By Jim Cameron
Here are Jim Cameron’s top five most widely read Talking Transportation columns of 2025 for readers to re-enjoy – or fume over, whichever is the case.
No. 5: Avelo Airlines — neither woke nor broke.
While understandable, public anger over Avelo Airlines’ contract with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to fly deportation flights for the Department of Homeland Security is misplaced.
No. 4: Blinded by the (head) light
You are driving down a dark narrow road and suddenly blinded by an oncoming pair of headlights. !!X#&%$!!! Where’s the road? Am I going to crash? Why is this happening and what can I do?
No. 3: CT’s Real ID deadline is looming Quick. Look at your Connecticut driver’s license! If you don’t see a gold star in the upper right corner, you’ll soon be unable to use that as ID to fly.
No. 2: Shapiro’s Folly – a bridge over Long Island Sound
How did we get sucked into a debate about a project that every transportation expert I spoke with said just won’t happen?
…And on to the most-read Talking Transportation column of the year…
No. 1: Out-of-state license plates are costing CT towns big money
“This is the number one form of tax evasion in Connecticut. Connecticut is losing millions annually and our DMV does not care.” So says the president of the Connecticut Association of Assessing Officers.
JIM CAMERON has lived in Darien for over 30 years. He serves on the Darien RTM and is Program Director of Darien TV79. He served 19 years on the CT Metro-North Rail Commuter Council, four as its Chairman. In 2014 he founded a new advocacy group, The Commuter Action Group which advocates on behalf of Metro-North riders. His newspaper column “Talking Transportation” runs in several newspapers as well as Greenwich Free Press. Archives can be found at www.talkingtransportation.blogspot.com
You can contact Jim at [email protected]