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Commuters who have annual permits at the town owned parking lots may find their fee increase two percent. There is one parking lot where the fee is expected to decline. According to Rita Azrelyant,the town’s director of parking services, the Sound View lot, aka The Lexus Lot, is under used. A lower fee might attract more merchants and their employees. Continue Reading →
Governor Malloy arrived at Greenwich train station on Wednesday night where a throng of Democratswere waiting. He talked about his transportation initiative and said he is happy to work with Greenwich on its transportation challenges. “We need to move people ever quicker in and out of New York city,” Malloy said. Democrat candidate for First Selectman Frank Farricker said there is a waiting list of 2,500 Greenwich residents for commuter parking and said he would work to build a parking deck on the Island Beach lot if elected. Continue Reading →
“The concept sound simple: move passengers in a sealed tube through a series of giant pipes propelled by air pressure at speeds up to 700+ mph. That would mean a trip from New York to DC would take 20 minutes.” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
A local non-profit is ready to repair this broken bench at the bus stop at the top of Milbank Ave and Rte 1. The problem is they can’t proceed until they figure out who owns it. Continue Reading →
After this weekend’s water main break and closure of Rte 1 in Cos Cob by Toyota dealership, Greenwich Polcie have been informed by CT Dept. of Transportation that due to collateral damage to a fiber optic cable 24-48 hours of work to repair will shut the lanes, again, between Indian Field and Strickland. Timing to coincide with first day of school. GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA TIME. Continue Reading →
First the milling. Then the paving. Expect lane closures. The whole project is tentatively expected to be finished on Sept. 25. Continue Reading →
“The fairest, most equitable fund raising mechanism for paying for our roads brought a bipartisan crap-storm of response when suggested: a mileage tax, or VMT (vehicle miles traveled) tax.” – Jim Cameron, founder of the Commuter Action Group Continue Reading →
A woman was killed by a train Friday morning near Cos Cob train station. She was identified on Saturday as Tamar Louis of Stamford. On Tuesday the state medical examiner’s office ruled the death a suicide, but the 28-year-old medical assistant’s family, through their lawyer, rejects that conclusion. Continue Reading →
Driving on I-95 to and from Norwalk from Greenwich may get easier. The I-95 southbound Speed Change lane between exit 14 and 15 is now officially open for traffic. Continue Reading →
The Board of Selectmen approved a one-week partial intersection closure at Lexington and Mason Street, to Putnam Ave. Engineers from the Dept of Public Works said construction start time hinges on moving a gas line. Ct Natural Gas first needs to get an easement to move a gas line that impacts YMCA property. Once that’s finalized the work, Phase 1 of two phases will begin. Continue Reading →