body{margin:0;background:#FBFAF6}
a{color:#1E5A44}a:hover{color:#123B2C}
.btn-primary:hover{background:#123B2C !important}
.btn-brick:hover{background:#86301B !important}
.btn-ghost:hover{background:#E7EFE9 !important}
input:focus,textarea:focus{outline:3px solid #A63D24;outline-offset:1px}
@keyframes flyin{from{opacity:0;transform:translateY(48px) rotate(var(--tilt,0deg)) scale(.94)}to{opacity:1;transform:translateY(0) rotate(var(--tilt,0deg)) scale(1)}}
.fly{animation:flyin .75s cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1) both}
.tl{--tilt:-2deg}.tr{--tilt:2deg}.tn{--tilt:0deg}
.d1{animation-delay:.05s}.d2{animation-delay:.15s}.d3{animation-delay:.25s}.d4{animation-delay:.35s}
@supports (animation-timeline: view()){.fly{animation-timeline:view();animation-range:entry 0% entry 55%;animation-delay:0s}}
.person{transition:transform .25s ease}
.person:hover{transform:translateY(-6px) rotate(0deg) !important}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.fly{animation:none}.person{transition:none}}
@media (max-width:760px){
  .hide-sm{display:none !important}
  .hero-h1{font-size:52px !important;line-height:1.0 !important}
  .section-h2{font-size:36px !important}
  .ask-h2{font-size:34px !important}
  .pad-x{padding-left:20px !important;padding-right:20px !important}
}

/* ---- production additions ---- */
*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box}
[hidden]{display:none !important}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}}
section[id]{scroll-margin-top:84px}
.field{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:6px;font-weight:700;font-size:15px}
.field input{font:inherit;font-weight:400;font-size:17px;padding:13px 14px;border:1.5px solid #B9C4BD;border-radius:12px;background:#FFFFFF;color:#15231D;min-height:48px;width:100%}
.field input[aria-invalid="true"]{border-color:#A63D24}
.role-btn{min-height:48px;border:0;border-radius:10px;background:transparent;color:#15231D;font:inherit;font-weight:600;font-size:16px;cursor:pointer}
.role-btn[aria-pressed="true"]{background:#1E5A44;color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:700}
.addr-list{position:absolute;left:0;right:0;top:78px;z-index:5;margin:0;padding:6px;list-style:none;background:#FFFFFF;border:1.5px solid #B9C4BD;border-radius:12px;box-shadow:0 8px 24px rgba(21,35,29,0.14);max-height:300px;overflow:auto}
.addr-list li{padding:10px 12px;border-radius:8px;cursor:pointer;font-weight:400;font-size:16px}
.addr-list li[aria-selected="true"],.addr-list li:hover{background:#E7EFE9}
.addr-list li small{color:#5B6A62;margin-left:6px}
.linkish{background:none;border:0;padding:0;font:inherit;color:#FFFFFF;text-decoration:underline;cursor:pointer;font-weight:700}
#l-subject,#l-body{width:100%}
textarea:focus,select:focus,button:focus-visible,a:focus-visible{outline:3px solid #A63D24;outline-offset:2px}
.skip{position:absolute;left:-9999px;top:0}
.skip:focus{left:12px;top:12px;z-index:50;background:#FFFFFF;padding:10px 14px;border-radius:8px}
#letter-found,#alder-form{scroll-margin-top:96px}
@media (max-width:760px){header nav{gap:12px !important}header .btn-brick{font-size:14px !important;padding:10px 14px !important}}
@media (max-width:440px){header .wordmark{font-size:16px !important}header>div{flex-wrap:nowrap !important;gap:10px !important}header svg{width:36px;height:36px}}
@media (max-width:360px){header .wordmark{display:none}}
/* proposal tiles: number or icon sit in the same 44px band so headings and text line up */
.tile-top{display:block;height:44px;margin:0}
svg.tile-top{width:40px}
/* proposal tiles: 4 across, then 2 across, then stacked on phones (never 3) */
.tiles-4{grid-template-columns:repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr))}
@media (max-width:1100px){.tiles-4{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}}
@media (max-width:560px){.tiles-4{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr)}}
/* "They're New Haveners too" cards */
.affect-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:20px;margin-top:44px}
@media (max-width:1100px){.affect-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}}
@media (max-width:640px){.affect-grid{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);gap:14px}}
.affect-card{position:relative;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start;background:#FFFFFF;border-radius:22px;padding:28px 28px 30px;box-shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(21,35,29,.06),0 10px 28px rgba(21,35,29,.07);overflow:hidden;transition:transform .2s ease,box-shadow .2s ease}
