New rules will allow airline passengers to receive refunds for domestic flights delayed more than 3 hours and file complaints with the state.
Transportation
No walk in the park: Road design a threat to walkers and bikers
More pedestrians are being killed by vehicles in Connecticut, but some experts aren’t blaming the drivers — they’re blaming the roads.
Plan to cut CT’s transportation debt could offer more than savings
The goal is to save about $70M in debt service payments and use the money to speed up the rebuild of CT’s aging transportation infrastructure.
CT vows targeted crackdown on reckless drivers
Gov. Ned Lamont and top public safety officials outlined a data-driven approach to mitigate endemic speeding and reckless driving in CT.
A look at CT’s guidance for municipal speed, red light camera use
This month, the CT Department of Transportation released guidance for municipalities that choose to apply for speeding and red light cameras.
CTTransit’s free bus rides ended, but riders are pushing for a voice
Out of a failed push for CT to continue pandemic-era free bus fares rose a movement to create a transit riders union in the state.
Four Corners no more: CT turning some intersections into roundabouts
Data shows modern roundabouts are safer than intersections. Connecticut has built 17 of them — and more are on the way, CTDOT says.
CT officials lay out current, future infrastructure projects at summit
Amid calls to boost CT’s transportation and energy infrastructure, officials emphasized that housing is the key to infrastructure growth.
CT gets $2B in federal funding for rail projects, bridge replacements
Nearly half of the funding will go to replacing the Connecticut River Bridge, which is used by Amtrak, CT Shoreline East and freight trains.
Construction ramps up in fall. CT still lost 900 jobs in September
The loss ranked among the worst of any state, and it came at a time when employment normally ramps up to finish projects before winter.
2022 was the deadliest year for car crashes in Connecticut
An estimated 368 people died in car crashes in CT in 2022, an average of more than one traffic fatality per day.
A Bradley-Tweed airport turf battle takes flight in CT
The CT Airport Authority, which operates Bradley International, says it has jurisdiction over Tweed New Haven. But Tweed officials disagree.
Free parking isn’t really free
Jim Cameron is taking some time off. But this week’s column, previously published, is still relevant. Our obsession with automobiles is not only creating gridlock and ruining the quality of our air, but it’s eating up our real estate and sending land costs skyward. Because, once we drive our cars off the crowded highways, we […]
As flooding worsens in CT, its drainage systems can’t keep up
CT has updated its stormwater manual with stricter regulations for how municipalities and some large institutions handle stormwater.
Lamont, DOT chief pledge CT will get more projects underway
The CT bond commission approved funding for highway, bridge, and public transit facility improvements. But the state must borrow money first.