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	<title>CT Environmental Headlines &#187; Busway</title>
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		<title>CTfastrak begins fine tuning at first of seven public hearings</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2013/03/05/ctfastrak-begins-fine-tuning-at-first-of-seven-public-hearings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 13:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Environmental Headlines -- CT environmental news</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several Newington residents had questions Monday evening for Michael Sanders, CTfastrak transit administrator, during the first of seven public hearings on the Busway plan.]]></description>
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		<title>State Seeks Ideas For Busway Service, Schedule</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2013/02/25/state-seeks-ideas-for-busway-service-schedule/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2013/02/25/state-seeks-ideas-for-busway-service-schedule/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The DOT has scheduled two meetings in early March to hear from commuters, shoppers, college students and other prospective riders about the sort of service they want. For more on this story, visit: State Seeks Ideas For Busway Service, Schedule &#8211; Courant.com.]]></description>
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		<title>Commissioner optimistic about Fastrak busway</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2013/02/12/commissioner-optimistic-about-fastrak-busway/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2013/02/12/commissioner-optimistic-about-fastrak-busway/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:06:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It might not sway detractors, but at least the Connecticut "Fastrak" busway connecting Hartford and New Britain is on time and on budget so far. ]]></description>
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		<title>Busway Critic: Maine Project Shows</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2012/11/10/busway-critic-maine-project-shows/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2012/11/10/busway-critic-maine-project-shows/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2012 15:10:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Amtrak trains started running the extended Downeaster route in Maine on Nov. 1, Connecticut transportation planners should have recognized the message, Michael Nicastro said. &#8220;This was the project we said they should have done instead of the busway for a lot less money, and nobody listened,&#8221; said Nicastro, president of the Bristol-based Central Connecticut<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2012/11/10/busway-critic-maine-project-shows/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Hartford Busway Remains Controversial and Unknown</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2012/11/10/hartford-busway-remains-controversial-and-unknown/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2012/11/10/hartford-busway-remains-controversial-and-unknown/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2012 15:09:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite heavy criticism, the controversial $567 million plan to build a 9.4-mile New Britain to Hartford busway project, CT Fastrak, is moving ahead at full speed. State officials promise the busway will transform the way thousands of Hartford-area residents and students commute to work and school, including Central Connecticut State University. However, the NBC Connecticut<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2012/11/10/hartford-busway-remains-controversial-and-unknown/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Busway&#8217;s Promise Shown In Cleveland</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2012/07/11/busways-promise-shown-in-cleveland/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2012/07/11/busways-promise-shown-in-cleveland/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 03:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the past few years, however, Cleveland's Euclid Avenue, which was decimated by the social unrest and acute disinvestment of the 1960s, has experienced an improbable rebirth thanks to its new bus rapid transit system.]]></description>
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		<title>Hartford Grant Offers Model for CT’s New Transit Stations</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2012/07/07/hartford-grant-offers-model-for-cts-new-transit-stations/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2012/07/07/hartford-grant-offers-model-for-cts-new-transit-stations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jul 2012 11:49:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The City of Hartford’s efforts, which benefited from a federal TIGER grant awarded last month, offer a good model. The grant will fund complete street improvements, including bus lanes, bike lanes, and pedestrian safety improvements on streets near Hartford’s Union Station, where both new services will stop. Mobilizing the Region reports.]]></description>
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		<title>Official shoveling takes place at busway groundbreaking (update)</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2012/05/25/official-shoveling-takes-place-at-busway-groundbreaking/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2012/05/25/official-shoveling-takes-place-at-busway-groundbreaking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 12:59:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Proponents herald the project as a job-creator that will decrease traffic congestion. Opponents say it’s a waste of money that won’t be used. CTNewsJunkie, CTMirror and others report.]]></description>
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		<title>Busway Opposition Hits End Of The Road?</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2012/05/15/busway-opposition-hits-end-of-the-road/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2012/05/15/busway-opposition-hits-end-of-the-road/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 16:10:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rep. Whit Betts: 'The Voters Don't Want This, And Today The Voters Were Overruled']]></description>
