First impressions do count. And the first impressions we give visitors to our state aren’t as positive as they should be, are they? Continue Reading →
TALKING TRANSPORTATION: A Fitting Welcome to Connecticut?
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TALKING TRANSPORTATION: Keep the Reader Feedback Coming
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“By far the biggest response in recent months was to my column “Metro-North’s Hypocrisy Unmasked” in which I questioned the railroad’s taking hundreds of millions of dollars in aid from the federal government but its apparent refusal to enforce federal, and now its own, mask rules. Those CDC and TSA guidelines have since been lifted, but remain on the books of the MTA.” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion
TALKING TRANSPORTATION: Why do trains have names?
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Back in the day you didn’t just take “a train,” you traveled on The 20th Century Limited or the Broadway Limited (named not for the street but the Pennsylvania Railroad’s four-track wide right-of-way). Today, trains just have a number. Or a departure time. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, Jim Cameron, Talking Transportation
Talking Transportation: Promoting Marijuana Tourism in Connecticut
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“When recreational sales of cannabis finally come to Connecticut, so too will the tourists and fresh tax revenues for the towns and cities permitting such sales.” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, cannabis, Cannabis in Connecticut, Jim Cameron
TALKING TRANSPORTATION: Why is there still no free Wi-Fi on Metro-North?
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By Jim Cameron
Airplanes have Wi-Fi. Even Connecticut’s CTfastrak commuter bus system from New Britain to Hartford gives its passengers free Wi-Fi. Commuter railroads across the US offer Wi-Fi, including Boston’s MBTA. Wi-Fi is everywhere… but not on Metro-North. So the Connecticut legislature has just budgeted $23 million to install 5G technology on the railroad’s M8 cars. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Jim Cameron, Metro-North, Talking Transportation
TALKING TRANSPORTATION: Legislative Scorecard
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“As legislators congratulate themselves for cleaning up our state’s air (by 2040) they encourage further driving, worsening our air pollution, while discouraging use of mass transit.” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, Jim Cameron
TALKING TRANSPORTATION: Metro-North’s Hypocrisy Unmasked
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“Conductors on Metro-North do not enforce the mask rules, leaving that task to the MTA Police. And as CTExaminer.com found in a FOIA complaint last year: in the year after the mask rules went into effect, not a single citation had been issued in Connecticut by MTA police for non-compliance. Not one.” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, Jim Cameron, Metro-North
TALKING TRANSPORTATION: Why You Can’t Pump Your Own Gas in New Jersey
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“Recent polls show 73% of Garden-staters actually prefer being served by attendants. Some of them have never pumped their own gas in a lifetime of driving.” Continue Reading →
Filed under: News
Talking Transportation: Ride Sharing is Back
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By Jim Cameron
How’d you like to save thousands of dollars in commuting costs by car? And at the same time cut the number of vehicles on our highways? The answer: ride sharing. With the sudden surge in gasoline prices there’s renewed interest in car / van pooling, as the folks at CTrides can attest. They’re the state agency tasked with selling the idea of “green rides”, though I think it’s the green in your wallet that most captures commuters’ attention these days, not just saving the environment. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, Transportation, carpooling, CTrides, Jim Cameron, ride sharing
TALKING TRANSPORTATION: Ukraine, Metro-North & The Gas Tax
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The Ukrainian railroads have increased passenger loads by 500%, and sent trains on detours to avoid shelling, so far with no injuries. Their logistical flexibility has been amazing. Continue Reading →