The Hartford Courant has published a letter to the editor from Carole Mulready, Chairwoman, League of Women Voters of Greater Hartford, about the opposition to the New Britain-Hartford busway.
The New Britain/Hartford Busway is estimated to cost $573 million. At that price the cost is $61.6 million per mile or $143,250.00 per new estimated rider. The daily ridership number of 15,000 presented by ConnDOT is a red herring in that it counts the current 11,000 daily riders from the existing CT Transit routes. The
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HARTFORD — – If the Federal Transit Administration pledges more than $200 million this spring for the proposed New Britain to Hartford busway, the project’s supporters say they’re confident they'll have the momentum to get it built and operating by late 2013. via Busway Friends And Foes Take Stances On $200 Million In Federal Funds
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HARTFORD — After more than a decade of planning and debate, the latest news on the New Britain-Hartford busway is that legislators, transit advocates and environmental groups have finally taken their seats and are ready to ride. via Legislators climb aboard busway plan – The Bristol Press.
NEW BRITAIN — Although he has said he has often felt like a broken car along the side of a highway when it comes to advocating for a busway between the city and Hartford, Mayor Timothy Stewart said Wednesday he was glad to see legislators beginning to back the project. via Stewart glad to see
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21st Century Transportation Connecticut Fund for the Environment released the following: Legislative leaders, transit advocates, environmental groups, and other stakeholders gathered in front of the Legislative Office Building today to urge increased investment in public transportation. With a new CT Transit fuel cell bus as the backdrop, speakers called on state leaders to address the
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RPA has released a “New Britain-Hartford Busway Fact Sheet” that demonstrates the BRT system's value as part of a regional transit network for the Connecticut Capital Region. The fact sheet includes a map of the 9.1 mile busway as well as its planned bus services to destinations along the busway and throughout the region. via
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Connecticut’s Joint Committee on Transportation reported several bills out of committee earlier this week, including a Tri-State supported bill to increase penalties for careless driving and an amended bill directing ConnDOT to prepare a plan to implement electronic tolls.
BERLIN — Area lawmakers wanted to hear from their constituents, and got an earful Thursday evening in town hall. They fielded questions from voters on issues ranging from home-care fees for seniors to allergy-free products to the proposed busway. via Local lawmakers dicuss issues with Berlin residents – The New Britain Herald.
Even if the busway is built, at an estimated cost of $570 million, the towns north and east of Waterbury lack the population density to warrant full-scale commuter-rail service. Moreover, the busway project, combined with the pointless Springfield-New Haven commuter-rail line, would impoverish the state of construction and operating money as well as exhaust potential
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NEW BRITAIN – The long-awaited New Britain-Hartford Busway isn’t exactly stalled, but its movement toward completion is moving slowly. Although support for the plan appears to be geographical rather than political, officials on both sides are lining up on either side of the issue that crosses party lines. via Busway making slow headway – The
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For years, the state has persisted in believing that spending $569 million for a 9.6-mile bus-only highway in the middle of the state is a good idea. It’s not. The idea needs to die. Instead of spending a half-billion dollars to connect Hartford and New Britain via busway, the state should explore re-establishing passenger train
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BRISTOL — – In another sign that the dispute over the Hartford-to-New Britain busway isn’t splitting along partisan lines, a prominent Republican has endorsed a Hartford-to-Waterbury rail alternative instead. Rep. William Hamzy of Plymouth, a former GOP state chairman, said Thursday that re-establishing passenger train service would be more cost-effective than spending about $569 million
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BRISTOL — Adding to the growing campaign trail skepticism about the proposed $573 million busway between Hartford and New Britain, Democratic gubernatorial contender Dan Malloy said this week that he might side with critics who prefer a commuter rail line instead. via State candidates grow cool to busway – The Bristol Press.
BRISTOL — The $573 million tab for the proposed busway between New Britain and Hartford is “a lot of money in today’s economy,” Lt. Gov. Mike Fedele said to business leaders Thursday. “I think somebody should put on the brakes,” said Fedele, who is hoping to win the Republican nomination for governor. via Fedele: Rail
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The proposed New Britain to Hartford busway is an expensive, limited solution to central Connecticut's mass transit problems that could be more cost effectively addressed by restoration of rail service from Waterbury to Hartford. Officials should stop the busway project. Michael D. Nicastro is president and CEO of the Central Connecticut Chambers of Commerce based
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Are Connecticut officials going to miss out on almost $300 million in federal transit funds because of a dispute over the New Britain-Hartford Busway? Earlier this month, Connecticut learned it would receive $45 million in federal New Starts funds for the busway, strongly suggesting that an additional $230 million will be on the way. But
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BRISTOL — If elected governor, Democrat Ned Lamont said he would “hit the pause button” on the proposed busway from New Britain to Hartford. While Lamont said he understands New Britain’s needs, and the desire for more transportation to Central Connecticut State University, he said he would want to make sure that the money is
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BRISTOL — After a move to convince the Central Connecticut Regional Planning Agency to pull the plug on the busway fell short this month, foes of the proposal have turned their attention to Hartford, where legislators have to back more than $50 million in bonding to finish putting together the funding for the project. via
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BRISTOL — After a strong push for commuter rail by Bristol officials last fall, U.S. Rep. John Larson, D-1st District, hedged on whether to press on with the proposed busway between New Britain and Hartford. Larson’s support for the 9.4-mile dedicated busway came in a letter he wrote to the Federal Transit Administration forwarding a
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