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What the Federal Budget Deal Means for Transportation
The House passed a two-year budget by a wide margin, but it doesn’t appear that transit commuter parity will be addressed until next year. | Image: C-SPAN via DailyKos The two-year budget deal,...
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Connecticut 2013: Looking Back on the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
There was plenty to be happy about in Connecticut last year, with progress on the CTfastrak bus rapid transit corridor, lots of new bike infrastructure and the election of livable streets champions in...
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Tri-State Region to Congress: Put Transit Tax Benefits at the Top of To-Do List
Once again, commuters are waiting for Congress to make the transit commuter benefit equal with the parking benefit. Photo: @SrcasticCommutr via Stamford Advocate Today, over 30 elected officials,...
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Promising Signs from New Haven’s New Mayor
(L to R) New Haven’s new economic development administrator Matthew Nemerson, new transportation director Doug Hausladen, and Mayor Toni Harp. | Photo: New Haven Independent In the last week, New Haven...
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RPA: Without Faster Investment, Metro-North New Haven Line Faces 20 Years of...
Maintenance on the New Haven Line often prevents Metro-North from using all four of the line’s tracks, reducing service capacity. Shown here is a temporary platform being built at Fairfield station in...
View ArticleConnecticut Metro-North Riders to “Speakout” Feb.18
After a year of delays, derailments, and other woes on Metro-North’s New Haven Line, the Connecticut Citizens Transportation Lobby is hosting a commuter “Speakout” on February 18 at 7:30 pm, at the...
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Steal This Complete Streets Checklist
As state departments of transportation try to reduce the stubborn problem of pedestrian and cyclist deaths, one tactic they can use is to help local communities adopt complete street policies. In the...
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Transportation Absent From Malloy’s State of the State, But Not His Budget
Governor Malloy didn’t mention transportation in his State of the State address, but did propose a budget with new transportation initiatives. | Photo: Brian Pounds/Connecticut Post Last week, Governor...
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Could the New Haven Line’s Problems Be Hurting Connecticut’s Economy?
Commuters filled a “Speakout” at the Pequot Library in Southport, hosted by the Connecticut Citizens Transportation Lobby on February 18. | Photo: Steven Higashide/TSTC. Over 100 commuters came to an...
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Strong Showing for Connecticut’s Vulnerable User Bill and Lockbox Amendment
Image: Bike Walk Connecticut Advocates made a strong showing for Connecticut’s vulnerable user bill (SB336) at last Wednesday’s public hearing of the Connecticut General Assembly’s Transportation...
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