In a letter of testimony, Richard Stowe writes: Dear Members of the Connecticut General Assembly, I have attached my testimony to the RLC bill no. 5458, which passed out of the Transportation Committee. I strongly oppose this bill, but I was sick the day of the hearing so I did not testify in person. Please
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Complaining that money from their rail and bus fare increases will be spent on highway repairs, commuter groups and transit riders are expected on Monday to ask the General Assembly to intervene. A new schedule of fares has CT Transit bus riders and Metro-North and Shore Line East rail passengers paying 4 percent more for
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… Just because Washington has no plan, money, or muscle to upgrade transportation doesn’t mean that everyone else is paralyzed. Coach USA, the U.S. subsidiary of a British transportation company, is sending out new long-distance bus routes like kudzu. So are many other lines. Intercity fares of $25 have become standard, and not just on
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The city is collaborating with the developer of a $3.5 billion residential commercial complex in the South End to seek a $15.5 million federal transportation stimulus to fund pedestrian access bridges, waiting areas and other renovations at the Stamford rail station. For more on this story, visit: Stamford seeks $15.5 million stimulus grant – StamfordAdvocate.
The underdeveloped area around New Haven’s train station may soon get a little busier. Last Thursday, New Haven won a $390,000 grant from the state of Connecticut to develop a commercial district around Union Station and strengthen the transportation systems that link it to the rest of the city. The grant, part of a $5
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By The Connecticut Public Transportation Commission The Connecticut Public Transportation Commission will hold a public hearing September 27 at 7:30 pm in Torrington at the Torrington City Hall Auditorium, 140 Main Street. This will be one of four hearings that the Commission holds statewide this fall to gather testimony from the public, transportation providers, public
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Follow China’s Lead U.S. federal transportation bill headed in the wrong direction The nation’s unemployment rate ticked up to 9.2 percent in June, up a tenth of a point from the previous month, indicating that the recovery, such as it is, is not out of first gear. At the same time, the nation’s transportation infrastructure
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Unaccountable spending is undermining America’s long-term strategic priorities and the nation’s infrastructure is crumbling. Failure to reform the transportation system risks deepening the United States’ dependence on oil, eroding economic competitiveness, and increasing climate disruption. Waiting to make real improvements only drives up future costs, whereas responsible policies can improve transportation and reduce the national deficit today.
Richard Stowe writes: Bicycling can be practical and enjoyable on warm nights, but it’s important to see, or be seen on New Canaan’s dark roads. Light & Motion, whose sustainable business practices wins awards, designs and manufactures all of its bike lights in Monterey; its lightweight helmet-mounted headlight/taillight, rechargeable via smart phones, is designed with women and children in mind.
With input from around the country, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is still searching for a good fit for state transportation commissioner, one of his most important administrative appointments. Read more here: Malloy’s search for DOT commissioner still on – Connecticut Post.
The overall transportation story of 2010, particularly in New York, was one of fare hikes, service cuts, and diminished expectations, according to the Tri-State Transportation Campaign. They take a look at some of the themes from the year inside.
The first transportation problem Gov. Dan Malloy and the General Assembly must solve in 2011 is financial.
In this year of supposed budget tightening, the University of Connecticut spent, at the prodding of the state Department of Transportation, a cool $1.2 million on an unnecessary, wasteful and damaging road project in Storrs, the widening of Mansfield Road where it meets Route 195 in the center of the UConn campus. via Uconn road
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Almost all U.S. states have transportation policies that either fail to curb carbon emission rates or actually increase them, says a 50-state analysis.
Governor-elect Dannel Malloy wants to overhaul the management of the beleaguered Department of Transportation.
Central Connecticut lawmakers who serve on the General Assembly’s Transportation Committee want to take another look at plans to move ahead with the New Britain to Hartford busway. via Lawmakers: Busway is still not a done deal | The New Britain Herald.
New York City’s DOT is about to issue a request for proposals for the largest bike-share program in the U.S., following Denver, Minneapolis, and Washington, DC — all of which have installed large scale bike share programs.
With Chairman of the Connecticut Greenways Council Bill O’Neill by her side Friday, Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced funding that will help close gaps along the 10-mile trail so it can stretch from the banks of the Connecticut River in East Hartford to the Hop River multiuse trail in Bolton.
Friday’s announcement took place in front of a milelong segment of the trail that’s under construction from Gardner to Highland streets.
The Tri-State Transportation Campaign will honor the junior senator from New York Kirsten Gillibrand at its 2010 Annual Benefit, from 6 to 9 p.m. Nov. 11, at the Midtown Loft, 267 Fifth Ave., Manhattan.
A Next-Generation High-Speed Rail service could be successfully developed in the Northeast with trains operating up to 220 mph on a new two-track corridor resulting in a trip time of about three hours between Washington and Boston, according to an Amtrak concept plan released earlier this week.
