Wednesday Winners (and Losers)
A weekly roundup of good deeds, missteps, heroic feats and epic failures in the tri-state region and beyond. Winners Nassau County Legislator Arnold Drucker — Legislator Drucker joined advocates on the Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) Bus to draw attention to upcoming service cuts and the thousands of transit riders who will be stranded. Manhattan CB 5 Transportation Committee — The […]
28 Years Later: Will Connecticut Establish Congestion Pricing Before Transportation Funding Runs Out?
In 2016, after New Jersey’s Transportation Trust Fund dried up and construction projects across the state were shut down, Governor Christie and legislative leaders finally did something many assumed would never happen: they agreed to raise the state’s gas tax, which until last year was the second-lowest in the nation. It had been 28 years since New […]
Wednesday Winners (and Losers)
A weekly roundup of good deeds, missteps, heroic feats and epic failures in the tri-state region and beyond. Winners New York City — New data from the NYC Department of Transportation show that more people are traveling by bike. These 1 Train riders — Straphangers used hand sanitizer and tissues to remove anti-Semitic scrawling from the inside […]
Even During a Budget Crisis, Connecticut Somehow Finds Money to Start I-84 Widening in Danbury
Last November, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy asked each state department to draft a plan for how they would deal with a potential 10 percent budget cut. Connecticut is facing a $1.3 billion budget deficit in fiscal year 2018 (which begins July 1, 2017), and an estimated deficit of at least $1.4 billion in the following fiscal […]
Scenes from TSTC’s 2016 Benefit
Thanks to everyone who joined us at our 2016 Benefit this past Tuesday. In addition to friends and supporters from across the region, we were joined by honorees CTfastrak, NJ Senators Loretta Weinberg and Bob Gordon, and AECOM. This year’s honorees reflect some of the biggest and boldest thinking on transportation in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York. These people, and the initiatives they have […]
Wednesday Winners (& Losers)
A weekly roundup of good deeds, missteps, heroic feats and epic failures in the tri-state region and beyond. WINNERS TSTC’s 2016 Honorees — At our benefit last night, we were pleased to recognize New Jersey Senators Loretta Weinberg and Bob Gordon, CTfastrak and AECOM for their work toward improving transportation options and strengthening the region’s […]
Join Us This Month in Connecticut to Discuss the Importance of Investing in Transportation
Policymakers, planners and advocates from across Connecticut will gather on September 15 in Hartford for the fifth annual Transportation Funding Forum, The Importance of Investing in Transportation. The forum is hosted by the Capitol Region Council of Governments, Connecticut Association for Community Transportation, Connecticut Construction Industries Association, Connecticut Fund for the Environment, Transit for Connecticut and the Tri-State Transportation Campaign. Alison Premo Black, Senior Vice […]
After Year One, Looking Toward CTfastrak’s Future
It’s been a year since the launch of CTfastrak, and there was plenty to cheer for at yesterday’s celebration at the Flatbush Avenue station in West Hartford. The service, once considered “controversial,” has seen over 3 million riders with average weekday ridership reaching as high as 16,500 (well above the expected 11,000). It’s safe to say Connecticut’s investment […]
Connecticut 2015: Looking Back on the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
2015 was a year full of watershed moments for transportation in Connecticut: the governor announced a $100 billion, 30-year transportation vision, the state’s first bus rapid transit system was launched, a bike law reform bill was passed, legislators came close to adopting a “lockbox” for transportation funding, and a serious discussion about bringing back highway tolls has begun. […]
#FedUp with Congestion, Senator Murphy Seeks to Solve Connecticut’s Commuting Problems
Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy live-tweeted (and filmed) his commute from Milford to Norwalk this morning. Nutmeggers joined in the conversation, using the hashtag #FedUp, to tell the senator about their commutes: two hours to drive 30 miles, an hour-long bus commute from Farmington to Hartford, having to stand for the whole trip between New Haven and Grand Central. In Connecticut, […]