In a June 13th editorial, the New Haven Register called on Connecticut’s leaders to address regional causes of roadway congestion and called on local officials to make the connection between “intelligent master plans and local zoning laws.” In making both points, the newspaper referred to Transportation Choices for Connecticut, a policy paper released earlier this year by the Transportation Choices Coalition. Coalition members include the Connecticut Fund for the Environment, the Sierra Club, the CT Bicycle Coalition, the CT Rail Commuters Council, the Tri-State Campaign and others.

In particular, the editorial urged Connecticut leaders to involve themselves in discussions regarding large-scale expansion plans at the Port of New York & New Jersey and develop complementary projects to reduce numbers of trucks flooding Connecticut highways. One such effort would be a proposed coastal barge facility in Bridgeport. The paper also urged the state to give localities power to reject permits for traffic generating developments.
 

Transportation Choices for Connecticut electronic policy paper

New CT Coalition Presents Agenda - March 19, 2001

NY/NJ Ports Look to Euro Intermodal Leader - December 11, 2000

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