

1.10.2 Work to reduce carbon impacts and incorporate advanced sustainable building design in new developments.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Develop and adopt policies, ordinances, and regulations regarding energy efficiency.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Amend regulations in the next zoning rewrite.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

Goal: 1.11: Enhance the resiliency of Bridgeport's neighborhoods.

1.11.1 Encourage the creation of neighborhood-specific coastal resiliency plans that embrace broad City policy goals while recognizing the unique assets and importance of each waterfront neighborhood.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	NRZs
Timeframe	Medium

1.11.2 Identify and restrict development in high risk flood plains.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	DPF - Engineering
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Review 2019 Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan for recommendations.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Incorporate restrictions into the next zoning rewrite.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

1.11.3 Consider the removal of existing development and infrastructure within high risk flood plains.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Long

Actions:

1: Convene appropriate parties to discuss benefits/detriments of structure/infrastructure removal.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Develop policies and prioritized strategies to address desired outcomes.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

1.11.4 Plan for long-term adaptation through changes in zoning regulations and building codes.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Building Department, Zoning Department
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Research model building code and zoning regulations which accommodate flood zone adaptation.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Adopt codes and ordinances in consultation with model codes, CT-DEEP and State resiliency experts.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

1.11.5 Implement phased-in, long-term adaptation plans for existing development within flood zones.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	DPF - Engineering
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Implement phased-in, long-term adaptation plans for existing development within flood zones.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Amend regulations in the next zoning rewrite.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

1.11.6 Support the Rebuild by Design: Resilient Bridgeport/Natural Disaster Resilience Competition project efforts to create a comprehensive flood protection system throughout the South End neighborhood.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	DPF, WPCA
Timeframe	Short

1.11.7 Support the Lower West End Coastal Resiliency Planning Study recommendations and strategies.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	DPF, WPCA
Timeframe	Short

Goal: 1.12: Proactively manage the city's automobile transportation network.

1.12.1 Assess infrastructure needed to accommodate electric vehicles, shared car services, and autonomous vehicles.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	DPF - Engineering, DPF-Roadways
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Identify and convene appropriate stakeholders and experts to discuss the variety of infrastructure requirements and priority locations for improvements to ¬†accommodate increases in electric vehicles, ride-sharing services, and autonomous vehicles.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Produce a report that discusses the potential accommodations identified by the group that can guide future decisions related to transportation infrastructure.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

1.12.2 Evaluate on-street parking needs throughout the city to determine usage and needs.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	DPF - Engineering
Timeframe	Medium

1.12.3 Implement a resident parking permit program.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	DPF - Engineering, Police Department
Timeframe	Short

1.12.4 Implement an effective Parking Authority to address parking needs on-street and off-street.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	DPF, CAO's Office
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Convene parties to identify parameters of Parking Authority.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Adopt appropriate policies, ordinances, and regulations to implement Parking Authority.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

1.12.5 Consider offering incentives to shift riders to on-demand service to get to the train station instead of building more parking facilities.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	BRBC, DSSD
Timeframe	Medium

1.12.6 Create a network of charging stations throughout the city for electric vehicles.

Lead Organization	DPF
Partner Organizations	AAA
Timeframe	Medium

Goal: 1.13: Build a new train station in East Bridgeport (also called "Barnum Station") with accomodations for high speed trains to stop.

1.13.1 Secure funding for the construction of the East Bridgeport Train Station (also called "Barnum Station")

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	MetroCOG, RPA
Timeframe	Short

1.13.2 Revise zoning in proximity of the planned East Bridgeport train station (also called "Barnum Station") to encourage the development of a mixed-use, transit oriented district.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Revise zoning in proximity of the planned Barnum Station to encourage high job and residential density development in proximity of the train station.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Adopt design standards for the district that minimize conflict with existing communities and establish an identifiable aesthetic for new construction, including any improvements to the right of way.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

1.13.3 Encourage the marketing of 889 Barnum Ave as a development site for institutional or corporate campus development, with an emphasis on creating a regional job center.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Create a strategy for advertising 889 Barnum as a potential development site for an institutional or corporate campus that considers widely-used corporate and institutional site selection criteria.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2. Robust Economy

Goal: 2.1: Reduce the tax burden on residents by growing the grand list, attracting new businesses, growing existing businesses, and encouraging corporate citizenship.

2.1.1 Streamline the City's business permitting and licensing processes to be efficient, effective, and expeditious.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

2.1.2 Streamline the City's land use development process to be efficient, effective, and expeditious.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Analyze current land use development approvals process and identify existing inefficiencies.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Work with land use development approvals departments and commissions to develop a comprehensive and complimentary permitting process.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.1.3 Work with local banks and Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) - such as Capital for Change - to promote existing small business lending and micro-lending programs.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	CDFIs
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Create an inventory of lenders and programs.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Provide inventory on City website and provide brochures in appropriate City offices.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.1.4 Promote Opportunity Zone investment in Bridgeport by supporting the efforts of regional partners.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	CT-DECD, BRBC
Timeframe	Short

2.1.5 Promote market available commercial and industrial properties by utilizing the Connecticut Economic Resource Center (CERC) Sitefinder and similar resources.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	CERC
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Promote market available commercial and industrial properties by utilizing the Connecticut Economic Resource Center (CERC) Sitefinder and similar resources.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.1.6 Support MetroCOG's efforts to establish a Regional Economic Development District (REDD) with a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) and federal designations that will be eligible for US Economic Development Administration funding.

Lead Organization	MetroCOG
Partner Organizations	OPED
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Conduct a meeting with MetroCOG to establish status; provide assistance to MetroCOG if needed.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.1.7 Implement a "Contract with the City" for businesses receiving City incentives that specifies requirements such as a local hiring minimum as a condition of the benefits.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Work with City departments including the Small and Minority Business Office and community organizations to determine a set of principles for the creation of "Contracts with the City."

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.1.8 Establish Tax Increment Finance Districts in areas targeted for new development.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

2.10.1 Work with the Board of Education to expand occupational and vocational education programs to better prepare students for jobs or specialized higher education programs.

Lead Organization	Board of Education (BOE)
Partner Organizations	OPED
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Convene a meeting between the City, the BOE, Universities and related non-profits to discuss ways to collaborate, and to identify gaps.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.10.2 Work with local universities to improve conduits from Bridgeport schools to the universities and to develop and expand programs that contribute to a skilled and capable labor force.

Lead Organization	Board of Education (BOE)
Partner Organizations	Higher Education Institutions
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Convene a meeting between the City, the BOE, Universities, and related non-profits to discuss ways to collaborate, and to identify gaps.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.10.3 Work with State technical schools to ensure efficacy of programs, and space to accommodate student population.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Techinical Schools
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Invite CTECS to a semi-annual meeting of Bridgeport precision manufacturing businesses, engineering, machinist, and other related local higher education programs and OPED to discuss ways to collaborate, and to identify gaps.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.10.4 Promote increases in continuing adult education opportunities.

Lead Organization	Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Partner Organizations	Workforce Development Board, OPED
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Reach out to adult education services to discuss collaboration for expansion, including the provision of City-owned space, like libraries and community centers, for class space.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.10.5 Ensure education opportunities are available for the reentry population.

Lead Organization	Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Partner Organizations	BOE, Reentry Programs
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Engage with REO in the US Department of Labor to advise on increasing opportunities for reentry employment within the public workforce system.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Work with employment and workforce development non-profits to assist in expanding services and resources available to reentry job seekers.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.10.6 Engage private companies in establishing training and apprenticeship programs.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	BRBC
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Work with the BRBC, chambers of commerce, and other business organizations to open communication with local technical schools and higher education institutions regarding internship and apprenticeship.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.10.7 Work with existing labor force development organizations like Career Resources to promote and expand programs that connect the labor force with training opportunities.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Workforce Development Board, Technical Programs
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Meet with organizations to understand their programs and existing limitations.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Work with oganizations to identify areas that the City can assist in.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

Goal: 2.2: Continue the redevelopment of Bridgeport's Downtown as a transit-oriented hub for commercial, retail, and entertainment activity to supplement a growing high-density residential neighborhood.

