
“The latest example of wasting money: a $7 million, three-year traffic study on I-95, the fifth such study in 20 years.” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
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“The latest example of wasting money: a $7 million, three-year traffic study on I-95, the fifth such study in 20 years.” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
“The free fare program on Connecticut buses has been immensely helpful to poor people struggling to save money. They deserve those breaks… but not when the unintended consequences of such a pilot program leads to violence.” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
During construction of Grand Central Maison, 200 of the 900 construction workers digging the huge tunnels were being paid $1000 a day but effectively doing nothing. This was discovered in 2010 and the excess workers were laid off, but the incident was not reported to the public which is paying for the project. – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
“They used to tell us that ‘train time is your own time’… time to work, read a book or even take a nap. But train time is really ‘shared time’ with up to 100 other passengers on each car. That’s why it’s called mass transit.” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
From the 1930’s to the 1960’s Moses directed the building of 416 miles of parkways (Long Island’s Northern & Southern State and Westchester’s Taconic, to name a few), many bridges (the Tri-Borough, Throgs Neck, Henry Hudson, Verrazano-Narrows as well as the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel) and designed Jones Beach and the NY State Parks system. He orchestrated two Worlds Fairs (1939 and 1964) and helped bring the UN’s headquarters to New York City. Continue Reading →
Almost 110 years after it first opened, Grand Central Terminal is getting a new addition: Grand Central Madison. Continue Reading →
Are you ready for winter? Got your supply of salt and sand, the old snow shovel dusted off, the snow blower gassed up and ready for fun? Well, the CDOT, our bus companies and commuter railroads are getting ready too. But there are challenges ahead. Continue Reading →
The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CDOT) is getting a new Commissioner. After four years on the job, Joe Giulietti is retiring. Continue Reading →
“Staff shortages for on-board personnel mean that Café Cars may not be in service or sleeping cars can’t be used, despite demand. That means fares will remain high. Like Uber, Amtrak operates on a “surge pricing” model: the higher the demand, the higher the fares. At last check, one-way from NY to Boston on the days before and after Thanksgiving was $309… in coach!” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
The railroad’s TrainTime app is a game changer. You can not only check the timetable, and buy a ticket but also see how crowded your arriving train will be (so you can find a seat). The app gets downloaded 6000 times a day and is used by 90% of all passengers. And to their credit, it was designed in-house by the MTA’s IT team. Continue Reading →