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		<title>Busway Opponents Hijack Tolling Bill &#124; CT News Junkie</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2012/04/27/busway-opponents-hijack-tolling-bill-ct-news-junkie/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2012/04/27/busway-opponents-hijack-tolling-bill-ct-news-junkie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sen. Andrew Maynard, proponent of a bill to put tolls on Route 11, said he felt like he was trapped on the bus from the movie “Speed” after discussion of his bill was hijacked by a debate on the New Britain-to-Hartford busway project.]]></description>
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		<title>Legislators Making Last-Ditch Bid To Stop Busway Project</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2012/02/22/legislators-making-last-ditch-bid-to-stop-busway-project/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2012/02/22/legislators-making-last-ditch-bid-to-stop-busway-project/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:13:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/?p=54676</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Three Republican state legislators are proposing a bill to stop the New-Britain-to-Hartford busway, and a Democratic lawmaker is sponsoring a measure to cap its budget at its current estimated cost, $567 million.]]></description>
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		<title>Massachusetts contractor to land largest busway contract</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2012/01/16/massachusetts-contractor-to-land-largest-busway-contract/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2012/01/16/massachusetts-contractor-to-land-largest-busway-contract/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:52:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An out-of-state contractor will secure the largest contract for the Hartford-New Britain Busway, a $567-million project launched, in part, to create Connecticut jobs.]]></description>
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		<title>Busway Offers New Transit Future for Connecticut &#124; Mobilizing the Region</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/11/25/busway-offers-new-transit-future-for-connecticut-mobilizing-the-region/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/11/25/busway-offers-new-transit-future-for-connecticut-mobilizing-the-region/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:33:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/?p=51631</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Apparently 13 is a lucky number for Central Connecticut transit riders and businesses. That’s because after 13 years, Connecticut and the Federal Transit Administration have finally signed off on a Full Funding Grant Agreement for the Hartford-New Britain Bus Rapid Transit, scheduled to begin operations in 2014.]]></description>
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		<title>Grant Agreement for Busway New Britain to Hartford Signed (update with Malloy&#8217;s statement)</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/11/21/grant-agreement-for-busway-new-britain-to-hartford-signed/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/11/21/grant-agreement-for-busway-new-britain-to-hartford-signed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:58:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New Britain to Hartford bus way is expected to begin operating in 2014. On Monday morning, a federal grant agreement was signed at a ceremony at Central Connecticut State University.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Very Favorable&#8217; Bids Received for First Major Busway Construction Project</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/11/14/very-favorable-bids-received-for-first-major-busway-construction-project/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/11/14/very-favorable-bids-received-for-first-major-busway-construction-project/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:09:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bids well below previous estimates were received this week by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT) for the first major construction contract for the New Britain-Hartford Busway.

Estimates for the work ranged as high as $35 million, but the lowest bid came in at $26.7 million from Manafort Brothers Inc., of Plainville, Connecticut. Manafort’s bid will be reviewed over the next 60 days before the contract is awarded and the work will begin in 2012.]]></description>
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		<title>Busway bad deal: New Britain-to-Hartford busway is bad business proposal</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/10/20/busway-bad-deal-new-britain-to-hartford-busway-is-bad-business-proposal/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/10/20/busway-bad-deal-new-britain-to-hartford-busway-is-bad-business-proposal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:29:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/?p=50897</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A transit project that took too long to materialize and is no longer valid is now a jobs bill. There are alternatives. Maybe we should just build some pyramids. The result would be the same and we would save $22 million a year. How's that for fiduciary duty?]]></description>
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		<title>Busway Funding Reaches Crucial Milestone</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/10/11/busway-funding-reaches-crucial-milestone/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/10/11/busway-funding-reaches-crucial-milestone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:44:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Federal approval of $275 million for the New-Britain-to-Hartford busway appears to be imminent, but opponents aren't giving up and have gone to Washington to press Republicans and anti-tax groups to intervene.]]></description>