2.2.1 Continue to focus on redevelopment efforts to activate vacant buildings and parcels throughout Downtown.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	DSSD
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Engage property owners/managers to temporarily activate vacant spaces.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Complete redevelopment of Downtown.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.2.2 Focus on high density redevelopment which includes housing across varied price points within a half-mile radius of, and along connected transit routes to, the Downtown Bridgeport Train Station.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Identify general boundaries for the priority TOD zone.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Ensure zoning encourages housing development in prioritized areas during the next zoning rewrite.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.2.3 Promote the continued growth of arts and small-batch manufacturing in the Downtown.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	DSSD, Arts Groups
Timeframe	Short

2.2.4 Implement a Tax Increment Finance District in the expanded Downtown.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Work with a consultant to create the required TIF District Master Plan.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Obtain necessary approvals from city and state bodies to designate a TIF District

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.2.5 Revise regulations to allow temporary and alternative uses on the ground floor.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	DSSD
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Change zoning regulations to allow for temporary and alternative uses on the ground floor in DVD districts, during the 2019/2020 zoning rewrite.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

Goal: 2.3: Leverage the inherent economic value of the waterfront.

2.3.1 Prioritize development of Waterfront Master Plan Opportunity Sites.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Focus environmental assessment and remediation on Opportunity Sites.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Focus acquisition efforts on Opportunity Sites.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.3.2 Reclaim underutilized and vacant properties along the waterfront.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	DPF
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Work with property owners to obtain ownership of vacant and underutilized waterfront properties where financially feasible.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Conduct eminent domain on priority properties with uncooperative owners.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.3.3 Support deepwater port uses that are environmentally sound.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Port Authority
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Consider environmental impacts when evaluating port development proposals.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.3.4 Implement recommendations of the 2017 Waterfront Master Plan which include increasing access to the waterfront and establishing a waterfront pathway.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Non-Profits
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Create a waterfront zoning district that requires the creation of public access and a pathway when developed.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Continue working with DEEP and other state organizations to implement Connecticut's Coastal Management Program.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.3.5 Expand the existing intracity water taxi system in Bridgeport.

Lead Organization	Port Authority
Partner Organizations	Harbormaster, OPED
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Work with waterfront property owners and the current water taxi operator to plan for the expansion of intracity water taxi services when demand justifies the investment.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.3.6 Attract a regional high-speed ferry stop in the Bridgeport Harbor.

Lead Organization	Port Authority
Partner Organizations	Harbormaster, OPED
Timeframe	Long

Actions:

1: Complete the design and construction of a high-speed ferry terminal in Bridgeport.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Work with State of Connecticut Departments, MetroCOG, and other agencies to identify strategies for developing regional high speed ferry service that includes a stop in Bridgeport Harbor.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

Goal: 2.4: Increase the growth of neighborhood commercial centers and corridors.

2.4.1 Encourage the establishment of Business Improvement Districts throughout the City, including the Hollow neighborhood and the East Main St, Connecticut/Stratford Ave, Madison Ave, Wood Ave and Fairfield Ave corridors.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Neighborhood Groups
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Work with NRZs and businesses to determine interest in the creation of BIDS and identification of neighborhood business leaders.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Provide assistance by researching processes and providing initial start-up capacity to create BIDs.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.4.2 Ensure that zoning allows for as-of-right infill development for appropriate densities and uses to support increased commercial activity around neighborhood centers and corridors.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

2.4.3 Work with community and business organizations to promote the unique identities of neighborhood districts.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Neighborhood Groups, Chamber of Commerce
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Develop branding and marketing materials to promote areas.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

Goal: 2.5: Encourage development of brownfields and other underutilized or vacant properties.

2.5.1 Improve the City's approach toward preparing brownfields for development by creating and utilizing a goals-achievement matrix (GAM) to prioritize remediation projects.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Create and utilize a goals-achievement matrix (GAM) to prioritize brownfield remediation projects throughout the city.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.5.2 Explore the creation of a Brownfield Land Bank, pursuant to CT Public Act 17-214, to acquire, manage, clean up, and reposition brownfield sites for redevelopment on behalf of the City.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	CT-DECD, MetroCOG
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Work with the Connecticut DECD to analyze the potential costs and benefits of a local or regional Brownfield Land Bank for the City of Bridgeport.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Coordinate with MetroCOG and surrounding towns to analyze the feasibility of combining a regional Brownfield Land Bank with a potential regional land trust.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.5.3 Explore the feasibility and impacts of switching to a land-value based taxation system to incentivize the development of vacant or underdeveloped parcels to their highest and best use.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Tax Assessor
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Conduct a study of the feasibility and impacts of switching to a land-value based taxation system to incentivize the development of vacant or underdeveloped parcels to their highest and best use.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.5.4 Support the continued environmental clean-up and reuse of the Remington Woods/Lake Success Property in ways that advance the conservation of, and access to, this urban forest.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Property Owners, Environmental Non-Profits
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Revise zoning to better protect the urban forest and provide incentives for conservation on the property.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.5.5 Support the redevelopment of the former Remington Arms property on Barnum Avenue and the Bridgeport Brass industrial condominiums on Housatonic Avenue.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Property Owners
Timeframe	Short

Goal: 2.6: Continue to promote the growth of the arts and entertainment industry that includes an economically viable local arts and culture industry.

2.6.1 Support entertainment venues with public investment in adjoining public spaces (e.g. Improve lighting and facilitate public art in the public right of way).

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	DPF
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Work with entertainment venue operators to identify the infrastructure improvements that would most support their operations.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Develop strategies and priorities for implementing improvements.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.6.2 Enhance connectivity between important entertainment, recreation, and arts venues (e.g. Facilitate improvements to underpasses in Downtown).

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	DSSD
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Work with entertainment venue operators to coordinate public infrastructure investments to meet City design standards and achieve connectivity goals with any infrastructure improvements.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.6.3 Explore the viability of an arts and culture liaison within the City to enhance coordination with local artists and cultural groups.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Mayor's Office, Non-Profits
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Explore the viability of an arts and culture liaison within the City to enhance coordination with local artists and cultural groups.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.6.4 Work with the arts community to establish an Arts & Culture Commission.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Mayor's Office, Non-Profits
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Work with the arts community to establish an Arts & Culture Commission.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.6.5 Work with the arts community to identify and facilitate development in Arts Districts to encourage the growth of existing centers for arts and culture in Bridgeport.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Non-Profits
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Work with the arts community to identify and facilitate development in Arts Districts to encourage the growth of existing centers for arts and culture in Bridgeport.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.6.6 Establish a Percent for Art program to fund public art and support the local arts community.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Non-Profits
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Establish a Percent for Art program to fund public art and support programs that support the local arts community.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

Goal: 2.7: Better leverage the economic benefits of anchor institutions in Bridgeport.

2.7.1 Help to implement the RPA Anchor Opportunity Network Strategy Action Plan (2018).

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	RPA, MetroCOG
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Convene a meeting with the regional planning organizations.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Identify implementation actions for the City with input from the regional planning organizations.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.7.2 Increase coordination among and between local anchor institutions (higher education, hospitals, major land holders, and financial institutions) and the City to improve mutual understanding of business plans and operating environments.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Anchor institutions
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Convene City and anchors in both group meetings and one-on-one meetings to learn more about each other.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Convene regular meetings to maintain communication and relationships.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.7.3 Support anchor institutions with public investment in infrastructure improvements and adjacent public space improvements.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	DPF
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Work with anchor institutions to identify the infrastructure improvements that would most support their operations.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.7.4 Enhance connectivity between anchor institutions and centers of activity, commerce, and transportation through public investment and public-private partnerships.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Anchor Institutions, DPF - Engineering
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Work with anchor institutions to coordinate public infrastructure investments to meet City design standards and achieve connectivity goals with any infrastructure improvements.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.7.5 Explore incentive programs to encourage anchor institution employees to live in Bridgeport.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Anchor Institutions
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Conduct a study of tax incentives, fee reductions, or other incentives to encourage anchor institution employees to live in Bridgeport.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Encourage anchor institutions to adopt policies that incentivize their employees to live in Bridgeport.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.7.6 Explore incentive programs to encourage anchor institutions and their employees to use Bridgeport businesses for goods and services.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Anchor Institutions, Chamber of Commerce
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Work with anchor institutions to identify areas where the City might be able to provide incentives in exchange for commitments to use Bridgeport businesses for goods and services.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Encourage anchor institutions to adopt policies that incentivize their employees to use Bridgeport businesses for goods and services.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

Goal: 2.8: Support the growth of innovative and start-up businesses.

