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Old 10-29-2014, 08:14 AM
 
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What do you think the future of Danbury CT is? Will it always remain a quiet small city, or can it become a major hub with large population?
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Old 10-29-2014, 08:16 AM
 
Location: Coastal Connecticut
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It will not become a major hub with a large population. It'll likely continue to grow, but zoning in the desirable areas is only so limited. Downtown may grow, but it's been very, very slow to progress compared to other downtowns in the area.

Danbury lacks a few key things for growth, including a reliable/constant commuter rail.
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Old 10-29-2014, 08:32 AM
 
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It will not become a major hub with a large population. It'll likely continue to grow, but zoning in the desirable areas is only so limited. Downtown may grow, but it's been very, very slow to progress compared to other downtowns in the area.

Danbury lacks a few key things for growth, including a reliable/constant commuter rail.
Agree but it is becoming a far suburb of lower Westchester and Fairfield counties. I doubt though it will ever boom like say Stamford or White Plains. Jay
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Old 10-29-2014, 08:37 AM
 
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maybe climate change and rising sea levels will make it more desirable? it sits almost 400 ft above sea level, while CT's coastal cities will face severe flooding.. thoughts?
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Old 10-29-2014, 08:40 AM
 
Location: Coastal Connecticut
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maybe climate change and rising sea levels will make it more desirable? it sits almost 400 ft above sea level, while CT's coastal cities will face severe flooding.. thoughts?
No. Even if all the ice in the caps melted (which will not happen in our lifetime), that's only a 4' rise in sea level. Global warming proponents have put the figure at 10"-23" rise by 2100. There is also evidence that we may be entering a cooling period, which may offset any global warming.

Something tells me our coastal cities would figure out how to adjust for that rather than abandon ship.
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Old 10-29-2014, 10:28 AM
 
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Danbury is never going to see an explosion of growth IMO. Its desirability is relative - and contingent on a ton of factors, most of which are not favorable for growth.
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Old 10-29-2014, 12:16 PM
 
Location: Northern Fairfield Co.
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Agree but it is becoming a far suburb of lower Westchester and Fairfield counties. I doubt though it will ever boom like say Stamford or White Plains. Jay
Agree with this. If lower Fairfield County continues to grow, I could see it becoming a more common suburb of Stamford/Norwalk, and many people are already commuting to Westchester from the Danbury area.

I highly doubt it will ever become a major employment center in its own right though.

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Old 10-30-2014, 06:22 AM
 
Location: NJ
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If you take Metro North trains out of Danbury, don't you have to change trains in Stamford to get to NYC? I think if Danbury is ever going to grow it will need to have a direct train into NYC.
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Old 10-30-2014, 06:30 AM
 
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No - you drive over to the Brewster station, and catch a direct train on the Harlem Line. Still a long commute, but much faster and more reliable than the Danbury branch of the new haven line
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Old 10-30-2014, 07:36 AM
 
Location: Coastal Connecticut
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If you take Metro North trains out of Danbury, don't you have to change trains in Stamford to get to NYC? I think if Danbury is ever going to grow it will need to have a direct train into NYC.
There are a select few direct trains to NYC at peak, but they take very long. Over 2 hours.
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