.affect-card::after{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;height:4px;background:#1E5A44;opacity:.9}
.affect-card:nth-child(even)::after{background:#A63D24}
.affect-card:hover{transform:translateY(-3px);box-shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(21,35,29,.06),0 16px 36px rgba(21,35,29,.11)}
.affect-icon{flex:0 0 56px;width:56px;height:56px;border-radius:16px;background:#1E5A44;color:#F4E3C3;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center}
.affect-card:nth-child(even) .affect-icon{background:#A63D24}
.affect-text{min-width:0;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:8px;padding-top:2px}
.affect-text h3{margin:0;font-family:'Archivo',sans-serif;font-stretch:85%;font-weight:800;font-size:24px;line-height:1.12;letter-spacing:-.2px;color:#15231D}
.affect-text p{margin:0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.55;color:#3A4842}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.affect-card{transition:none}.affect-card:hover{transform:none}}
@media (max-width:640px){.affect-card{padding:22px 22px 24px;gap:16px}.affect-icon{flex-basis:48px;width:48px;height:48px;border-radius:14px}.affect-text h3{font-size:22px}}
/* "The housing question" */
.hq{background:#F3EEE4;border-top:1px solid #E6DFD1;border-bottom:1px solid #E6DFD1}
.hq-wrap{max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,5fr) minmax(0,7fr);gap:56px;align-items:start}
.hq-intro{position:sticky;top:110px}
.hq-note{margin:28px 0 0;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;font-size:15px;font-weight:700;color:#86301B;background:#FFFFFF;border-radius:999px;padding:9px 16px 9px 12px;box-shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(21,35,29,.06)}
.hq-dot{width:8px;height:8px;border-radius:50%;background:#A63D24;display:inline-block}
.hq-grid{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:18px}
.hq-card{background:#FFFFFF;border-radius:22px;padding:26px 26px 28px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:6px;box-shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(21,35,29,.06),0 10px 28px rgba(21,35,29,.06);border-top:4px solid #1E5A44}
.hq-card:nth-child(2),.hq-card:nth-child(3){border-top-color:#A63D24}
.hq-num{font-family:'Archivo',sans-serif;font-stretch:80%;font-weight:900;font-size:44px;line-height:1;color:#A63D24;letter-spacing:-.5px}
.hq-card:nth-child(2) .hq-num,.hq-card:nth-child(3) .hq-num{color:#1E5A44}
.hq-label{margin-top:8px;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.8px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#5B6A62}
.hq-card p{margin:2px 0 0;font-size:18px;line-height:1.45;font-weight:600;color:#15231D}
@media (max-width:1000px){.hq-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);gap:36px}.hq-intro{position:static}}
@media (max-width:640px){.hq-grid{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);gap:14px}.hq-card{padding:22px}.hq-num{font-size:38px}.hq-card p{font-size:17px}}
.hq-card{position:relative;overflow:hidden;border-top:0;padding-top:30px}
.hq-card::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;right:0;top:0;height:4px;background:#1E5A44}
.hq-card:nth-child(2)::before,.hq-card:nth-child(3)::before{background:#A63D24}
@media (max-width:640px){.hq-note{border-radius:14px;align-items:flex-start}.hq-dot{margin-top:7px;flex:0 0 8px}}
/* "Why 18 months" steps inside Our ask */
.why-steps{position:relative;list-style:none;margin:18px 0 0;padding:0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr));gap:16px}
.why-steps::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:40px;right:40px;top:43px;height:2px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(233,166,143,.55),rgba(233,166,143,.15))}
.why-step{position:relative;background:rgba(255,255,255,.055);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.09);border-radius:20px;padding:22px 22px 24px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:8px;backdrop-filter:blur(2px)}
.why-num{width:42px;height:42px;border-radius:50%;background:#E9A68F;color:#15231D;font-family:'Archivo',sans-serif;font-weight:900;font-size:20px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:6px;box-shadow:0 0 0 6px #15231D}
.why-step h3{margin:0;font-family:'Archivo',sans-serif;font-stretch:85%;font-weight:800;font-size:22px;line-height:1.15;color:#FFFFFF}
.why-step p{margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.55;color:#C9D6CF}
@media (max-width:1100px){.why-steps{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}.why-steps::before{display:none}}
