As predicted in this column, the Connecticut legislature has approved Governor Lamont’s new budget which will cause cuts in train service in the state. Continue Reading →
TALKING TRANSPORTATION: Hartford Derails Commuters
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Opinion
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TALKING TRANSPORTATION: The Commuter Revolt of 1955
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Then came that summer of ‘55. It was hot, really hot. And in most commuter trains there was no air conditioning, just fans. And we used to wear jackets and ties to work in those days and, let me tell you, we were a smelly, sweaty bunch. That’s when we started to fight back. Continue Reading →
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Anticipating New Canaan Branch’s Summer Shutdown, Plenty of Blame to Go Around
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Because the New Canaan branch is just a one-track railroad, trains cannot operate while the work is being done. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion
TALKING TRANSPORTATION: How to Kill a Train
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“Our politician friends in Hartford are trying to kill mass transit in Connecticut, worsen our air quality and increase traffic, all in a move that contradicts public policy.” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion
TALKING TRANSPORTATION: Connecticut has a drunk driving problem
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“The State House has voted 149-1 to allow continued sale of ‘cocktails to go’ at restaurants and cafes… as if we don’t have enough impaired drivers already. That bill now moves to the State Senate, if we can get them away from their tailgating party on the roof.” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
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Ill-Fated Brabazon: A Cruise Ship in the Sky
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Imagine a double-deck airplane with wings wider than a 747, sleeping berths, a sit-down restaurant and a separate movie theater, all designed to serve just 60 passengers crossing the Atlantic. Such a plane was built in 1949, but it never was adopted by the airlines. Continue Reading →
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TALKING TRANSPORTATION: Draw Bridge Failures at Cos Cob?
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Bridge openings are controlled by the US Coast Guard, not Metro-North. But for the past few years Metro-North has had an agreement with the USCG to delay bridge openings when the railroad determines it may be too hot for them to close properly. Continue Reading →
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TALKING TRANSPORTATION: Work Zone Speed Cameras to Save Lives
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Forty men and women of the Connecticut Dept of Transportation have been killed in recent years doing their jobs maintaining our highways. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, work zone speed cameras
FIORELLO: Book Talk to Feature a Conversation about Entrepreneurism
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“Alfredo Ortiz, president and CEO of the Job Creators Network, has written a fantastic new book entitled ‘The Real Race Revolutionaries: How Minority Entrepreneurship Can Overcome America’s Racial and Economic Divides.’ I’m reading it and absolutely loving it.” –Kimberly Fiorello Continue Reading →
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TALKING TRANSPORTATION: Getting to Long Island
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With so much to do on Long Island one wonders why it’s so hard to get there from Connecticut. Continue Reading →