New Britain – Hartford Busway: Not Another Stalled Project for Connecticut

 – Kelly Kennedy

Will Connecticut get out of its own way and actually complete a project and deploy some vision?  It seems the opposition to the New Britain to Hartford busway, some ten years in the works,  is again on the rise.

This is what 21st century buses look like.

Completing the busway is not a vote against rail.  Connecticut needs multi-modal transportation:  that means bus and train service.  Preferably coordinated.  

Transit is becoming an extremely important factor in business site selection decisions.  That means if we want to attract businesses to Connecticut, we need to get our transit act together.  As fast as possible.  Decent transit might also go a long way toward keeping the 18-35 demographic in Connecticut too.

Want to know more about the New Britain to Hartford busway? Listen to our  discussion with Ryan Lynch from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign about the New-Britain to Hartford busway project (our initial foray into audio interviews and podcasting).

And here’s a fact sheet from the Regional Plan Association.  Check it out .