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Members of the League of Women Voters of Connecticut recognized the critical importance of transportation for Connecticut by designating transportation as a legislative priority.

The League has supported the proposed Busway since the early planning for the following reasons:
  • After fifteen years of careful planning and design we are close to beginning construction on a wholly modern transit network that will create 4,000 construction jobs over a three year period, alleviate congestion along I-84 and provide a faster and more efficient trip for more than 16,000 riders a day.
  • The Hartford-New Britain corridor with 11 stations, is designed to be a part of a growing transit network in Connecticut which will connect to existing Amtrak service at Union Station in Hartford as well as to new stations along the proposed New Haven-Hartford-Springfield rail line. 
  • Furthermore, the system will be flexible enough to enhance local service by looping to major employment centers throughout the region and serve as a regional link to West Hartford, Farmington, Bristol and Waterbury. 
The League believes that bus transit is the backbone of public transit in Connecticut. Commuter bus service continues to impact most immediately the congestion on our highways and provide mobility for our most-economically challenged citizens. While we understand the financial limitations and the difficulties in crafting budgets, investment in transit generates short and long-term jobs needed to get our state's economy started again

We urge continued investment in the existing bus transit to allow the local bus systems serving the areas of Hartford, New Haven, Stamford, Waterbury, New Britain, Meriden, Bristol and Wallingford to hold the line on fares We also urge the continuation of the ADA paratransit services for these same areas. Combined, these bus systems serve over 29 million passengers per year.  

Transportation is critical to keeping our economy viable, our workers working and making Connecticut competitive and modern. Improved transit is critical to the long-term health of the state. Public transportation gets people to work and school, reduces air pollution and eases highway gridlock. 

Thank you for this opportunity to provide input.

Sincerely,

Jara N. Burnett
Transportation Specialist
League of Women Voters of Connecticut

 


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