2.8.1 Support the growth of ‚Äòsmall-batch' manufacturing businesses.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Change zoning regulations, where appropriate, to allow for small-batch manufacturing, including artist studios, as-of-right.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.8.2 Promote flexible space development opportunities through changes in zoning regulations.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Update zoning to allow for mixed industrial uses and building practices that allow for the development of flexible spaces with multiple uses.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.8.3 Increase coordination with, and the promotion of, existing business incubation centers.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Chamber of Commerce
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Convene a semi-annual meeting of Bridgeport business incubators, University Business and Entrepreneurship programs, business groups, and OPED to discuss the state of entrepreneurship, incubators, and new developments that might be promoted.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.8.4 Support the development of live-work spaces.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Change zoning regulations, where appropriate, to allow for the development of live-work spaces as-of-right.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.8.5 Coordinate with entrepreneurship programs in higher education institutions and other programs supporting entrepreneurship.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Higher Education Institutions, Chamber of Commerce
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Convene a semi-annual meeting of Bridgeport business incubators, University Business and Entrepreneurship programs, business groups, and OPED to discuss the state of entrepreneurship, incubators and new developments that might be promoted.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Submit annual questionnaire to the entrepreneurships regarding the business conditions in Bridgeport and any programmatic challenges; follow up with a meeting.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.8.6 Support Bridgeport Innovation Place initiatives not otherwise mentioned.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Bridgeport Innovation Place Team
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Coordinate with the Bridgeport Innovation Place team during implementation of the POCD to make sure the City is assisting with BIP implementation.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

Goal: 2.9: Promote the growth of the advanced manufacturing industry.

2.9.1 Promote partnerships with local academic technical programs at Housatonic Community College, the University of Bridgeport and other institutions to grow the labor force for advanced and precision manufacturing.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Technical Schools, Higher Education Institutions
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Convene a semi-annual meeting of Bridgeport precision manufacturing businesses, engineering, machinist, and other related local higher education programs and OPED to discuss potential coordination.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.9.2 Promote infill redevelopment by new manufacturing businesses.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	BEDCO
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Ensure that bulk zoning regulations allow for the development of new manufacturing businesses where desired.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.9.3 Change zoning regulations to allow for small-batch and low-impact manufacturing in more areas throughout the city.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Identify new areas throughout the city where small-batch, low-impact manufacturing uses may be complimentary; update zoning to allow those uses.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

Goal: 2.1: Maintain a labor force that can support the growth of new businesses and industries in the city.

2.1.1 Streamline the City's business permitting and licensing processes to be efficient, effective, and expeditious.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

2.1.2 Streamline the City's land use development process to be efficient, effective, and expeditious.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Analyze current land use development approvals process and identify existing inefficiencies.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Work with land use development approvals departments and commissions to develop a comprehensive and complimentary permitting process.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.1.3 Work with local banks and Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) - such as Capital for Change - to promote existing small business lending and micro-lending programs.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	CDFIs
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Create an inventory of lenders and programs.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Provide inventory on City website and provide brochures in appropriate City offices.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.1.4 Promote Opportunity Zone investment in Bridgeport by supporting the efforts of regional partners.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	CT-DECD, BRBC
Timeframe	Short

2.1.5 Promote market available commercial and industrial properties by utilizing the Connecticut Economic Resource Center (CERC) Sitefinder and similar resources.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	CERC
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Promote market available commercial and industrial properties by utilizing the Connecticut Economic Resource Center (CERC) Sitefinder and similar resources.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.1.6 Support MetroCOG's efforts to establish a Regional Economic Development District (REDD) with a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) and federal designations that will be eligible for US Economic Development Administration funding.

Lead Organization	MetroCOG
Partner Organizations	OPED
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Conduct a meeting with MetroCOG to establish status; provide assistance to MetroCOG if needed.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.1.7 Implement a "Contract with the City" for businesses receiving City incentives that specifies requirements such as a local hiring minimum as a condition of the benefits.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Work with City departments including the Small and Minority Business Office and community organizations to determine a set of principles for the creation of "Contracts with the City."

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.1.8 Establish Tax Increment Finance Districts in areas targeted for new development.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

2.10.1 Work with the Board of Education to expand occupational and vocational education programs to better prepare students for jobs or specialized higher education programs.

Lead Organization	Board of Education (BOE)
Partner Organizations	OPED
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Convene a meeting between the City, the BOE, Universities and related non-profits to discuss ways to collaborate, and to identify gaps.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.10.2 Work with local universities to improve conduits from Bridgeport schools to the universities and to develop and expand programs that contribute to a skilled and capable labor force.

Lead Organization	Board of Education (BOE)
Partner Organizations	Higher Education Institutions
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Convene a meeting between the City, the BOE, Universities, and related non-profits to discuss ways to collaborate, and to identify gaps.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.10.3 Work with State technical schools to ensure efficacy of programs, and space to accommodate student population.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Techinical Schools
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Invite CTECS to a semi-annual meeting of Bridgeport precision manufacturing businesses, engineering, machinist, and other related local higher education programs and OPED to discuss ways to collaborate, and to identify gaps.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.10.4 Promote increases in continuing adult education opportunities.

Lead Organization	Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Partner Organizations	Workforce Development Board, OPED
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Reach out to adult education services to discuss collaboration for expansion, including the provision of City-owned space, like libraries and community centers, for class space.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.10.5 Ensure education opportunities are available for the reentry population.

Lead Organization	Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Partner Organizations	BOE, Reentry Programs
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Engage with REO in the US Department of Labor to advise on increasing opportunities for reentry employment within the public workforce system.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Work with employment and workforce development non-profits to assist in expanding services and resources available to reentry job seekers.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.10.6 Engage private companies in establishing training and apprenticeship programs.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	BRBC
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Work with the BRBC, chambers of commerce, and other business organizations to open communication with local technical schools and higher education institutions regarding internship and apprenticeship.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.10.7 Work with existing labor force development organizations like Career Resources to promote and expand programs that connect the labor force with training opportunities.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Workforce Development Board, Technical Programs
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Meet with organizations to understand their programs and existing limitations.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Work with oganizations to identify areas that the City can assist in.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

Goal: 2.11: Support housing development and housing reinvestment as a strong contributor to Bridgeport's economy.

2.11.1 Update the City's zoning to be more user friendly and to allow for the development of a variety of housing options throughout Bridgeport.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Rewrite the City's zoning code to allow for the development of a variety of housing options throughout Bridgeport.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Create and promote resources that guide housing developers and homeowners through all permitting and licensing fees and processes.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.11.2 Streamline the City's housing development permitting and licensing processes to be efficient, effective, and expeditious.

Lead Organization	Mayor's Office
Partner Organizations	OPED
Timeframe	Short

2.11.3 Encourage the integration of subsidized housing within mixed-income communities, with the goals of improving quality of life for residents and stimulating residential construction. ¬†

Lead Organization	Park City Communities
Partner Organizations	OPED
Timeframe	Short

2.11.4 Pursue policies that encourage the economic viability of developing market-rate housing without government subsidy.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: As part of project evaluation, ensure that the interest that the City has in encouraging market-rate development is accounted for.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Maintain regular contact with local real estate developers and request assistance in evaluating the market to identify and track the economic factors preventing market rate development from being viable in Bridgeport. 2020.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.11.5 Work with non-profit organizations and lending partners to increase lending and ensure equal access to home mortgages.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Non-Profits, Lenders
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Convene appropriate parties to identify barriers, real and perceived, for lenders and for borrowers.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Develop strategies to remove barriers and increase lending and equal access to home mortgages.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

Goal: 2.12: Promote the growth of the energy industry in Bridgeport, with a focus on green energy generation.

2.12.1 Prioritize the purchase of energy generated by local, green energy suppliers to meet municipal energy demands.

Lead Organization	Sustainability Coordinator
Partner Organizations	OPED
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Establish a policy that memorializes the City's preference for purchasing power from local green energy suppliers whenever possible.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.12.2 Explore the feasibility of committing to a 100% green energy consumption policy.

Lead Organization	Sustainability Officer
Partner Organizations	OPED
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Assemble city experts and local partners to conduct a study and subsequent report on the feasibility of committing to a 100% green energy consumption policy.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.12.3 Work with existing energy generators to support the generation of green energy in Bridgeport.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Energy Companies
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Engage with the energy generation companies in the City to understand their business challenges and assist where possible in promoting their growth in Bridgeport.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.12.4 Continue to assist in the growth of energy co-generation initiatives, energy improvement districts (EIDs) through regulatory reform, and guidance regarding existing regulations.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Sustainability Coordinator
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Create a strategy for marketing co-generation opportunities and opportunities for business development in EIDs to guide outreach.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Actively recruit co-generation and clean energy industry businesses to Bridgeport.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

Goal: 2.13: Increase the marketing of business and real estate development opportunities in Bridgeport.

