Lots of transportation related stories to catch up with, so here goes: Continue Reading →
TALKING TRANSPORTATION: Fare Hikes, Collapsing Bridges, Microtransit
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TALKING TRANSPORTATION: Too Old to Drive?
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How old is “too old to drive”? None of us are getting any younger, but when is it time to hang up our keys for our sake and that of others? Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion
TALKING TRANSPORTATION: The Bridge We Love to Hate, the George Washington Bridge
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“The George Washington Bridge is best to be avoided, but often you can’t.” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion
TALKING TRANSPORTATION: Should EV’s Be Taxed?
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“Full disclosure: I drive a Prius hybrid that gives me double the mileage of my old Honda, so I’m half a freeloader, buying only half the gasoline I used to.” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion
TALKING TRANSPORTATION: New York City’s Subways Aren’t Safe
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Not that the subways aren’t operated safely, it’s just that the people riding them are victimizing each other as well as MTA personnel. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion
TALKING TRANSPORTATION: Good News for Spring Includes State Police Enforcement, Stamford Station Garage
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A reader recently told me my weekly screed comes off sounding like I’m a “cranky old man.” Guilty, on both counts. So let’s celebrate these rare glimmers of hope for our roads and rails. – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, CT Dept of Transportation, Jim Cameron, Stamford Transportation Center
TALKING TRANSPORTATION: Red Sea Shipping
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What do 15,000 sheep, 7000 US sailors, that order for your new patio furniture and your recent “TEMU haul” have in common? Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, Jim Cameron, Talking Transportation
TALKING TRANSPORTATION: One More Lane Should Fix It
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That’s how New York City’s impending “congestion pricing” revenue will keep funding the bus and subways. Those willing to pay the price for driving in midtown should see less traffic and a faster trip. Nobody is suggesting widening NYC’s highways. – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, Jim Cameron, Mixmaster, Waterbury
TALKING TRANSPORTATION: About that SUV Parade
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“But why the private car parade when the town already spends hundreds of thousands of dollars on school buses? Why aren’t the kids on the yellow buses?” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, Jim Cameron, Jim Redeker, school buses, SUV Parade, U-Pass
Transportation Summit: More of a PR Event?
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By Jim Cameron
It was billed as a “Transportation Summit.” But the gathering last week in Stamford was more of a PR event than anything else as Governor Lamont, the leaders of CT Dept of Transportation, the FRA, Amtrak, Metro-North and the ever-smiling Stamford Mayor Caroline Simmons sounded mostly like cheerleaders for the multi-billion dollar spending to come for our rail system. Sponsored by the Northeast Corridor Commission, the invitation-only confab attracted about 60 people, most from the business community. Noticeably absent: anyone representing commuters. Needless to say, I was not invited, but neither was the Commuter Council. Continue Reading →