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We need an integrated transportation system that reduces reliance on cars while promoting lower polluting alternatives. I was a daily commuter for nine years on MetroNorth, and I will work for more trains and more parking at the stations, interconnected bus systems to bring people to the trains, and upgraded branch rail lines. I will also work to reduce truck traffic on I-95 and I-84 during rush hour.
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Tuesday, 10 June 2008 00:00 |
A Transportation System That Actually WorksFix the Danbury Line -- NowAnyone who drives down Route 7 knows we have a serious transportation problem. As more and more people commute from towns like New Milford and Brookfield to Norwalk and Stamford, it’s not going to get any better.
The solution is staring us in the face: Improve the slow, infrequent service on the Danbury rail line and extend it from Danbury to New Milford. We can do this –quickly—and for a fraction of the cost of a proposed double-track, electrified system.
That proposal is one of five under study by the Connecticut Department of Transportation, part of a planning process that’s been underway for decades. They hope to have their answer by 2011. No telling when the first shovelful of dirt would move.
With eight studies since 1983, the problem has been analyzed to death. It’s time to act. |
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