2.13.1 Develop a marketing and branding campaign for Bridgeport

Lead Organization	Communications Office
Partner Organizations	OPED
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Develop a marketing and branding campaign for Bridgeport for 2020.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Update marketing and branding campaign at least every 5 years beginning from 2020.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.13.2 Increase promotion of development incentive programs such as Bridgeport's Opportunity Zones, Enterprise Zones, and Tax Incentive Development Program.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	BRBC, BEDCO
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Work with BRBC, Business Organizations, DSSD to promote existing business incentive programs in Bridgeport.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.13.3 Attend various business forums and conferences throughout CT and North America to promote Bridgeport and develop business contacts.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	BRBC
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Organize regional entities to jointly attend various business forums and conferences.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.13.4 Work with banks to reduce their inventories of forclosed housing.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Banks
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Meet with banks to discuss approaches for helping them reduce their inventories of foreclosed housing.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

Goal: 2.14: Regain commercial airline service at Sikorksy Airport and continue to support corporate, private, and general aviation.

2.14.1 Make safety improvements to Sikorsky Airport as recommended by the 2019 Airport Master Plan and the 2015 GBRC Regional Transportation Plan.

Lead Organization	Sikorsky Airport
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Make safety improvements to Sikorsky Airport as recommended by the 2019 Airport Master Plan and the 2015 GBRC Regional Transportation Plan.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.14.2 Maintain the existing pavement, utilities, equipment, and building infrastructure by performing necessary rehabilitation or upgrades.

Lead Organization	Sikorsky Airport
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Maintain the existing pavement, utilities, equipment, and building infrastructure by performing necessary rehabilitation or upgrades.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.14.3 Develop new aeronautical and aviation-support facilities.

Lead Organization	Sikorsky Airport
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Develop new aeronautical and aviation-support facilities.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

Goal: 2.15: Lead the effort to build a new train station in East Bridgeport ("Barnum Station") with accomodations for high speed trains and position the area for redevelopment.

2.15.1 Secure funding for the construction of the East Bridgeport Train Station (also called "Barnum Station")

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	MetroCOG, RPA
Timeframe	Short

2.15.2 Revise zoning in proximity of the planned East Bridgeport train station (also called "Barnum Station") to encourage the development of a mixed-use, transit oriented district.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Revise zoning in proximity of the planned Barnum Station to encourage high job and residential density development in proximity of the train station.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Adopt design standards for the district that minimize conflict with existing communities and establish an identifiable aesthetic for new construction, including any improvements to the right of way.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.15.3 Encourage the marketing of 889 Barnum Ave as a development site for institutional or corporate campus development, with an emphasis on creating a regional job center.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Create a strategy for advertising 889 Barnum as a potential development site for an institutional or corporate campus that considers widely-used corporate and institutional site selection criteria.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

Goal: 2.16: Review how State PILOT programs impact Bridgeport's tax base and address the challenges of tax-exempt properties.

2.16.1 Work with Bridgeport's legislative delegation to lobby the State for full payment of existing PILOTs and consideration of other policies that would allow Bridgeport to increase compensation for State imposed forgone property taxes.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Legislative Delegation
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Work with Bridgeport‚Äôs legislative delegation to lobby the State for full payment of existing PILOTs and consideration of other policies that would allow Bridgeport to increase compensation for State imposed forgone property taxes.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.16.2 Track the amount and percentage of agreed upon PILOT payments that are received by the City annually.

Lead Organization	Finance Department
Partner Organizations	OPM
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Track the amount and percentage of agreed upon PILOT payments that are received by the City annually.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2.16.3 Consider additional City policies that could reduce burden of foregone tax revenues and are allowed by State statute.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Finance Department, OPM
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Consider additional City policies that could reduce burden of foregone tax revenues and are allowed by State statute.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

3. Equitable City

Goal: 3.1: Institute policies that encourage a diversity of housing types across neighborhoods to maximize choice for people of all economic and social circumstances.

3.1.1 Stabilize housing cost by supporting the development of new units for sale and rent at all price points.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

3.1.2 Encourage mixed-income housing development near transportation resources and job centers to reduce the commuting burden and promote integrated communities.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Develop City policy to require mixed-incomes in housing developments.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Ensure zoning standards accommodate denser housing options near transportation resources and job centers during the next zoning rewrite.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

3.1.3 Support the preservation of existing subsidized housing units and the integration of subsidized housing units within mixed-income developments.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Park City Communities
Timeframe	Short

3.1.4 Ensure high quality of subsidized housing units throughout the city.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Health & Fire Departments, Park City Communities
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Work with Park City Communities to develop strategies to routinely and consistently inspect every rental unit to ensure minimum standards are met.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Resume consistent Housing Code and Fire Marshall inspection of all rental units, beginning with subsidized units.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

3.1.5 Work with MetroCOG and surrounding towns to promote a regional approach to the provision of affordable housing.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	MetroCOG
Timeframe	Short

3.1.6 Coordinate with housing advocates and related Non-Profits to explore interest in establishing a Community Land Trust.

Lead Organization	MetroCOG
Partner Organizations	Supportive Housing Works, OPED
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Identify and convene a meeting of housing advocates and related Non-Profits to explore interest in establishing a Community Land Trust.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Research best practices in Housing Land Trusts.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

3.1.7 Continue to support the use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME, and Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTCs) to rehabilitate housing.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

3.10.1 Provide translation and interpretation services at City offices that engage with the public.

Lead Organization	Chief Administrative Office (CAO)
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Provide translation and interpretation services at City offices that engage with the public.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: This can be through staff or a paid translation service such as¬†those used by Optimus Health.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

3.10.2 Train City employees that regularly engage with the public to demonstrate competence in interacting with people with limited English proficiency.

Lead Organization	Human Resources
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Develop an employee training policy for those who regularly engage with the public to ensure competence in interacting with people with limited English proficiency.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

3.10.3 Continue to provide print and digital materials in languages commonly spoken in Bridgeport.

Lead Organization	Chief Administrative Office (CAO)
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Continue to provide print and digital materials in languages commonly spoken in Bridgeport.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: All departments should have access to written / digital translation services.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

Goal: 3.2: Ensure that all residents have an opportunity to thrive economically.

3.2.1 Increase resident access to living wage employment opportunities.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Small & Minority Business Office
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Work with City departments including the Small and Minority Business Office and community organizations to determine a set of principles for the creation of "Contracts with the City" - that include local hiring minimums- for businesses that receive public assistance.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Develop business attraction and development policies which include consideration of preference of the types of jobs and salaries being created.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

3.2.2 Provide opportunities for residents at all income levels to access the education and/or training necessary to enter skilled jobs.

Lead Organization	WorkPlace
Partner Organizations	HCC / UB / Sacred Heart, Non-Profits
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Reach out to adult education services to discuss collaboration for expansion, including the provision of City-owned space, like libraries and community centers, for class space.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Work with employment and workforce development non-profits to assist in expanding services and resources available to reentry job seekers.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

3.2.3 Partner with and support the expansion of existing programs that foster financial empowerment and job training for people with disabilities.

Lead Organization	Kennedy Center
Partner Organizations	Goodwill, Non-Profits
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Work with employment and workforce development non-profits to assist in expanding services and resources available for people with disabilities.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

3.2.4 Partner with and support the expansion of programs to encourage youth-empowerment through career education and financial literacy to generate upward mobility, reduce child poverty, and break poverty cycles.

Lead Organization	Board of Education (BOE)
Partner Organizations	Library, Non-Profits
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Collaborate with the BOE to identify resources for introducing more career education and financial literacy programs into the curriculum.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Collaborate with the Bridgeport libraries and community centers to identify resources for introducing more career education and financial literacy after-school programs.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

3.2.5 Provide adequate support to Bridgeport's self-employed, start-ups, and other small businesses.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Small & Minority Business Office, Bridgeport Innovation Places Group
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Create resources that guide businesses through the City's permitting and licensing processes

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Convene a semi-annual meeting of Bridgeport business incubators, University Business and Entrepreneurship programs, business groups, and OPED to discuss the state of entrepreneurship, incubators, and new developments that might be promoted.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

3.2.6 Take measures aimed at reducing the existing wealth gap between residents and¬†neighborhoods, and between Bridgeport and the region.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Small & Minority Business Office, BOE
Timeframe	Medium

3.2.7 Work towards increasing wages in lower-wage occupations.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Work with Council to advocate for adopting a citywide livable minimum wage.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

3.2.8 Work with housing non-profits to promote and expand the City's first-time homebuyer program.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Non-Profits
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Assess existing program to determine effective means of developing a more robust program.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

3.2.9 Work with non-profit organizations and lending partners to increase lending and ensure equal access to home mortgages.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Non-Profits / Banks, Communty Groups / Faith Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Convene appropriate entities for discussion on equal access to home mortgages.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Develop strategies to increase lending.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

3.2.10 Work with local universities to relieve housing demand pressures caused by students in Bridgeport's neighborhoods.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Sacred Heart / UB / Fairfield U
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Meet with each university to discuss their student housing¬†issues and policies and City's issues.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Develop shared strategies to address issues.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

Goal: 3.3: Encourage growth and development that is sensitive to the potential for gentrification.

