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Since 1975, the League of Women Voters of Connecticut has supported the
development of a transportation system for Connecticut that is balanced,
coordinated, interlocking and multimodal. The league's 2,500 statewide members
have designated transportation as a legislative priority for 2006 and 2007. We
believe that the principal goal of any transportation policy must be the
reduction of all vehicular traffic on state roads, especially the interstates.
On January 31, the league supported bills proposing the re- introduction of
toll on Connecticut's highways as part of comprehensive plans to reduce highway
congestion by influencing users to turn to alternative modes of transportation.
Today, we wish to support several bills relating to the improvements in the
service on the Norwalk-Danbury railroad (HB
6452), increasing the capacity, frequency and connectivity of bus transit
(HB 6373), the implementation of the next phase of
comprehensive infrastructure improvements (HB 6366), and other similar
bills that call for additional transportation investments for alleviating
traffic congestion and encourage the use of public transit (HB 6475 and HB
6939). We also support SB 438 to extend the weigh station hours to remove unsafe
trucks from our highways.
The League continues to support:
* Expansion of schedules, capacity and incentives for intrastate mass
transit usage;
* Expansion of freight traffic on existing lines by way of improved
scheduling;
* Giving priority to maintenance of highways and bridges over new
construction;
* Expanding efforts to promote safety on Connecticut's highways.
League members across the state appreciate your commitment to this issue,
critical to the economic health of Connecticut and its residents. We look
forward to an early passage of this legislation.
Thank you.
Jara N. Burnett
Transportation Specialist
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