Commuter rail moving: DOT will meet with Amtrak about New Haven-Hartford-Springfield line – Rick Green | CT Confidential: “Connecticut and Amtrak will finally begin serious talks about high speed commuter rail between Springfield and New Haven.” Provided by www.CTEnvironmentalHeadlines.com
West Springfield obtains final 2 pieces of land needed to construct bike path along Connecticut River – MassLive.com: “West Springfield has obtained the final two pieces of land needed to construct a bicycle path along the Connecticut River.” Provided by www.CTEnvironmentalHeadlines.com
New Haven-Hartford-Springfield commuter rail included in new DOT Master Transportation Plan – Rick Green | CT Confidential: “From the DOT’s new ‘Master Transportation Plan‘ …” Provided by www.CTEnvironmentalHeadlines.com
More details on CL&P's massive transmission project – Energy Environment CT: More details on the long and “controversial application the utility has filed for the Connecticut portion of the ‘Greater Springfield Reliability Project,’ a new high-voltage power line that’ll run through Bloomfield, East Granby, Suffield and Enfield and into Massachusetts from Lynn Doan at The
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Mass. DEP hears appeals to Russell Biomass – MassLive.com: “SPRINGFIELD – The state Department of Environmental Protection has 30 days to issue a recommended final decision on attempts by opponents of the Russell Biomass project to reverse the agency’s decision allowing the plant to draw 885,000 gallons of water a day from the Westfield River.
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Biomass foes get hearing – MassLive.com: “SPRINGFIELD – The state Department of Environmental Protection’s decision to grant a water withdrawal permit to Russell Biomass LLC for a wood-burning 50-megawatt plant on the banks of the Westfield River will come under criticism from opponents at a public hearing Tuesday.” Provided by www.CTEnvironmentalHeadlines.com
Busway, Rail Line Key Links In Transit Chain — Courant.com: “Recent commentaries on the New Britain-Hartford busway and the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield commuter rail service present these planned projects as competing alternatives — pick one and drop the other. We need both. These projects, which will serve distinctly different needs, are complementary pieces of a much-needed
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AMTRAK to Connecticut: Commuter Rail won't come cheap – Rick Green | CT Confidential: “It’s looking like Amtrak isn’t going to make it easy for the Connecticut Department of Transportation to build a commuter rail line between New Haven and Springfield.” Provided by www.CTEnvironmentalHeadlines.com
Amtrak could be the only obstacle to adding limited commuter rail between Springfield and New Haven – Rick Green | CT Confidential: “Connecticut’s top transportation planners are now telling state legislators that limited commuter rail between Springfield and New Haven could begin as soon as the state can work out a deal with Amtrak, which
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State Hoping To Break Amtrak Impasse — Courant.com: “Despite acknowledging that a frustrating impasse with Amtrak has stalled plans for a New Haven-to-Springfield commuter rail line, the state’s transportation chief said he’s not ready to ask Connecticut’s congressional delegation to step in — yet.” Provided by www.CTEnvironmentalHeadlines.com
Meriden's Record-Journal Selling Presses, To Be Printed In Springfield — Courant.com: “The Record-Journal Publishing Co. of Meriden is selling its presses and will print its 142-year-old marquee newspaper in Springfield, Mass., publisher Eliot C. White said Tuesday. The decision, effective Feb. 1, will cost the jobs of 45 full- and part-time production and distribution workers
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River Line Would Be Link To Prosperity — Courant.com: “The state is working on a busway from New Britain to Hartford and commuter rail from New Haven to Springfield. What if, in addition to these projects, we built a commuter rail line along the Connecticut River from Hartford to Middletown?” Provided by www.CTEnvironmentalHeadlines.com
The Need for Speed: Via Better Regional Commuter Rail Service $$ | CT Environmental Headlines Events Calendar | Guidezilla: “The Need for Speed: Via Better Regional Commuter Rail Service New London-NYC, Worcester, and Boston/Springfield/ Providence and Beyond! The Radisson Hotel, Governor Winthrop Boulevard, New London, CT. Friday, January 9, 2009, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
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Talk show addresses the push to restore the rail line between New Haven, Hartford and Springfield MA | My Left Nutmeg: “The subject of transportation was the top discussion on WVIT’s Connecticut Newsmakers. Host Tom Monahan led a round table discussion with Speaker-Elect Chris Donovan and Ilicia Balaban of ConnPIRG on the push to restore
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Connecticut Must Get Commuter Rail Service On Track — Courant.com: “Things do take time, but how can it be that there’s no way to bring commuter train service to Hartford before 2015? We’ve got the tracks that trains already run on. There still are railroad stations along the 62 miles between Springfield and New Haven.
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Design New Haven: “If you need to go from Downtown New Haven to Hartford or Springfield, MA, and don’t feel like driving, there are currently five, somewhat inconveniently-timed, daily trains between the two cities. In addition, there is an option that requires changing trains and a train-bus combination with a transfer in Hartford. Yet within
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Environmental Impact Evaluation of Hartford-Springfield Commuter Rail on CEQ Agenda Dec. 17, 2008 | CT Environmental Headlines: The Council on Environmental Quality will meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008 in the Russell Meeting Room, 3rd Floor, 79 Elm St., Hartford. On the agenda: Call to order; establishment of a quorum; Approval of November
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Connecticut schools, libraries and town officials finding CT Environmental Headlines useful | CT Environmental Headlines: An increasing number of teachers, schools, and other educators, including libraries, plus towns and town officials as well as doctors, nurses, legislators and others interested in public health issues are finding CT Environmental Headlines a useful service. Take this article,
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Commuter Rail: Better Use Of Funds — Courant.com: “I have reached the conclusion that the New Britain-Hartford busway should not be built [Our View editorial, Dec. 6, 'Remember The Busway?']. It has taken too long and is too costly and far too limited in terms of public transit and smart growth. Instead, the state Department
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Transit groups push for more commuter connections: Plans include New Haven-to-Springfield line – The Connecticut Post Online: “With backing from a major Fairfield County business association and a regional mass transit advocacy group, the state Department of Transportation is moving to introduce daily commuter rail service between New Haven and Springfield, Mass.” Provided by www.CTEnvironmentalHeadlines.com
