Expanding Connecticut’s highways isn’t the solution to traffic congestion.
Jim Cameron | Columnist
Jim Cameron is founder of the Commuter Action Group and advocates for Connecticut rail riders. The views he expresses in his "Talking Transportation" column are his alone and not those of the Connecticut Mirror. Contact Jim at TalkTransport@ctmirror.org.
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Why so few CT kids on the school bus?
Why the private car parade each day when the town spends hundreds of thousands of dollars on school buses?
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A CT transportation summit, or PR fest?
It was billed as a “Transportation Summit.” But the gathering last week in Stamford was more of a PR event than anything else.
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Same highway exits, new numbers for CT
No longer will the exits be numbered sequentially but, instead, will reflect their mileage from the New York state line.
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When it’s train vs vehicle, train always wins
Most deaths are caused by stupidity: people driving around the crossing gates that lower before the train roars through.
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‘Big Bro’ likes your driving, so auto insurance costs less
Our phones know a lot about us, so good drivers can cash in on that with a smartphone app.
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Are EVs running out of gas?
Converting our driving to all-EV is an admirable aspiration, but won’t be without its challenges… or costs.
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Why traffic signals are red, yellow, green — and expensive
In the 1840s the British railroads adopted a flag, lamp and semaphore signal system where red meant danger, white meant safety and green proceed with caution.
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The Santas who dress in brown
Hopefully Santa’s helpers in the brown uniforms have delivered your gifts on time, making for the merriest of Christmases.
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Hey, CT lawmakers: Take the train! (or bus)
If CT lawmakers changed their commuting patterns, they would understand what it’s like to be a commuter — and fix our public transit issues.
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I-95: Still Connecticut’s clogged artery
Last week’s column (Why We Love To Hate I-95) apparently struck a nerve, and it wasn’t the funny bone.
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Why we love to hate I-95
Someone recently described me as “the Lewis Black of transportation:” angry, cynical and sarcastic. That’s high praise, in my view.
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NYC shopping, going electric — both challenging in CT
If you’re one of the 3 million Americans who flew on Sunday, congratulations. That’s a new one-day record, according to the TSA. But that’s nothing compared to the 5.7 million New Yorkers who take the subway, bus or commuter rail each day in NYC.
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Microtransit is in Connecticut’s future
This week the Connecticut Department of Transportation announced nine pilot projects to bring microtransit to communities from Stamford to Mystic, from Hartford to New Haven.
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Metro-North’s unfulfilled Wi-Fi promise
In 2019 Metro-North got $23 million in funding for onboard Wi-Fi. Commuters still don’t have it.