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		<title>Party Lines Grow Clearer In</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/10/10/party-lines-grow-clearer-in/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/10/10/party-lines-grow-clearer-in/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 03:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the battle over the proposed busway to Hartford moves to the final rounds, the lines between opponents and supporters are becoming more predictably partisan. Click on this headline to read more of this story.]]></description>
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		<title>Some Question Busway&#8217;s &#8216;Environmental&#8217; Value</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/09/08/some-question-busways-environmental-value/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/09/08/some-question-busways-environmental-value/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/?p=50249</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sen. Joseph Markley, R-Southington, questioned the environmental soundness of a $569 million, 9.4 mile rapid transit bus route project from New Britain to Hartford Wednesday night at a public hearing he requested regarding the plan’s inland wetlands permit. Click on this environmental headline to read more.]]></description>
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		<title>Connecticut state senator targets bus-only corridor plan</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/08/24/connecticut-state-senator-targets-bus-only-corridor-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/08/24/connecticut-state-senator-targets-bus-only-corridor-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/?p=49965</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An opponent of a proposed $573 million bus-only corridor between Hartford and New Britain said Monday he is optimistic that the project will be killed because full funding has yet to be approved.]]></description>
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		<title>Labor and business join to support Hartford-New Britain busway</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/08/14/labor-and-business-join-to-support-hartford-new-britain-busway/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/08/14/labor-and-business-join-to-support-hartford-new-britain-busway/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 11:41:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/?p=49785</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With unemployment in the construction trades topping 30 percent, it was easy to round up a crowd Thursday night to stand behind the controversial Hartford-to-New Britain Busway, a $567 million project that could mean 4,100 construction jobs, beginning this fall. The Connecticut Mirror reports.]]></description>
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		<title>CTLCV Says &#8216;Unlikely Allies Unite for New Britain-Hartford Busway&#8217;; Aug. 11 Public meeting scheduled</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/08/10/ctlcv-says-unlikely-allies-unite-for-new-britain-hartford-busway-aug-11-public-meeting-scheduled/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/08/10/ctlcv-says-unlikely-allies-unite-for-new-britain-hartford-busway-aug-11-public-meeting-scheduled/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:44:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/?p=49711</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A diverse group of non-traditional allies has banded together to rally for the New Britain-Hartford Busway project, the first bus rapid transit system being built in Connecticut, according to the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters. ]]></description>
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		<title>Busway cash pipeline headed to Bay State</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/08/09/busway-cash-pipeline-headed-to-bay-state/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/08/09/busway-cash-pipeline-headed-to-bay-state/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 02:51:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW BRITAIN — Looking to put on a major show of public approval, supporters of the Hartford-New Britain busway are campaigning for a big turnout when state officials give a public update about the project Thursday evening. &#8220;This bus rapid transit project will help relieve congestion on our most crowded highway, reduce pollution and oil<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/08/09/busway-cash-pipeline-headed-to-bay-state/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>New Britain Busway: Opponents, Supporters Duel At Meetings And On The Internet</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/07/26/new-britain-busway-opponents-supporters-duel-at-meetings-and-on-the-internet/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/07/26/new-britain-busway-opponents-supporters-duel-at-meetings-and-on-the-internet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:20:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The state Department of Transportation has scheduled a public meeting Aug. 11 to discuss its construction timetable and show the latest version of its maps and potential commuter schedules. ]]></description>
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		<title>Greenway trail to run the length of the Housatonic River from the Long Island Sound</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/07/08/greenway-trail-to-run-the-length-of-the-housatonic-river-from-the-long-island-sound/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/07/08/greenway-trail-to-run-the-length-of-the-housatonic-river-from-the-long-island-sound/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 04:28:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One hiking trail -- the Ives Trail -- will arc from Devil's Den on the Redding-Weston border north into Danbury, then west into Ridgefield.]]></description>
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		<title>Busway Dispute: Both Sides Dig</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/03/02/busway-dispute-both-sides-dig/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/03/02/busway-dispute-both-sides-dig/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 05:44:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRISTOL — A contingent of local business leaders said restoring Hartford-to-Bridgeport passenger train service through Bristol could spur economic development up and down the line, benefiting Plymouth and New Britain as well as their own city. Read more here: Busway Dispute: Both Sides Dig &#8211; Courant.com.]]></description>
