Storrs close to getting $10M parking garage

A proposed $10 million to fund a share of a parking garage that will serve the Storrs town center at the edge of the University of Connecticut campus is expected to gain approval when the state Bond Commission meets May 30.

"This is our opportunity to shape a college town," Gov.M. Jodi Rell said in a statement.  "UConn has become truly a world class institution and we are so proud of how far our flagship university has come in so short a time. Still, I think we would all agree that one key ingredient is missing at UConn - a town center that would provide Mansfield with a ‘college town' look and feel."

Rell said the proposed new town center will turn UConn into a national model for responsible development, including predestrian- and bicycle-friendly areas. "We are serious about stopping sprawl, preserving our state's character and emphasizing responsible, controlled development," Rell said.