3.3.1 Encourage the development of mixed-income communities.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

3.3.2 Enact anti-displacement policies, such as eviction and foreclosure prevention, and homeownership support, to ensure future development does not price out existing communities.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Non-Profits¬†
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Develop policies to support eviction and foreclosure prevention to mitigate impacts of gentrification on existing residents.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Create and fill a full time Fair Housing staff position.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

3.3.3 Work with housing non-profits to promote and expand their homeowner foreclosure prevention program.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Bridgeport Neighborhood Trust, Non-Profits
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Assess existing program to determine effective means of developing a more robust program.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

3.3.4 Explore the feasibility of establishing a Housing Trust Fund to maintain affordable housing.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Supportive Housing Works, Partnership for Strong Communities
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Research successful programs in comparable cities.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Research and report on the feasibility and desirability of establishing a Housing Trust Fund or Land Trust.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

3.3.5 Promote inclusive growth strategies that address the racial, income, health and educational disparities in Fairfield County that impact residents in the Bridgeport region.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	DHSS, Members of ODFC
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Work with the State, state-wide policy organizations, local policy/advocacy organizations to address the widening opportunity gap which negatively impacts the region economy and disproportionally affects minority, low-income and disadvantaged households.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Develop appropriate policies and strategies to narrow opportunity gaps.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

Goal: 3.4: Ensure that everyone has access to infrastructure necessary to support a high quality of life including public transportation, and parks and recreation centers.

3.4.1 Establish and enforce basic quality of life standards across all of Bridgeport's neighborhoods.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Community Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Work with community leaders to establish a "Bridgeport Bill of Rights" that is an agreement with the City outlining basic quality of life expectations for all neighborhoods.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Develop a guide document of basic standards and ensure every City department understands their role in maintaining the document.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

3.4.2 Improve the walkability of neighborhoods and connections between neighborhoods.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Public Facilities
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Identify major barriers that exist between neighborhoods and potential gateways to be focused on for improvement, with the help of community leaders.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Create a connectivity plan to establish connections between neighborhoods through improvements to the public right of way and new infrastructure where necessary.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

3.4.3 Work with GBT and Metro-North to improve transportation access and service.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	MetroCOG, GBT / MNR
Timeframe	Short

3.4.4 Provide City resources such as parks and recreation facilities, libraries, and community centers in areas of need.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Public Facilities, DHSS
Timeframe	Short

3.4.5 Ensure that public facilities and new development are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Lead Organization	DPF
Partner Organizations	DPF - Engineering
Timeframe	Medium

Goal: 3.5: Ensure that Bridgeport's economically disadvantaged neighborhoods are not disproportionately impacted by environmental hazards and climate change.

3.5.1 Support the Rebuild by Design: Resilient Bridgeport/Natural Disaster Resilience Competition project's efforts to create a comprehensive flood protection system throughout the South End.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	DPF, WPCA
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Continue to facilitate meetings between the design team and relevant City departments as design is finalized and becomes a construction project.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Facilitate permitting.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

3.5.2 Prioritize the creation of neighborhood-specific coastal resiliency plans for economically disadvantaged neighborhoods.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	NRZs
Timeframe	Short

3.5.3 Require hazard mitigation plans for all plants, factories, and industrial uses that are either in a FEMA flood zone or handling toxic materials.

Lead Organization	EOC
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

3.5.4 Work with CT DEEP and local operators of Title V air emission source facilities to assure that local facilities are in compliance or actively taking measures to comply with air quality standards.

Lead Organization	Sustainability Coordinator
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Work with CT DEEP and local operators of Title V air emission source facilities to assure that local facilities are in compliance or actively taking measures to comply with air quality standards.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

Goal: 3.6: Provide quality education opportunities for all schoolchildren and adults interested in completing or furthering their education.

3.6.1 Expand and improve on early childhood education by providing quality Pre-K and educational childcare opportunities.

Lead Organization	Board of Education (BOE)
Partner Organizations	Non-Profits
Timeframe	Short

3.6.2 Provide career-oriented educational and extra-curricular activities through public schools, libraries, and community centers.

Lead Organization	Board of Education (BOE)
Partner Organizations	Bridgeport Libraries, Non-Profits
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Convene a meeting between the City, the BOE, Universities and related non-profits to discuss ways to collaborate, and to identify gaps.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Collaborate with the BOE to identify resources for introducing more career education and financial literacy programs into the curriculum and expand programs in libraries and community centers.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

3.6.3 Improve school facilities through capital investments to address the capacity and functionality of public schools.

Lead Organization	Public Facilities
Partner Organizations	BOE¬†
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Develop maintenance and capital improvement schedule for each facility.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

3.6.4 Increase science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) learning opportunities.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	BOE, Higher Education Institutions
Timeframe	Short

3.6.5 Work with local colleges to expand scholarship and financial assistance programs for Bridgeport residents.

Lead Organization	Board of Education (BOE)
Partner Organizations	Higher Education Institutions
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Work with local colleges to expand scholarship and financial assistance programs for Bridgeport residents.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

3.6.6 Foster community-based learning for adults and the reentty community.

Lead Organization	Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Partner Organizations	Non-Profits, Bridgeport Libraries
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Reach out to adult education services to discuss collaboration for expansion, including the provision of City-owned space, like libraries and community centers, for class space.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

Goal: 3.7: Ensure that the City's governance is equitable.

3.7.1 Ensure transparency in municipal planning and decision-making processes.

Lead Organization	Chief Administrative Office (CAO)
Partner Organizations	OPED
Timeframe	Short

3.7.2 Ensure that explanations of important municipal processes are accessible to the public and can be easily understood.

Lead Organization	Chief Administrative Office (CAO)
Partner Organizations	OPED
Timeframe	Short

3.7.3 Evaluate programs and practices to ensure compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act that prohibits exclusion, denial of benefits, or discrimination under any program or activity based on gender, race, color, or national origin.

Lead Organization	Chief Administrative Office (CAO)
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Dedicate a staff position to audit programs and services in every department to ensure full accessibility and usage of programs and services.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

3.7.4 Ensure planning and decision-making processes include under-represented communities.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Ensure planning and decision-making processes include under-represented communities.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

3.7.5 Encourage diverse participation, with a focus on disadvantaged communities, in City government and on its boards and commissions.

Lead Organization	Mayor's Office
Partner Organizations	CAO, OPED
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Encourage diverse participation, with a focus on disadvantaged communities, in City government and on its boards and commissions.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Create policies that promote the identification of, and active outreach to, under-represented communities for various decision making and planning processes in the City.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

3.7.6 Empower and allow for marginalized and underserved communities to make impactful decisions towards their future.

Lead Organization	Mayor's Office
Partner Organizations	OPED, DHSS
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Provide specialized information and opportunities¬†to marginalized and underserved communities¬†to afford them the ability to make impactful decisions towards their future through community organizations.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Explore the feasibility of making educational presentations to the community about the technical aspects of government decision-making, including: budgets, capital plans, grant requirements, constraining federal or state regulations, etc.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

3.7.7 Improve government efficiency and consistency to improve equity for employees and the public.

Lead Organization	Chief Administrative Office (CAO)
Partner Organizations	Mayor's Office, ITS
Timeframe	Short

Goal: 3.8: Ensure that the City's employees, teachers, and public safety personnel are socially engaged with the community.

3.8.1 Encourage City employees to live in Bridgeport.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Non-Profits
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Explore the feasibility of employing strategies to encourage City employees to live in Bridgeport, including housing and tax-incentives.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Examine the costs and benefits of a resident requirement for some or all City employees and produce a report or memo.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

3.8.2 Provide opportunities for City employees to engage with the community outside of their professional roles.

Lead Organization	Mayor's Office
Partner Organizations	Non-Profits
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Provide opportunities for City employees to engage with the community outside of their professional roles.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Develop a program which allows employee groups to volunteer a certain number of hours per year to specific non-profit organizations or programs.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

Goal: 3.9: Protect vulnerable populations such as the economically disadvantaged, racial and ethnic minorities, those with alternative lifestyles, low-income children, the elderly, the homeless, and those with chronic health conditions including severe mental illness.

