Redeker.
This morning, Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy announced that he would appoint ConnDOT Acting Commissioner Jim Redeker to lead the agency. In a statement, Tri-State Transportation Campaign Executive Director Kate Slevin said:
Congratulations to Jim Redeker on his appointment as ConnDOT Commissioner. Since becoming Acting Commissioner earlier this year, he has shown effective leadership as ConnDOT works to complete critical transit projects while under financial pressure.
Some of the most important priorities for ConnDOT today are:
- Continuing to make progress on the New Haven-Springfield Rail Line and Hartford-New Britain Bus Rapid Transit,
- Making sure that existing bus and train service stays convenient and affordable,
- Becoming a leader in smart growth that partners with towns to promote transit-oriented development and coordinate land use and transportation planning,
- Implementing the state’s Complete Streets law and ensuring that consideration of pedestrians and cyclists is institutionalized within the agency’s culture, and
- Adopting a “fix-it-first” policy for roads and bridges that prioritizes needed repair rather than expansion.
Redeker has the background Connecticut needs to move toward a modern transportation system, including over 30 years of experience in public transportation both in Connecticut and New Jersey. We’re pleased with his selection and are happy to continue working with him.
[...] has been slowly improving since then, and we sat down with Commissioner Jim Redeker, who has headed the agency since last March, to talk about his work. He will be speaking at tomorrow’s transportation financing forum in [...]