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The railroad claims it’s “incentivizing” hybrid commuters to come back to the city by offering lower, more flexible fares. But listen to commuters and they say it’s less the cost of the ride than its slow speed that’s keeping them home; so if they must go into the city a few days a week, they do so by car. Continue Reading →
“If you look at the communities with the liveliest downtowns you’ll see people, not cars. People attract people as they go into shops, walk along and window-shop. It’s pedestrians we want, not parking lots.” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
For 34 years Tom Kaminski has been a traffic reporter for WCBS 880 radio, heading a team of producers, spotters and tipsters covering traffic and transit from his vantage point 1500 feet above the city in the station’s Bell 206 helicopter. Continue Reading →
Did you know that there used to be a handful of private, first-class “club cars” on the New Haven Railroad’s commuter trains? Among the most legendary was one that ran from New Canaan from 1908 to 1976, car # 5113. Continue Reading →
By Jim Cameron
Building and maintaining our highways is expensive. But here’s a quiz question: on interstates 95 and 84, what costs a half-million dollars a mile to construct? The answer: sound barriers. Why are we spending that kind of money to surround our interstate highways simply to protect the peace and quiet of their immediate neighbors? Living that close to a highway built in the 1950s comes with the twin costs of increased noise and air pollution along with the benefits of proximity to the highways. Continue Reading →
“I don’t think passenger levels on Metro-North will return to pre-COVID levels for many years. Some think it may take a decade. To date, Metro-North ridership is only back to about 50% and not increasing.” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
“On some lines the slippery leaves can virtually leave the trains unable to move. Case in point, the Danbury branch line which is an almost continual up-hill climb from Norwalk to ‘The Hat City,’ 397 feet above sea level.” – James Cameron Continue Reading →
The project that’s been happening right under our feet at Grand Central since 2006: a new rail station. Continue Reading →
By Jim Cameron
Like many, I love Vermont. But I’m not crazy about getting there. From my home to Burlington VT is about 300 miles. By car, that’s at least five hours and about $50 in gas roundtrip. Flying may seem quicker, but with the airport drive it’s not much faster and will set you back about $250. Continue Reading →
Adding a “Zipper Lane” would be one lane that’s reversible depending on demand, a system that used effectively on the Tappan Zee Bridge before it was rebuilt. Continue Reading →