3.9.1 Ensure that the public safety system actively protects vulnerable populations and addresses issues that disproportionately impact those populations.

Lead Organization	Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Partner Organizations	Police / Fire / EMS, Non-Profits
Timeframe	Medium

3.9.2 Provide services and community spaces for LGBTQ+ community.

Lead Organization	Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Work with regional non-profits and activist organizations to plan for expanded services and spaces for the LGBTQ+ population in Bridgeport.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

3.9.3 Improve immediate response to homelessness and eliminate long term homelessness by ensuring that all people experiencing homelessness are placed in housing within 30 days.

Lead Organization	Opening Doors Fairfield County
Partner Organizations	Supportive Housing Works, Members of ODFC
Timeframe	Medium

Goal: 3.1: Ensure that City services are accessible to residents and visitors with limited English proficiency.

3.1.1 Stabilize housing cost by supporting the development of new units for sale and rent at all price points.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

3.1.2 Encourage mixed-income housing development near transportation resources and job centers to reduce the commuting burden and promote integrated communities.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Develop City policy to require mixed-incomes in housing developments.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Ensure zoning standards accommodate denser housing options near transportation resources and job centers during the next zoning rewrite.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

3.1.3 Support the preservation of existing subsidized housing units and the integration of subsidized housing units within mixed-income developments.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Park City Communities
Timeframe	Short

3.1.4 Ensure high quality of subsidized housing units throughout the city.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Health & Fire Departments, Park City Communities
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Work with Park City Communities to develop strategies to routinely and consistently inspect every rental unit to ensure minimum standards are met.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Resume consistent Housing Code and Fire Marshall inspection of all rental units, beginning with subsidized units.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

3.1.5 Work with MetroCOG and surrounding towns to promote a regional approach to the provision of affordable housing.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	MetroCOG
Timeframe	Short

3.1.6 Coordinate with housing advocates and related Non-Profits to explore interest in establishing a Community Land Trust.

Lead Organization	MetroCOG
Partner Organizations	Supportive Housing Works, OPED
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Identify and convene a meeting of housing advocates and related Non-Profits to explore interest in establishing a Community Land Trust.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Research best practices in Housing Land Trusts.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

3.1.7 Continue to support the use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME, and Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTCs) to rehabilitate housing.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

3.10.1 Provide translation and interpretation services at City offices that engage with the public.

Lead Organization	Chief Administrative Office (CAO)
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Provide translation and interpretation services at City offices that engage with the public.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: This can be through staff or a paid translation service such as¬†those used by Optimus Health.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

3.10.2 Train City employees that regularly engage with the public to demonstrate competence in interacting with people with limited English proficiency.

Lead Organization	Human Resources
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Develop an employee training policy for those who regularly engage with the public to ensure competence in interacting with people with limited English proficiency.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

3.10.3 Continue to provide print and digital materials in languages commonly spoken in Bridgeport.

Lead Organization	Chief Administrative Office (CAO)
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Continue to provide print and digital materials in languages commonly spoken in Bridgeport.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: All departments should have access to written / digital translation services.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

Goal: 3.11: Provide residents with access to services throughout their life.

3.11.1 Provide culturally appropriate services to youth, seniors, and families with young children.

Lead Organization	Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Partner Organizations	Service Providers
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Provide telephone based translation services; make available at all City offices that regularly engage with the public.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

3.11.2 Provide residents of all ages opportunities to connect and participate in community life and to engage in positive social and civic activities.

Lead Organization	Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Partner Organizations	DPF-Parks
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Provide community-center based educational programs and activities.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Expand recreation programs for youth and adults.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

3.11.3 Use schools and libraries, in addition to community centers, as community education and gathering centers to stimulate lifelong learning and intergenerational learning.

Lead Organization	Board of Education (BOE)
Partner Organizations	Bridgeport Libraries
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Meet with Bridgeport Schools and Bridgeport Library to establish potential for the use of schools and libraries as community centers.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

Goal: 3.12: Incorporate equity considerations into decision-making across sectors and policy areas in the City.

3.12.1 Ensure that City and State policy-makers are informed about the health, equity, and sustainability consequences of various policy options during the policy development process.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	DHSS, Mayors Office
Timeframe	Short

3.12.2 Work with the local communities and the Small and Minority Business Department to identify a list of equity experts who can be provide opinions on the equity impacts of proposed policies and present salient equity information that is relevant to other departments.

Lead Organization	Mayor's Office
Partner Organizations	Community Groups, SMB
Timeframe	Short

4. Healthy Community

Goal: 4.1: Connect residents to health care resources in the city and region.

4.1.1 Support the success and expansion of the collective impact approach to community well-being through coordination with health and social service agencies.

Lead Organization	Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Coordinate with local and regional health and social service agencies to support the collective impact approach to community well-being, by providing guidance, filling in gaps and providing political support when necessary.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

4.1.2 Provide culturally competent guidance to residents regarding health care resources available to all literacy levels, including those with or without insurance, those with Medicare or Medicaid, and undocumented residents.

Lead Organization	Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

4.1.3 Facilitate informed decision making by working with health advocacy agencies and organizations to making health information more accessible and empower residents to consume health information.¬†

Lead Organization	Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Partner Organizations	PCAG
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Work with health advocacy and community organizations to empower residents through healthcare education and resource provision.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

4.1.4 Promote access to and utilization of preventative care services.

Lead Organization	Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Include preventative care section in the health resources guide.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Discuss with BOE the inclusion of preventative care information and methods in health and life skill related curriculum.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

4.1.5 Work with health care providers to improve access to prenatal care.

Lead Organization	Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Partner Organizations	Women's Services Organizations, Healthcare Providers
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Work towards increasing information provided to women about obtaining health care coverage that includes coverage for maternity and newborn care services, including pregnancy related Medicaid.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Meet with health care providers to discuss barriers to prenatal care access and identify solutions.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

4.1.6 Work with immigrant advocacy organizations to improve undocumented resident access to health care.

Lead Organization	Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Partner Organizations	Non-Profits
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Work with immigrant advocacy groups and in preparation of health resources guide to ensure inclusion of resources available to undocumented residents.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Work with immigrant advocacy groups to identify distribution methods and partners that could help connect undocumented residents to the health resources guide.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

4.1.7 Ensure that local healthcare providers are providing services aligned with the needs of the community.

Lead Organization	Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Partner Organizations	Healthcare Providers, Community Groups
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Meet with health care providers to discuss the potential for an outreach campaign that allows for community members to ask questions and provide feedback to both the City and healthcare providers.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

4.10.1 Prioritize Safe Routes to School for lighting improvements, sidewalk repair, streetscapes, and other infrastructure improvements.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	DPF, BOE
Timeframe	Medium

4.10.2 Ensure that the public safety system actively protects vulnerable populations and addresses issues that disproportionately impact those populations.

Lead Organization	Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Partner Organizations	Police / Fire / EMS, Non-Profits
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Convene public health and safety leaders to discuss¬†needs of vulnerable populations.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Develop methods for public safety system to protect and serve the vulnerable population.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

4.10.3 Continue to partner with neighborhood, community, and faith groups, like the NRZs, to create community policing groups, and/or neighborhood block watches.

Lead Organization	Community Organizations
Partner Organizations	Police Department
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Identify areas in need of community policing and/or block watches.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Provide support necessary to establish these programs.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

4.10.4 Foster a healthy relationship between residents and police by providing transparency in policing decisions, opportunities for community feedback, and opportunities for police personnel to voluntarily engage with the community outside of their professional roles.

Lead Organization	Police Department
Partner Organizations	Community Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Establish an acceptable forum for community input¬†to Police Department¬†policies and decisions.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Identify opportunities for police personnel to effectively engage with the community outside of their professional roles.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

4.10.5 Encourage community policing efforts throughout Bridgeport's neighborhoods.

Lead Organization	Police Department
Partner Organizations	Community Organizations
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Identify areas that would benefit most from community policing.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Work with community and faith-based groups to support introduction of community policing to the area.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

4.10.6 Participate in the Vision Zero campaign to reduce traffic related injuries and fatalities.

Lead Organization	DPF
Partner Organizations	OPED
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Adopt strategies of Vision Zero as part of the Complete Streets program.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

4.10.7 Require hazard mitigation plans for all plants, factories, and industrial uses that are either in a FEMA flood zone or handling toxic materials.

Lead Organization	EOC
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Goal: 4.2: Promote a well-connected and coordinated public and private healthcare system that includes ancillary health organizations.