@media (max-width:600px){.why-steps{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);gap:12px}.why-step{flex-direction:row;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;column-gap:14px}.why-num{margin-bottom:0;width:36px;height:36px;font-size:17px;box-shadow:none}.why-step h3{flex:1 1 0}.why-step p{flex-basis:100%}}
.why-step{background:#1D2924;backdrop-filter:none}
@media (max-width:640px){#ask > div{padding:44px 22px !important;border-radius:22px !important}}
/* housing questions: editorial list instead of cards, to set it apart from "Who it affects" */
.hq-grid{gap:36px 40px}
.hq-card{background:transparent;box-shadow:none;border-radius:0;padding:22px 0 0;overflow:visible;border-top:2px solid #15231D;gap:10px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:auto 1fr;align-items:baseline;column-gap:14px}
.hq-card::before{display:none}
.hq-num{grid-row:1;font-size:20px;letter-spacing:0;color:#A63D24}
.hq-card:nth-child(2) .hq-num,.hq-card:nth-child(3) .hq-num{color:#A63D24}
.hq-label{grid-row:1;margin:0;color:#15231D}
.hq-card p{grid-column:1 / -1;margin:4px 0 0;font-family:'Archivo',sans-serif;font-stretch:90%;font-weight:700;font-size:23px;line-height:1.25;letter-spacing:-.1px;color:#15231D}
.hq-note{background:#15231D;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow:none}
.hq-dot{background:#E9A68F}
@media (max-width:640px){.hq-grid{gap:28px}.hq-card{padding:18px 0 0}.hq-card p{font-size:20px}}
.hq-card{align-content:start}.hq-card:nth-child(n){border-top-color:#15231D}
/* housing questions v3: stacked rows (readable), distinct from the card grid above */
.hq-grid{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);gap:12px}
.hq-card{display:grid;grid-template-columns:64px 1fr;column-gap:20px;row-gap:4px;align-items:start;align-content:start;background:#FFFFFF;border:1px solid #E6DFD1;border-top:1px solid #E6DFD1;border-radius:18px;padding:20px 24px 22px 20px;box-shadow:none}
.hq-card:nth-child(n){border-top-color:#E6DFD1}
.hq-num{grid-row:1 / span 2;grid-column:1;align-self:start;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:64px;height:64px;border-radius:14px;background:#F6E7E1;color:#A63D24;font-size:30px;letter-spacing:-.5px}
.hq-card:nth-child(2) .hq-num,.hq-card:nth-child(4) .hq-num{background:#E7EFE9;color:#1E5A44}
.hq-card:nth-child(3) .hq-num{background:#F6E7E1;color:#A63D24}
.hq-label{grid-column:2;grid-row:1;margin:2px 0 0;color:#5B6A62;font-size:12.5px}
.hq-card p{grid-column:2;grid-row:2;margin:0;font-family:'Public Sans',system-ui,sans-serif;font-stretch:100%;font-weight:500;font-size:18px;line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:0;color:#15231D}
.hq-note{background:#FFFFFF;color:#86301B;box-shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(21,35,29,.06)}
.hq-dot{background:#A63D24}
@media (max-width:640px){.hq-card{grid-template-columns:48px 1fr;column-gap:14px;padding:16px 16px 18px 14px}.hq-num{width:48px;height:48px;font-size:23px;border-radius:12px}.hq-card p{font-size:17px}}
/* lead-in heading tying the four questions together */
.hq-qhead{margin:0 0 16px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;font-family:'Archivo',sans-serif;font-stretch:85%;font-weight:800;font-size:28px;line-height:1.15;color:#15231D}
.hq-count{flex:0 0 auto;width:48px;height:48px;border-radius:50%;background:#A63D24;color:#FFFFFF;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-weight:900;font-size:26px}
@media (max-width:640px){.hq-qhead{font-size:23px;gap:12px}.hq-count{width:40px;height:40px;font-size:22px}}
/* perspective callout between the housing questions and the ask */
.callout{padding:84px 40px 12px}
.callout-wrap{max-width:1000px;margin:0 auto;text-align:center}
.callout-kicker{margin:0;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#A63D24}
.callout-big{margin:14px 0 0;font-family:'Archivo',sans-serif;font-stretch:82%;font-weight:900;font-size:46px;line-height:1.08;letter-spacing:-.6px;color:#15231D}
.callout-big span{color:#1E5A44}
.callout-ask{display:inline-block;margin:24px 0 0;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;color:#FFFFFF;background:#A63D24;border-radius:14px;padding:14px 22px;line-height:1.35}
.callout-src{margin:18px 0 0;font-size:13px;color:#5B6A62}
.callout-src a{color:#5B6A62}
@media (max-width:760px){.callout{padding:64px 20px 4px}.callout-big{font-size:32px}.callout-ask{font-size:18px;padding:12px 16px}}
.hq-qhead{display:block;margin:0 0 18px;padding-bottom:14px;border-bottom:2px solid #15231D;font-size:28px;line-height:1.15}
.hq-qhead span{color:#A63D24}
@media (max-width:640px){.hq-qhead{font-size:23px}}