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		<title>Busway Battle Appears Headed To Final Rounds</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/02/19/busway-battle-appears-headed-to-final-rounds/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/02/19/busway-battle-appears-headed-to-final-rounds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Feb 2011 19:26:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/?p=47044</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8216;In two months we could have 900 people working,&#8217; U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal. RELATED: Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is faced with his first major transportation policy decision: After a dozen years of planning, should the state proceed with its first true rapid-transit project, a $570 million Hartford-to-New Britain busway? With a press conference today, environmentalists,<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/02/19/busway-battle-appears-headed-to-final-rounds/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t kill the busway &#124; Tom Condon via Courant.com</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/01/27/dont-kill-the-busway-tom-condon-via-courant-com/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/01/27/dont-kill-the-busway-tom-condon-via-courant-com/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 19:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/?p=46369</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The busway is a good idea, one that can be brought to fruition in three years. Killing it now would be totally wrongheaded, Tom Condon writes.]]></description>
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		<title>Busway conference planned at CCSU Monday Jan. 10</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/01/06/busway-conference-planned-at-ccsu-monday-jan-10/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/01/06/busway-conference-planned-at-ccsu-monday-jan-10/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 04:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/?p=45965</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW BRITAIN — To build interest in the proposed New Britain-Hartford Busway, the state Department of Transportaion will host a three-hour conference Monday at the CCSU Student Center to discuss the status of the project, its scope and goals.

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		<title>Busway more like a subway than a city bus</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/01/03/busway-more-like-a-subway-than-a-city-bus/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/01/03/busway-more-like-a-subway-than-a-city-bus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 16:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/?p=45687</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Wesleyan economics profs say Hartford should have its own high-speed regional transit system -- namely the proposed New Britain-Hartford Busway.]]></description>
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		<title>DeFronzo blasts DOT for covering busway costs</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/12/12/defronzo-blasts-dot-for-covering-busway-costs/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/12/12/defronzo-blasts-dot-for-covering-busway-costs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2010 16:56:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/?p=45155</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[State Sen. Don DeFronzo has criticized the state DOT for shifting funds from other projects to cover the escalating cost of the proposed New Britain-Hartford busway.]]></description>
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		<title>Malloy Should Support Busway &#124; OP-ED</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/12/05/malloy-should-support-busway-op-ed/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/12/05/malloy-should-support-busway-op-ed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 03:49:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/?p=44957</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of Malloy’s top two priorities on his first visit to Washington as governor-elect was transportation, boosting hopes that Malloy will be a driving force in finally remaking our neglected public transit network.]]></description>
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		<title>DeFronzo Questions Busway Project</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/12/03/defronzo-questions-busway-project/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/12/03/defronzo-questions-busway-project/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 18:18:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With expenses rising and gas tax revenue stagnant, the state may have to postpone more of its big-ticket transit initiatives, said the co-chairman of the General Assembly's transportation committee.]]></description>
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		<title>Busway debate heats up with CCSU comment</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/11/20/busway-debate-heats-up-with-ccsu-comment/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/11/20/busway-debate-heats-up-with-ccsu-comment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Nov 2010 21:42:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The debate over the proposed Hartford-New Britain busway intensified Friday following remarks by Mayor Timothy Stewart and Jack Miller, president of Central Connecticut State University Thursday evening. The project had its impetus in a 2001 regional transportation study that identified long-term benefits of a busway that would reduce traffic volume in central Connecticut. via Busway<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/11/20/busway-debate-heats-up-with-ccsu-comment/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Busway opponents hope to sway Malloy</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/11/16/busway-opponents-hope-to-sway-malloy/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/11/16/busway-opponents-hope-to-sway-malloy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 14:17:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Critics of the proposed busway between New Britain and Hartford have new hope they can hit the brakes on the $573 million plan. But supporters of the project — which would create nearly 1,000 construction jobs — say the 9.4-mile roadway must go forward. via Busway opponents hope to sway Malloy &#124; The Bristol Press.