4.2.1 Encourage the creation of a community healthcare network that expands healthcare services for low-income and uninsured residents.

Lead Organization	Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Meet with the DHSS, Bridgeport Prospers, and community healthcare providers to discuss the creation of a community healthcare network that expands healthcare services for low-income and uninsured residents.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Determine how the City can provide resources to assist with the creation of a community healthcare network.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

4.2.2 Create and disseminate a consolidated list of local healthcare service providers, and plan for maintenance of the resource list.¬†

Lead Organization	Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Create and disseminate a consolidated list of local healthcare service providers, and plan for maintenance of the resource list.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

4.2.3 Work with local employers to provide incentives for making healthy lifestyle decisions, including increased physical activity.

Lead Organization	Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Partner Organizations	PCAG, CT-DPH
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Work with local employers in Bridgeport to encourage increased incentives for healthy lifestyle choices through their organizations.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Seek out and pursue grants at the State and Federal levels that could bolster the incentive programs of employers.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

4.2.4 Work with local stakeholders to collect and analyze community health data based on Healthy People 2020 Leading Health Indicators and produce a community health assessment.

Lead Organization	Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Identify community partners and City departments to assist with data collection.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Work with local stakeholders to collect and analyze community health data based on Healthy People 2020 Leading Health Indicators and produce a community health assessment.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

4.2.5 Create and implement a 3-year community health improvement plan for Bridgeport.

Lead Organization	Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Create and implement a 3-year community health improvement plan for Bridgeport.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

4.2.6 Increase the number of Bridgeport health and social service agencies that have adopted and taken steps to implement National Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Standards.

Lead Organization	Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Conduct an assessment of the status of CLAS standard adoption by contacting health and social service agencies.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

Goal: 4.3: Ensure residents are connected with adequate social services to serve their needs.

4.3.1 Conduct an audit of existing social services, both public and private, and identify areas of need.

Lead Organization	Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Conduct an audit of existing social services, both public and private, and identify areas of need.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

4.3.2 Encourage the creation of a centralized network of private and public social advocacy and service groups.

Lead Organization	Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Partner Organizations	PCAG
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Outline role of centralized network.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Convene appropriate entities to participate.

Initiated
Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

4.3.3 Create and disseminate consolidated list of local social service providers.

Lead Organization	Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

4.3.4 Provide multilingual guidance that is culturally appropriate, understandable by those of all literacy levels, and created with concern for native speakers to residents regarding social service resources.

Lead Organization	Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Provide multilingual written material for visitors to DHSS, and have linguistic services available.

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4.3.5 Expand childcare and youth services such as day care services, Pre-K and after-school programs. Make the services more available to residents of all income levels.

Lead Organization	Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Partner Organizations	BOE, Non-Profits
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Meet with Bridgeport Schools and local providers to identify feasibility of expanding childcare and youth services.

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Goal: 4.4: Reduce sexually transmitted disease and teen pregnancy in Bridgeport.

4.4.1 Offer evidence-based health education every year in Bridgeport middle and high schools.

Lead Organization	Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: In cooperation with experts and non-profit advocacy groups, work with the BOE to encourage evidence-based health education every year in Bridgeport middle and high schools.

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4.4.2 Work with community service providers to identify and/or develop evidence-based health education programs for teens and young adults.

Lead Organization	Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Work with community service providers to identify and/or develop evidence-based health education programs for teens and young adults. Those programs can be incorporated into health education within Bridgeport Schools or provided via those providers.

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2: Work with Grants department to seek funding to support this activity within the DHSS.

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4.4.3 Increase the number of people, of all genders, who participate in teen pregnancy prevention and healthy sexual relationship evidence-based programs in school or via community healthcare and social service providers.

Lead Organization	Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: In cooperation with experts and non-profit advocacy groups, work with the BOE to encourage evidence-based health education every year in Bridgeport elementary, middle, and high schools.

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Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
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4.4.4 Increase formal linkages between youth-serving partners and community based clinical services to provide quality youth-friendly health services.

Lead Organization	Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Convene a meeting between youth-serving partners and community based clinical service providers to discuss strategies for providing quality youth-friendly health services

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4.4.5 Collaborate with Board of Education, health and social service providers to create a visible and effective community-wide teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease prevention initiative.

Lead Organization	Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Collaborate with BOE, health providers and social service providers to create a comprehensive strategy for a citywide teen-pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease prevention initiative.

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Substantial Progress
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Goal: 4.5: Ensure that residents have access to healthy locally grown foods.

4.5.1 Lower the barriers to entry in Bridgeport for people who want to produce and/or sell healthy foods and create economic incentives for businesses to do so.¬†

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Non-Profits
Timeframe	Medium

4.5.2 Expand role of farmers markets and mobile markets as sustainable food sources.

Lead Organization	Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Partner Organizations	OPED, Bridgeport Farmers Market Collaborative + Food Policy Council
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Work with Bridgeport Farmers Market Collaborative to discuss ways to expand and increase the number of farmers markets.

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4.5.3 Ensure that healthy food options are available in Bridgeport schools at all points of food distribution, including school lunch, vending, snack shops, and bake sales.

Lead Organization	Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Partner Organizations	BOE, Non-Profits
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Work with BOE to ensure that healthy food options are available in Bridgeport schools at all points of food distribution, including school lunch, vending, snack shops, and bake sales.

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Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

4.5.4 Increase awareness of fresh food outlets offering healthy, fresh food in Bridgeport.

Lead Organization	Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Partner Organizations	Food Policy Council, Non-Profits
Timeframe	Short

4.5.5 Increase awareness of, and access to, programs like the USDA WIC and SNAP programs.

Lead Organization	Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Partner Organizations	Non-Profits
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Work with community groups, healthcare and social services providers and the BOE to increase awareness of USDA WIC and SNAP programs.

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Substantial Progress
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2: Work with health advocacy organizations to find or create guides for accessing USDA WIC and SNAP programs.

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Substantial Progress
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Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

4.5.6 Facilitate collaboration with healthy food providers to include SNAP coverage.

Lead Organization	Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Partner Organizations	OPED
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Identify areas of city that lack access to healthy food via SNAP coverage.

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Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
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2: Identify providers of health foods that do not participate in SNAP program; encourage and assist those providers in participating in SNAP.

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4.5.7 Support the success and expansion of urban gardens throughout the city.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	DHSS, Non-Profits
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Create a City staff position tasked with managing and expanding the city's urban gardens.

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Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
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2: Provide education and technical assistance to urban gardeners.

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Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

4.5.8 Revise zoning ordinance to include sustainable urban agriculture regulations.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Revise zoning ordinance to include sustainable urban agriculture regulations.

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Substantial Progress
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4.5.9 Increase education and awareness on sustainable agriculture within the city.

Lead Organization	Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Partner Organizations	Food Policy Council
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Work with local urban gardens and BOE to find ways to use urban gardens as a learning tool.

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2: Work with local urban gardens, communications and healthcare non-profits to increase advertisement of sustainable agriculture opportunities in Bridgeport.

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4.5.10 Enhance community well-being through productive landscapes.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	DHSS, Food Policy Council
Timeframe	Medium

Goal: 4.6: Support the needs of all residents to live in a clean environment.

4.6.1 Strengthen the City's anti-blight efforts by expanding on currently offered CDBG funded small loan program for building repairs.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	DHSS, Non-Profits
Timeframe	Medium

4.6.2 Reduce the number of homes with lead hazards, with a focus on those that house lower income households and households with children.

Lead Organization	Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Partner Organizations	OPED, Non-Profits
Timeframe	Short

4.6.3 Develop and conduct a city-wide anti-litter campaign and prioritize the removal of litter and debris from public and private property. ¬†

Lead Organization	DPF
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Create more employee capacity to continue to carry out and expand on the existing anti-litter campaign, "Park City Pickin' It Up."

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Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

2: Work with community organizations to increase community support for, and assistance with, implementation of "Park City Pickin' It Up."

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Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

4.6.4 Encourage a street or block adoption program to keep streets clean and presentable throughout the year.¬†

Lead Organization	DPF
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Evaluate and report on the potential of a street or block adoption program, through consultation with community organizations and fiscal impact analysis.

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Substantial Progress
Completed or Ongoing
Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

4.6.5 Assist residents and businesses in the disposal of bulk waste.

Lead Organization	DPF
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Provide a list of bulk waste pick-up services on City website.

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Substantial Progress
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2: Explore benefits of providing limited bulk waste pick-up for residential properties.

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4.6.6 Consider implementing a plastic bag ban.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Create a report on the viability of a plastic bag ban in Bridgeport to be presented to the City Council.

