Connecticut has signed on to a ground-breaking plan that will help dramatically lower greenhouse gas and other emissions from transportation.
Transportation
Stories about traveling into, out of, or around Connecticut via Metro North and other trains, Tweed and Bradley airports, state highways and more.
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Will CT legislators raise the gas tax? With tax rates now below the national average, it’s possible
Once among the nation’s highest, Connecticut’s gas taxes now rank below average among all states.
Posted inTransportation
Lamont’s budget dilemma: Protecting transportation makes the deficit worse
Spending more on a neglected transportation program next year will make the deficit Gov. Ned Lamont must solve much worse.
Posted inTransportation
Murphy, Blumenthal press for more money for Amtrak in stimulus bill
Because ridership has plummeted, Amtrak is seeking at least $1.5 billion in new federal pandemic funds.
Posted inHealth
‘Slow streets’ slow to catch on in Connecticut
Some towns and cities here are experimenting with them, however.
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CT heads to Wall Street to jump-start its construction industry
Connecticut is taking a big step toward re-energizing its construction economy, seeking nearly $1.4 billion in financing.
Posted inHealth, Transportation
COVID-19 creates boom times for CT bike shops
Stay-at-home orders and social distancing have raised the demand for bikes just as they became scarcer than normal.
Posted inTransportation
CT can delay its transportation financing debate only a few months more
With revenues evaporating and upgrades long overdue, Connecticut will have to act soon to solve its transportation financing problems.
Posted inEconomic Development, Money, Transportation
Lamont to cancel tax relief, seek labor savings to shrink $2B deficit in July
Gov. Ned Lamont said he would cancel tax relief and seek labor savings to mitigate a big deficit in July.
Posted inTransportation
Will the coronavirus kill the state’s transit comeback?
After decades of building gleaming new highways, which enabled great mobility but eventually induced serious congestion, sprawl and pollution, Connecticut rediscovered transit. The state added or upgraded bus and rail service, with innovations such as CTFastrak and the Hartford Line, and people hopped aboard. Ridership was breaking records almost every year in the last decade […]
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Brief outbreak of tolls debate marks Bond Commission meeting
The unifying crisis of the coronavirus pandemic wasn’t enough Thursday to keep the tolls debate from briefly resurfacing.
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State sees dramatic drop in traffic as residents ‘stay safe, stay home’
The coronavirus shutdown has brought a precipitous drop in highway traffic — and a couple unanticipated benefits.
Posted inEconomic Development, Health, Money, Transportation
CT maintains funds for transportation, port development, amidst pandemic
The State Bond Commission will consider $1 billion in financing next week, most involving transportation infrastructure and overdue town aid.
Posted inEconomic Development, Government, Health, Housing, Money, Transportation
Lamont defines ‘essential’ businesses that can remain in operation after Monday
Gov. Ned Lamont’s ban exempts areas like child and health care, food and safety, gun sales and package stores.
Posted inMoney
Legislators who opposed tolls want transit spending in their districts
Lawmakers who helped block Gov. Ned Lamont’s plan to increase funding want the state to invest millions on transit improvements in their districts.