No single event in my lifetime had a greater impact than 9-11. And for veteran commuters it is still fresh in their minds. So I asked them to share some of those memories. Continue Reading →
Metro-North on 9-11, The Longest Commute
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Opinion
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Talking Transportation: The For-Profit Railroad
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“And the lessons in all this for publicly-funded passenger railroads like those in Connecticut? Be thankful for what we’ve got: a multi-billion dollar, century-old railroad on valuable real estate with a captive ridership that’s able, if not thrilled, to pay ever-rising fares.” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
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Talking Transportation: The Traffic Calming Illusion
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“You’ve seen the bumper stickers: Slow down in town. They’re a nice thought. Completely useless, but nice.” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
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The High-Speed Railroad Never Built…120 Year Ago
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Construction began from west to east, as the railroad would open in stages to help pay for itself and further building toward New York. – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, Jim Cameron, Talking Transportation
Talking Transportation: Is it Time to Tax Electric Vehicles?
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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 →
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Greenwich Leaders Attend Prestigious Nonprofit Management Program at Harvard Business School
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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 →
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Connecticut’s $1.6 Billion Train Promise or… Don’t Believe the Hype
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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 →
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Talking Transportation: PT Barnum’s Bridgeport Was No Circus
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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 →
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HOT & BOTHERED – Summer’s Transportation Meltdown
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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 →
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Talking Transportation: 250 Years of Independence, 350 Years of CT Traffic
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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 →