Talking Transportation

As one seasoned Connecticut legislator once told me: “Sometimes good politics is also good policy.”

Think of the Strait of Hormuz as the Merritt Parkway of global oil traffic: too narrow, over‑capacity, and one bad move from a miles‑long backup.

Thanks to the teams of plow operators and salters who worked night and day reopening CT’s interstates as quickly as possible. 

Instead of the promised electric locomotives, Shore Line East — Metro-North’s stepchild — is getting hand-me-down, exhaust spewing, diesels.

Long before the railroad stitched Hartford to New York City, the Connecticut River served as the city’s lifeline to the outside world.

Six characters may not seem dangerous, but in the wrong order your choice of vanity plates may apparently pose a serious threat to public morality.

Connecticut seems to be surviving the recent series of winter storms the way it always does: with salt, overtime, and lowered expectations.

Sometimes the smartest winter travel decision is deciding not to travel at all. But if you must…

The proliferation of facial recognition and data sharing in many aspects of our lives is all but eliminating our privacy.,

The next time you’re standing in the produce aisle, marveling at strawberries that taste like July, remember you’re not just buying fruit.

A single train ride on commuter rail in our state may be touched by seven or more different agencies,

Jim Cameron’s Talking Transportation columns are some of the best-read pieces in the CT Mirror. Here are his five most read columns of 2025.

Happy birthday Interstate 84 — a self-sustaining traffic experiment in futility.,

If you’re a Metro-North rider in Connecticut, get ready for January’s complete rewiring of how train tickets will work.

Weakened fuel-economy standards for gasoline-powered cars could stunt the value of EVs and slow development of the charging network.