By: Georgia Lobb Photo courtesy of CT Work Zone Saftey Facebook Page National Work Zone Awareness week began in 1997 in Virginia as a small effort to get people thinking about the safety of road workers. Now, it’s a national annual event that has helped to decrease the number of fatalities on the road by […]
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New Rides for Ridgefield program seeks to improve quality of life for senior citizens
By: Georgia Lobb Earlier this week, we posted about about how Connecticut seeks to improve safety for vulnerable users. We mentioned a new program called Rides for Ridgefield, which is an organization that is hoping to improve the quality of life in Ridgefield, CT, by offering a variety of option for senior citizens who can’t […]
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Our thoughts and prayers are with those in Boston
A projection on the side of the Brooklyn Academy of Music yesterday night. I’d like to divert slightly from our normal transportation topics and highlight some of the thoughtful commentary about running, marathons, and safety that has been published in the last 24 hours or so. I’ve also linked to some powerful accounts of what […]
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Connecticut seeks to improve safety for vulnerable users
By: Georgia Lobb Photo courtesy of WalkSteps.org We wrote about the deadliest roads in Connecticut recently, where Fairfield County topped the list of the deadliest counties for pedestrians, weighing in at 23 total fatalities between 2009-2011. (See related: Vulnerable Users in NYC) Despite the discouraging statistics, progress might be on the horizon for pedestrians and […]
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“I see life here — I see life is going on”
NEWTOWN – Four months after tragedy struck here, what was once the center of town is now a ghost town. The quaint little downtown-like area of Sandy Hook Village, with its once-bustling businesses and brook flowing through, is located just a mile down the road from what was once Sandy Hook Elementary School. “I’ve had […]
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The future of tolls on Connecticut’s roads
By: Georgia Lobb Photo courtesy of Trumbull Patch We’ve talked tolls on this blog for months now, and Connecticut has talked about them for years. Will they ever happen? It’s probably inevitable, say many in the transportation business. Many of Connecticut’s roads, highways, and bridges are in need of a facelift. Over 9% of bridges […]
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Dogs are vulnerable users, too.
By: Georgia Lobb Today marks the first beautiful, sunny, and warm day of the year. Finally we seem to be over the hump of the long winter and on our way to summer weather. While I was walking my dog on the road today, enjoying the nice weather, I wondered how many dogs are killed […]
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Post- Sandy building standards are in effect
By: Georgia Lobb The federal government recently announced new building standards for structures that were damaged in Superstorm Sandy. The verdict is to build higher to avoid possible water damage. “Northeast flood zones now have tougher re-building requirements that apply across the board: to houses, businesses and government infrastructure,” according to Transportation Nation. U>S> Housing […]
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‘I see life here — I see life is going on.’
Newtown — After the tragedy, the center of town nearly emptied. The brook still flowed through the small, downtown-like area, of course, but many of the once-bustling businesses of Sandy Hook Village are now boarded up. “I’ve had several people say that they just didn’t feel comfortable coming down here,” said Sharon Doherty, who’s lived […]
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A study: The dangers of being a vulnerable user in NYC
By: Georgia Lobb Photo courtesy of Destructiod.com This week the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery published a study that examined vulnerable roadway users in New York City between 2008-2011. The study, conducted by the NYU Langone Medical Center, surveyed over 1,400 cyclists or pedestrians who were admitted to Bellevue Hospital due to a […]
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A Map: NYC Citi Bike share program up and running
By: Georgia Lobb Here’s a map of the new Citi Bike stations in NYC, which sprawl across Manhattan and into Brooklyn and Queens. The bike stations, which are represented by the blue dots on the map, were picked specifically by New Yorkers. “DOT invited New Yorkers to help shape the system, and we received tens […]
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10 Days on which you should avoid traveling
By: Georgia Lobb Photo courtesy of wsmv.com Today is Easter Sunday- a day to cherish time with your family, enjoy food and drinks, and apparently it’s also a horrible day to travel. I decided to tag along with my mom to drop my brother off at the airport today, where he was planning to catch […]
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Weird Commuting News: NYC Transit Attempts To Use Birth Control on Subway Rats
By: Georgia Lobb This sounds like it should be out of a science fiction novel. Photo courtesy of NBC News Transportation Nation reports that in an attempt to get rid of subway rats, the New York MTA is trying to get the rodents to consume birth control. The National Institute of Health has reportedly given […]
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List: Connecticut Air Control Tower Closures Due to Sequester
By: Georgia Lobb Danbury Airport: Photo Courtesy of CT Post Last week, the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) released a final list of the 149 Airports that will lose air control towers due to the recent sequester. (See related: The Cost of Sequestration) In Connecticut, the following six air control towers will be shut down (starting […]
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Searching for a teachable moment in Torrington
Torrington — As TV cameras persist outside their doors nearly a week after vicious online comments about an alleged statutory rape victim went viral, Torrington Public School officials are wrestling with difficult questions. Is there a pervasive culture of misbehavior within the Torrington High School football team, which dealt with a hazing scandal last fall, […]