State officials have received over 1,000 comments on the proposal and a ruling is expected in mid-November.
Talking Transportation
Talking Transportation is a weekly opinion column written by Jim Cameron, a longtime CT Viewpoints contributor and rail advocate based in southwestern Connecticut.
The final boarding call
Let’s take a moment of silence to remember the airlines that are no more.
Your next car will be a luxury
The average price of a new car is now $50,089. That puts in it CT’s 7.75% luxury tax category.
The Vernon grumble over rumble/mumble
There has been some grumbling in Vernon about rumble strips. But is there a quieter way to save lives?
When gasoline costs $10 a gallon
For decades we’ve lived (and driven) in denial, somehow assuming we have the “right” to cheap gas, and therefore, low-cost transportation.
The museum that owns its own railroad
It was in 1996 that the museum, which now has almost 100 rail cars in its collection, made its first passenger runs.
9/11: The longest commute
It seems only fitting on this, the 25th anniversary of the attacks that we remember those Connecticut commuters who perished.
Florida’s failing for-profit railroad
A for-profit railroad sounds good in theory but, as the finance bros ask, “Does it pencil?”
The traffic calming illusion
You’ve seen the bumper stickers: Slow down in town. They’re a nice thought. Completely useless, but nice.
The high-speed railroad never built — 120 years ago
Alexander Miller knew the importance of straight-running tracks to achieve and hold high speeds, a lesson we in Connecticut wish they’d learned.
Is it time for CT to tax EVs?
Why do electric vehicle drivers pay much less toward the upkeep of our highways even though they contribute to their wear and tear?
CT’s $1.6 billion railroad promise
It would be nice if officialdom would stop overpromising and under-delivering.
P.T. Barnum’s Bridgeport was no circus
Barnum helped build Bridgeport into an industrial powerhouse.
Hot and bothered – summer’s transportation meltdown
The effect of last week’s heat wave on trains, planes and automobiles is worth remembering, and planning for, because this kind of weather will return.
The no-window-window seat suit survives
Can you imagine an aisle seat that’s not on the aisle? I can’t.
