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Transit advocates might be accused of a little schadenfreude, taking satisfaction in drivers’ pain at the pump. Or maybe they’re renewing their long term dream: Maybe this will finally push people out of their cars and onto the train and bus! – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
“Without Congress doing something, the USPS won’t stop your home deliveries, at least not every day. But we may lose Saturday mail. And see smaller post offices close. And first class rates could zoom up to about $1 per letter.” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
“Until recently, transportation planners worried that electric vehicles would slowly starve the Special Transportation Fund because EV drivers don’t buy gasoline and therefore don’t pay gas taxes. But now federal policy toward EVs has been, shall we say, less enthusiastic. Which means that deficit problem may arrive later than expected.” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
“Funny thing about global oil trade: it’s not controlled by admirals or presidents. It’s controlled by insurance underwriters in London.” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
“In some states, fracking brine (euphemistically called “produced water”) is used for highway treatment. But that’s banned in Connecticut due to its residual radioactivity. All of these salty corrosives aren’t good for your car, damaging the frame, underbody, brake and fuel lines, suspension components, and fasteners. Rust never sleeps. That makes washing your vehicle after a storm even more important.”- Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
“Your car has a face, and in Connecticut, that face can be subject to editorial review by the Department of Motor Vehicles. Six characters may not seem dangerous, but in the wrong order your choice of vanity plates may apparently pose a serious threat to public morality. Or so says the DMV.” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
“Growing up in The Great White North (Canada, eh?), Winter seemed to last about six months. This Winter in Connecticut seems even longer. But feet of snow and sub-freezing temperatures don’t have to stop you if you follow some tried and true travel hacks.” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
“In order to defeat Ned Lamont and return our state to prosperity, we need to nominate a candidate for Governor capable of unifying our Party across the state. It is indefensible that candidate Stewart would seek to denigrate the hard working, dedicated Republicans from our town and region simply because of where they live.” – Mike Hahn Greenwich RTC chair Continue Reading →
“Bridgeport joins a growing list of cities rejecting Flock out of privacy and data- sharing concerns. Those cities claim that Flock does more than scan license plates, but also the faces of protestors. And shares its data with the Feds. Imagine the possibilities.” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
As we devoured the perfectly ripe melon and delicious strawberries, it got me thinking about how lucky we in Connecticut are to be able to enjoy fresh, out-of- season fruit in the depths of winter. But how it makes its way to our supermarkets is not only a tale of botany but of logistics and long-distance transportation at some cost to our environment. Continue Reading →