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We used to think of the necessary reform of our Social Security system as the “third rail of politics.” Maybe taxing electric vehicles is the same thing? Or there’s always the idea of tolls. – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
Neighbor to Neighbor Executive Director K. Brent Hill joined two fellow Greenwich nonprofit leaders, Mary Lee A. Kiernan, President & CEO of YWCA Greenwich, and Rachel Kornfeld, Chief Executive Officer of Jewish Family Services of Greenwich, for a week-long immersion at Harvard Business School (HBS)’s Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management program. Continue Reading →
By Jim Cameron
The Governor and the CDOT tried to make some “big news” about our trains last week. Here’s how most media summarized the story: “Connecticut has broken ground on the $1.6 billion TIME-1 upgrade of the New Haven Line, targeting speeds of up to 90 mph, improving service by 2035.”
Maybe you saw the media coverage and said “Wow. Great news.” Or maybe you had a sense of déjà vu and asked yourself two questions: “Haven’t I heard this promise before?” (yes) and “Should I believe this promise, delivered in an election year?” (no). As a journalist I was disappointed (but not surprised) that almost no media asked those same questions, instead just regurgitating the press release. Continue Reading →
What you may not know was that Barnum lived in Bridgeport and was once a State Representative in Hartford and, in 1875, Bridgeport’s mayor. His real genius wasn’t just in filling circus tents. It was understanding logistics…how to move goods, people and opportunity efficiently. Continue Reading →
Last week’s heat wave was neither the worst nor the last we’ll see this summer. But its effects on our trains, planes and automobiles are worth remembering, and planning for, because this kind of weather will return. Heat can take a serious toll on our travels. Just consider… Continue Reading →
Long Island Sound was our I-95, only it actually worked. New London, blessed with deep water and a protected harbor, was one of the colony’s busiest ports. In a single year, 1748 to 1749, 62 vessels departed for foreign ports. Norwich and Middletown, reached by river, funneled the colony’s farms and forests down to waiting ships. New Haven moved goods both north and south. – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
“So stay tuned. We’re just four months from the November elections where, once again, our state’s failing transportation system could be a hot topic in the campaign.” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
Shawn Hoyt, the science administrator who helped bring School AI into Greenwich Public Schools, didn’t start with ChatGPT. He started with a policy. Continue Reading →
Connecticut: the land of steady habits where bad ideas don’t go away, they just get bigger. Continue Reading →
“Connecticut also got into cars early. Hartford, Bridgeport and New Britain all had their moment in the auto industry. But we also got into regulation early, because this is Connecticut and we do enjoy a good rule. In 1901, Connecticut passed the nation’s first statewide motor-vehicle speed-limit law: 12 miles per hour in cities and 15 on country roads.” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →