Can This Be The New Bethel?: America’s Mass-Transit Mecca / ‘Talking Transportation’ by Jim Cameron
What’s the most mass-transit intensive city in the US? By the numbers, New York City. But for a glimpse of the real future of mass-transit, […]
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Privacy in Your Auto? ‘Big Brother Comes Along for the Ride’ – ‘Talking Transportation’ by Jim Cameron
You may feel that your car is your last private refuge in this busy world. But there’s someone along for the ride: Big Brother. And […]
Legislative Lockbox Logjam, ‘Talking Transportation’ by Jim Cameron
Cameron: As I wrote weeks ago, none of Governor Malloy’s plans to spend $100 billion to rebuild and expand our transportation systems over the next 30 […]
New “Passenger” App for Metro-North Riders, Endorsed by Commuter Action Group
There is a new smart-phone app available to Metro-North riders that will ease the burden of keeping track of train schedules and has built-in Uber […]
Why There Never May Be Wi-Fi on Metro-North, ‘Talking Transportation’ by Jim Cameron
A few weeks ago a friend was showing me his new Chevy Volt. Not only does the hybrid-electric car get 42 mpg, it has its […]
Tolls, Taxes and Transportation, ‘Talking Transportation’ by Jim Cameron
I hate to say “I told you so,” but… Just as I’d predicted, Governor Malloy’s hand-picked Transportation Finance Panel has finally issued its recommendations for […]
Transportation Predictions for 2016, ‘Talking Transportation’ by Jim Cameron
Cameron: “Everybody writes ‘year in review’ stories. But rather than dwell on the past, I’ve got the guts to predict the future! Here’s what will […]
Stamford RR Garage Saga Drags On, ‘Talking Transportation’ by Jim Cameron
The nearly decade-long struggle to replace the crumbling Stamford railroad station parking garage has taken another bizarre turn: the CDOT now wants to spend $1.5 […]
Traveling By Tube (And We Don’t Mean In London), ‘Talking Transportation’ by Jim Cameron
Hurtling through a tube may be fine for mail, but what about humans? As a recent article in Smithsonian Magazine points out, the psychological factor […]
Good News (and Bad) for Metro-North; ‘Talking Transportation’ by Jim Cameron
It’s been a rough few years for Metro-North what with derailments, crashes and commuter deaths. But it finally seems like service and safety are coming […]
P.T. Barnum Takes on The Railroads; ‘Talking Transportation’ by Jim Cameron
What do Connecticut’s own P.T. Barnum and I have in common? No, not just a love of circuses. We are both “rail advocates” fighting for […]
The Budget’s End Did Not Justify the Means, ‘Talking Transportation’ by Jim Cameron
“Any budget that narrowly passes the House 73-70 and the Senate 19-17 in an ‘emergency vote’ without debate bears closer scrutiny, especially in a state […]
‘Summer Getaways Without the Traffic’ from Talking Transportation, Jim Cameron
Six million people visit the Cape each year, four million of them in the summer and fall. And on most summer weekends they all seem […]
Opinion: Why We Love to Hate the DMV; ‘Talking Transportation’ by Jim Cameron
What three letters strike fear in the hearts of every Connecticut motorist? DWI? NSA? No, the DMV, our beloved Department of Motor Vehicles. Report by […]
Opinion: ‘Talking Transportation’ / Paying for Malloy’s $100 Billion Wish List / By Jim Cameron
There is no question that Governor Malloy’s proposed $100 Billion transportation plan for our state is, as he puts it, “bold”. The question is, is […]