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The Governor’s Commission on the Reform of the Department of Transportation announced that its much-anticipated recommendations, due to be submitted to Governor Rell today, will be delayed until the first part of January. A short statement on ConnDOT’s webpage, as well as subsequent news reports, indicate that the Commission postponed its meeting this past [...] Gov. Rell’s office announced today that ConnDOT Commissioner Ralph Carpenter is retiring from his post. Emil Frankel, a former ConnDOT commissioner, will head the agency in the interim. Frankel, a former board member of the Surface Transportation Policy Project, is an excellent interim choice. He understands the consequences of poor land-use planning and was [...] The Connecticut Post wrote a thoughtful editorial today about how to move the state’s transportation network towards the 21st Century. Hopefully, the ConnDOT Reform Commission is listening. The Commission’s report, recommending how ConnDOT can move “beyond highways,” is due to Governor Rell on December 17th. An excerpt: The state Department of Transportation faces criticism [...] Connecticut General Assembly Representative Thomas Kehoe (D-31) has written on more than one occasion to Department of Transportation Commissioner Ralph Carpenter asking for greater bike access on Connecticut roads and highways. His calls, focused mainly on including bike and pedestrian lanes on the William H. Putnam Route 3 Bridge and along the Route 2 [...] On Oct. 30, the Connecticut General Assembly passed a $2.9 billion bonding bill, ending a 5-month impasse between Assembly Democrats and Governor Jodi Rell (see MTR #565). The new bill includes $864 million has been allocated to transportation projects. Some highlights include: Cancellation of the proposed $1-per-trip fare hike for the New Haven Line [...] A coalition of transportation, environmental, business and civic groups held a press conference in Hartford Monday, announcing a four-point platform for the ConnDOT Reform Commission to recommend to Governor Rell. The Reform Commission, set up by the Governor in April of this year to review the structure and operation of the Connecticut Department of [...] |
 
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