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4.6.7 Work with local universities to enforce housing codes and improve communication with students and property owners in adjacent residential neighborhoods.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Work with local universities to enforce housing codes and improve communication with students and property owners in adjacent residential neighborhoods.

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Substantial Progress
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Goal: 4.7: Actively manage noise pollution within the city's neighborhoods and residential areas.

4.7.1 Regularly enforce municipal noise ordinances.

Lead Organization	Bridgeport Police Department (BPD)
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Regularly enforce municipal noise ordinances.

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Substantial Progress
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Determined to be unnecessary or infeasible

4.7.2 Reduce noise impacts of commercial operations on residences and other noise sensitive uses.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: As part of the land development approvals process, require commercial uses to present a noise analysis with zoning approval applications. NEPA can be used as a guide.

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4.7.3 Ensure that cumulative noise impacts do not exceed health-based safety margins.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Utilize NEPA noise analysis standards in the evaluation of zoning approval applications.

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4.7.4 Use traffic calming and traffic management techniques to reduce vehicular noise impacts.

Lead Organization	DPF
Partner Organizations	OPED
Timeframe	Medium

Goal: 4.8: Protect and improve air quality.

4.8.1 Work with CT DEEP, CT Department of Housing, and local operators of Title V air emission source facilities to assure that local facilities comply with, or actively taking measures to comply with, air quality standards.

Lead Organization
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Request briefing from CT DEEP on compliance status of facilities.

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4.8.2 Continue to reduce carbon dioxide and other noxious emissions to improve air quality.

Lead Organization
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Work with City Engineering Department and Bridgeport Schools to identify measures that can be taken to reduce emissions from City and School buildings.

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4.8.3 Prioritize planting of trees in areas of greatest need as identified in the UVM Spatial Analysis Lab Tree Canopy Assessment Report for Bridgeport and The Nature Conservancy's Eco-Urban Assessment.

Lead Organization	DPF
Partner Organizations	OPED
Timeframe	Ongoing

Actions:

1: Prioritize planting of trees in areas of greatest need as identified in the UVM Spatial Analysis Lab Tree Canopy Assessment Report for Bridgeport and The Nature Conservancy‚Äôs Eco-Urban Assessment.

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Substantial Progress
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4.8.4 Promote policies that encourage a shift in transportation modes away from single occupancy vehicles.

Lead Organization	Mayor's Office
Partner Organizations	OPED, DPF - Engineering
Timeframe	Medium

4.8.5 Collaborate with Greater Bridgeport Transit to continue improving vehicle fuel-efficiency.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	GBT
Timeframe	Ongoing

Actions:

1: Work with GBT to request grant funding for upgrading fleet on an ongoing basis.

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Substantial Progress
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4.8.6 Replace municipal automobile fleet with alternative fuel and fuel-efficient vehicles.

Lead Organization	Chief Administrative Office (CAO)
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Long

Actions:

1: Commit to replacing all City vehicles with alternative fuel or hybrid vehicles.

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4.8.7 Collaborate with local and regional organizations to educate residences and businesses on energy efficient practices for their homes and buildings.

Lead Organization	Sustainability Coordinator
Partner Organizations
Timeframe	Short

Actions:

1: Work with BRBC and community non-profits to disseminate information about home and business energy efficiency best practices.

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Goal: 4.9: Protect and improve water quality.

4.9.1 Take measures necessary to ensure water standards comply with state minimum requirements for habitat, fishing, and recreational uses.

Lead Organization	OPED
Partner Organizations	Port Authority, Harbor Commission
Timeframe	Medium

Actions:

1: Determine State water quality goals for all local waterbodies and meet with DPF, Port Authority, Harbor Commission to ensure that the City's plans for waterbody uses is the same as the State's.

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1. Livable City

Goal: 1.1: Increase usage of transit and alternative modes of transportation.

Goal: 1.2: Encourage density of development in areas that are well served by transit and are within walking distance of places of residence, employment, goods, and services.

Goal: 1.3: Adopt a Complete Streets approach to transportation planning and improvements.

Goal: 1.4: Update zoning regulations to allow for a greater mix of uses and increased bikeability/walkability.

Goal: 1.5: Encourage infill development.

Goal: 1.6: Improve and expand public facilities and resources in neighborhoods.

Goal: 1.7: Continue improvements aimed at revitalizing the Downtown.

Goal: 1.8: Enhance connectivity and accessibility between neighborhoods.

Goal: 1.9: Preserve and rehabilitate historic properties.

Goal: 1.1: Improve sustainability and energy efficiency of existing buildings and new construction.

Goal: 1.11: Enhance the resiliency of Bridgeport's neighborhoods.

Goal: 1.12: Proactively manage the city's automobile transportation network.

Goal: 1.13: Build a new train station in East Bridgeport (also called "Barnum Station") with accomodations for high speed trains to stop.

2. Robust Economy

Goal: 2.1: Reduce the tax burden on residents by growing the grand list, attracting new businesses, growing existing businesses, and encouraging corporate citizenship.

Goal: 2.2: Continue the redevelopment of Bridgeport's Downtown as a transit-oriented hub for commercial, retail, and entertainment activity to supplement a growing high-density residential neighborhood.

Goal: 2.3: Leverage the inherent economic value of the waterfront.

Goal: 2.4: Increase the growth of neighborhood commercial centers and corridors.

Goal: 2.5: Encourage development of brownfields and other underutilized or vacant properties.

Goal: 2.6: Continue to promote the growth of the arts and entertainment industry that includes an economically viable local arts and culture industry.

Goal: 2.7: Better leverage the economic benefits of anchor institutions in Bridgeport.

Goal: 2.8: Support the growth of innovative and start-up businesses.

Goal: 2.9: Promote the growth of the advanced manufacturing industry.

Goal: 2.1: Maintain a labor force that can support the growth of new businesses and industries in the city.

Goal: 2.11: Support housing development and housing reinvestment as a strong contributor to Bridgeport's economy.

Goal: 2.12: Promote the growth of the energy industry in Bridgeport, with a focus on green energy generation.

Goal: 2.13: Increase the marketing of business and real estate development opportunities in Bridgeport.

Goal: 2.14: Regain commercial airline service at Sikorksy Airport and continue to support corporate, private, and general aviation.

Goal: 2.15: Lead the effort to build a new train station in East Bridgeport ("Barnum Station") with accomodations for high speed trains and position the area for redevelopment.

Goal: 2.16: Review how State PILOT programs impact Bridgeport's tax base and address the challenges of tax-exempt properties.

3. Equitable City

Goal: 3.1: Institute policies that encourage a diversity of housing types across neighborhoods to maximize choice for people of all economic and social circumstances.

Goal: 3.2: Ensure that all residents have an opportunity to thrive economically.

Goal: 3.3: Encourage growth and development that is sensitive to the potential for gentrification.

Goal: 3.4: Ensure that everyone has access to infrastructure necessary to support a high quality of life including public transportation, and parks and recreation centers.

Goal: 3.5: Ensure that Bridgeport's economically disadvantaged neighborhoods are not disproportionately impacted by environmental hazards and climate change.

Goal: 3.6: Provide quality education opportunities for all schoolchildren and adults interested in completing or furthering their education.

Goal: 3.7: Ensure that the City's governance is equitable.

Goal: 3.8: Ensure that the City's employees, teachers, and public safety personnel are socially engaged with the community.

Goal: 3.9: Protect vulnerable populations such as the economically disadvantaged, racial and ethnic minorities, those with alternative lifestyles, low-income children, the elderly, the homeless, and those with chronic health conditions including severe mental illness.

Goal: 3.1: Ensure that City services are accessible to residents and visitors with limited English proficiency.

Goal: 3.11: Provide residents with access to services throughout their life.

Goal: 3.12: Incorporate equity considerations into decision-making across sectors and policy areas in the City.

4. Healthy Community

Goal: 4.1: Connect residents to health care resources in the city and region.

Goal: 4.2: Promote a well-connected and coordinated public and private healthcare system that includes ancillary health organizations.

Goal: 4.3: Ensure residents are connected with adequate social services to serve their needs.

Goal: 4.4: Reduce sexually transmitted disease and teen pregnancy in Bridgeport.

Goal: 4.5: Ensure that residents have access to healthy locally grown foods.

Goal: 4.6: Support the needs of all residents to live in a clean environment.

Goal: 4.7: Actively manage noise pollution within the city's neighborhoods and residential areas.

Goal: 4.8: Protect and improve air quality.

Goal: 4.9: Protect and improve water quality.