Talking Transportation is a weekly opinion column written by Jim Cameron, a longtime CT Viewpoints contributor and rail advocate based in southwestern Connecticut.
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Kudos to the Connecticut Department of Transportation for their amazing work last week cleaning up from the fiery truck crash in Norwalk which closed I-95 causing countless hours of delays.
Just plopping housing, affordable or luxury, near a train station doesn’t mean people will want to live there if the only amenity is a short walk to transportation.