<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/11/16/busway-opponents-hope-to-sway-malloy/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>More Support Seen for Hartford-New Britain Busway</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/10/08/more-support-seen-for-hartford-new-britain-busway/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/10/08/more-support-seen-for-hartford-new-britain-busway/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2010 13:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the process to secure $275 million in federal New Starts funding for the Hartford-New Britain Busway draws to a close, advocates of the project have grown more and more vocal in their support. Over the past two weeks, op-eds from two of the most influential Chambers of Commerce in Connecticut, the New Britain Chamber<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/10/08/more-support-seen-for-hartford-new-britain-busway/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Keep Busway moving, by Oz Griebel</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/10/02/keep-busway-moving-by-oz-griebel/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/10/02/keep-busway-moving-by-oz-griebel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Oct 2010 14:55:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some of the region&#8217;s largest corporate, educational and hospital employers are investing millions of dollars to improve and expand their operations in Hartford and New Britain. These extraordinary investments demonstrate confidence in the future of Central Connecticut and are critical to job retention and growth in both cities and the region. We must take advantage<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/10/02/keep-busway-moving-by-oz-griebel/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Bus vs. rail — Does it have to be either/or?</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/09/30/bus-vs-rail-%e2%80%94-does-it-have-to-be-eitheror/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:24:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are two over-riding points that speak to why the New Britain-Hartford Busway is a key part of New Britain’s future. First, of course, is to eliminate congestion on I-84 and make it easier for people to get to New Britain. Second, the potential for economic development at the downtown transit station, as well as<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/09/30/bus-vs-rail-%e2%80%94-does-it-have-to-be-eitheror/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Opponents Want To Scuttle Busway Plan</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/09/21/opponents-want-to-scuttle-busway-plan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 13:05:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Opponents of the long-delayed $572 million busway to Hartford are mounting an advertising campaign aimed at scuttling the project, or least halting it until after the new governor takes office.

A total of 11 transit stations will serve the users of the Busway. Through coordination between the Department and Central Connecticut State University, the Busway design accommodates the possibility for a 12th station stop to support the proposed East Campus expansion.]]></description>
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		<title>Mass., VT governors support NHHS high-speed rail line</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/16/mass-vt-governors-support-nhhs-high-speed-rail-line/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:21:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gov. M. Jodi Rell has announced that her colleagues from Massachusetts and Vermont – Governors Deval Patrick and Jim Douglas, respectively – have joined her in strongly supporting Connecticut’s application to the Federal Rail Administration (FRA) for a $220 million grant for construction work on the long-planned New Haven-Hartford-Springfield, Massachusetts high-speed commuter rail line. The<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/16/mass-vt-governors-support-nhhs-high-speed-rail-line/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>GOP Candidates Disagree On Which Transit Project, Rail or Busway, is Best</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/09/gop-candidates-disagree-on-which-transit-project-rail-or-busway-is-best/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 20:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Outwardly, the two Republicans vying to unseat First District Congressman John Larson seem to have a lot in common. Both Ann Brickley, a Wethersfield business consultant and endorsed party nominee, and Mark Zydanowicz, the New Britain dairy owner challenging her in next Tuesday’s primary, are fiscally conservative, anti big government and think Larson is an<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/09/gop-candidates-disagree-on-which-transit-project-rail-or-busway-is-best/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Connecticut Applies for $220M Federal Grant for NHHS High-Speed Rail Line</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/06/connecticut-applies-for-220m-federal-grant-for-nhhs-high-speed-rail-line/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Application Jointly Supported by Governors and Members of Congress from Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont Gov. M. Jodi Rell today announced Connecticut has formally submitted its application to the Federal Rail Administration for a $220 million grant for construction work on the long-planned New Haven-Hartford-Springfield, Massachusetts high-speed commuter rail line – the capstone project in the governor’s<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/06/connecticut-applies-for-220m-federal-grant-for-nhhs-high-speed-rail-line/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Governor Rell