Transit commuters enjoyed parity with those who drive to work when the pre-tax benefits for transit and parking were equalized earlier this year. Like drivers, transit commuters
The two-year budget deal, unveiled earlier this week and passed by the House of Representatives last night, will curtail “sequestration” cuts to government spending planned for
The deal made last January to avert the “fiscal cliff” included a provision that eventually brought the monthly transit commuter benefit up from $125 to $245 to
For the last three years, train and bus riders have had to deal with annual uncertainty over the fate of the commuter benefit for public transit.
Newly-released data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) shows that pedestrian fatalities are on the rise nationwide. According to NHTSA’s 2011 Traffic Safety Facts, released this
Connecticut officials, including U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, Governor Dan Malloy and DOT Commissioner Jim Redeker, have been pressing federal officials to expedite work on the
Both houses of Congress have started moving on a Fiscal Year 2014 budget bill which funds transportation and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Last week marked the 30th anniversary of the Mianus River Bridge collapse in Connecticut that killed three people and injured three more. The anniversary comes
Good Jobs First’s recently-released report, “Bosses for Buses,” finds a schism in business support for transit. At the local level, non-profits such as universities and hospitals,
While it is well known that Connecticut does not fare particularly well under MAP-21, the federal transportation law adopted last year, the state appears well-positioned to take
