In Bridgeport, Connecticut, properties once bustling with manufacturing are now prime sites for warehouses and other logistic and transportation uses, taking advantage of the city’s strategic location between New York City and Boston. At least that’s the city’s plan, in response to growing demand to shore up supply chain gaps in the US. However, many of the abandoned or rundown factories could still be hazardous Connecticut: How Maps of Past Contamination Focus Redevelopment in Cities because of past industrial uses so officials must determine where turnaround can happen quickly. “Connecticut has a very rich industrial past, which was great in the early to mid-1900s, but it left a significant contamination issue we’re still struggling to climb out of,” said Matt Fulda, executive director at MetroCOG. “Bridgeport had Remington, 160 Bridgeport, Connecticut, looks to warehouses and logistics hubs to replace unused former factory sites.
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