Announces $260 Million in Bonding for New Haven-Hartford-Springfield Rail Line</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/27/governor-rell-announces-260-million-in-bonding-for-new-haven-hartford-springfield-rail-line/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell today announced that $260 million in state funding for a dramatic upgrade of the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield rail corridor is expected to gain approval when the state Bond Commission meets Aug. 11 in Hartford. The ultimate goal is high-speed intercity rail service on the 62-mile line within five years. The $260<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/27/governor-rell-announces-260-million-in-bonding-for-new-haven-hartford-springfield-rail-line/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Busway on track after DOT head departure</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/03/busway-on-track-after-dot-head-departure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 13:40:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW BRITAIN — The unexpected departure of state Transportation Commissioner Joseph Marie has left questions about how his leaving will affect mass transit projects either under way or scheduled to start in the near future. Marie, who reportedly was locked out of DOT headquarters in Newington Tuesday, had been at the top spot in state<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/03/busway-on-track-after-dot-head-departure/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Editorial: New buses are a step toward public transport</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/04/editorial-new-buses-are-a-step-toward-public-transport/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/04/editorial-new-buses-are-a-step-toward-public-transport/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:17:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The delivery of brand-new transit buses is an excellent start toward encouraging greater use of public transportation, not just for high-profile projects like the much-talked about busway and light rail proposals, but for everyday trips within our cities. via OUR VIEW: New buses are a step toward public transport &#8211; The New Britain Herald.]]></description>
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		<title>Transit advocates say busway is most effective solution at hand</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/11/transit-advocates-say-busway-is-most-effective-solution-at-hand/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 14:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/?p=31988</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Our region is close to real progress on the Hartford-New Britain busway project and on commuter rail to New York City, but residents can&#8217;t be misled by claims that the project will &#8220;deal a drastic blow to the state&#8217;s passenger and rail service&#8221; or that the state &#8220;can and should re-program the funding for the<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/11/transit-advocates-say-busway-is-most-effective-solution-at-hand/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Busway Is A Key Link That&#8217;s Within Our Grasp</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/10/busway-is-a-key-link-thats-within-our-grasp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 15:16:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As rail advocates seek to ratchet up the train vs. busway rhetoric, it is important to keep in mind one key fact: Money for the busway cannot somehow be redirected now to a rail commuter project. That is not the way the federal process works. The proposal for the $573 million, 9.4-mile busway with 11<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/10/busway-is-a-key-link-thats-within-our-grasp/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>National Train Day New England, this 12:30 p.m., Saturday, May 8</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/07/national-train-day-new-england-this-1230-p-m-saturday-may-8/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 14:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[National Train Day New England takes place from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m., Sat. May 8, 2010, in the West Waiting Room at New Haven Union Station, at New Haven Union Station, West Waiting Room, 50 Union Avenue New Haven, Connecticut. Rail*Trains*Ecology*Cycling is holding its 3rd Annual National Train Day celebration. The event will kick off<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/07/national-train-day-new-england-this-1230-p-m-saturday-may-8/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Busway: Most Effective Solution Is At Hand</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/06/busway-most-effective-solution-is-at-hand/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 14:40:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/?p=31883</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Our region is close to real progress on the Hartford- New Britain busway project and on commuter rail to New York City, but residents can&#8217;t be misled by claims that the project will &#8220;deal a drastic blow to the state&#8217;s passenger and rail service&#8221; or that the state &#8220;can and should re-program the funding for<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/06/busway-most-effective-solution-is-at-hand/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Busway? Restoring Rail Is A Better Way To Go</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/02/busway-restoring-rail-is-a-better-way-to-go/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 12:34:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Molly McKay, of Mystic, and transportation chairwoman of the Connecticut Sierra Club. She is also a member of The Courant&#8217;s Place Board of Contributors. The proposed 9.4-mile New Britain-to-Hartford busway — a paved corridor exclusively for buses that would connect only four communities: New Britain, Newington, West Hartford and Hartford — could cause the<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/02/busway-restoring-rail-is-a-better-way-to-go/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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