Yankee Institute for Public Policy

Policy Corner: Lamont’s Transportation Advisory Committee Takes its Toll

By Scott Shepard December 21 , 2018

Policy Corner, Taxes, Transportation One Comment

Yesterday, Governor-elect Lamont’s transportation policy group, appointed by his transition team, urged him to “set aside a campaign pledge and seek electronic tolling on all vehicles and higher gasoline taxes to fund critical transportation improvements.” …

Months Later, DOT Commissioner’s Toll Revenue Numbers Remain a Mystery

By Marc E. Fitch October 19 , 2018

Taxes, Transportation 3 Comments

Department of Transportation Commissioner James Redeker testified in July before the State Bond Commission that a 3.5 cent per mile toll on Connecticut highways would generate $1 billion in revenue. However, DOT has yet to…

Connecticut’s Road to Nowhere: A History of Route 11

By Sabrina Romansky September 24 , 2018

Good Government, Transportation, Yankee News 2 Comments

**Download the PDF Version with Illustrations and Graphs Here** To Connecticut’s east lies a particularly unusual stretch of highway. For starters, it doesn’t really lead anywhere. While most highways connect high-traffic roads or major cities,…

Transportation hearing on tolls leaves unanswered questions

By Marc E. Fitch March 15 , 2018

Taxes, Tolls, Transportation

The Transportation Committee heard testimony regarding the implementation of tolls on Connecticut’s highways, a highly contentious and complex proposal being championed by Gov. Dannel Malloy and Department of Transportation Commissioner James Redeker. Redeker was in…

No, Connecticut can’t install border tolls — here’s why

By Marc E. Fitch February 1 , 2018

Taxes, Transportation, Yankee News 24 Comments

When Nutmeggers think of highway tolls, they often think of border tolls, which would charge motorists entering and leaving the state of Connecticut. But that’s not what Gov. Dannel Malloy and state legislators are proposing…

Gov. Malloy calls for tolls, increasing gas tax and a tire tax to fund transportation

By Marc E. Fitch January 31 , 2018

Taxes, Transportation

Gov. Dannel Malloy called on the state legislature to approve electronic tolls for Connecticut’s highways, a 7 cent increase in the gasoline tax and a three dollar tax on tires in an effort to increase…

Despite suspension of projects around state, Let’s Go CT is slated for billions in bonding

By Marc E. Fitch January 18 , 2018

Budget, Transportation, Yankee News

Despite the suspension of 400 infrastructure projects around the state, Gov. Dannel Malloy’s $100 billion Let’s Go CT initiative is still moving forward, albeit at a slower pace, with $3.7 billion in bonding over the…

Gov. Malloy sounds warning as transportation debt threatens to cancel projects

By Marc E. Fitch December 7 , 2017

Budget, Transportation

Gov. Dannel Malloy issued a warning Thursday about the future of Connecticut’s special transportation fund, which will no longer be able to fully fund a number of transportation projects due to increasing debts costs and lower-than-expected revenue.…

Middletown Area Transit to cut evening buses due to “serious financial issues”

By Marc E. Fitch June 21 , 2017

Budget, Good Government, Transportation, Yankee News

Middletown Area Transit will begin cutting its evening bus service next month due to years of financial difficulties and funding cuts, leaving some city residents without transportation after 6:30 p.m. The financial problems stem back…

Malloy to pay $300,000 for free mileage tax study

By Marc E. Fitch July 18 , 2016

Taxes, Transportation, Yankee News

Connecticut has pledged $300,000 to study the possibility of a mileage tax but, according to Representative Gail Lavielle, the money is wasted because the state would get the results of the study regardless of any…

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