Flanked by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-3rd District, and the President of Metro-North Railroad among others, Gov. Ned Lamont announced that Connecticut will invest up to $10 billion in rail line upgrades
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The day before an informational hearing on Gov. Ned Lamont’s new transportation plan, an audit of the Connecticut Department of Transportation showed a lack of documentation for the purchase price of hundreds of millions worth
The vast majority of Connecticut residents who commute by train earn over $100,000 per year, with the largest cohort earning more than $250,000 per year, according to a 2016 Fare Equity Analysis report from the
[caption id="attachment_3750" align="alignright" width="300"] Image Copyright Mazzam, 2015. Used under license from Shutterstock.com[/caption] With the news that General Electric is leaving Fairfield for Boston fresh in the mind of lawmakers, 2016 can be a year
Before lawmakers even consider raising the gas tax to fund transportation, they need to reassess how they spend existing transportation funds. Many of the state’s new projects offer little return on investment and represent a long-term
The cost of building a rail line between New Haven and Springfield, Mass., continues to rise, even as transportation needs in Fairfield County go unmet. At its most recent meeting, the State Bond Commission approved