The Amtrak 2040 high speed rail plan was revised to include a connection to Providence R.I., but still bypasses Stamford, Bridgeport, and New Haven in favor of...
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Michael Piscitelli
MPiscite@...
Jul 11, 2012 4:45 am
-we received as well. This merits special attention from the entire community. We understand Amtrak will be holding a public hearing in mid-August. This will...
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Ben Berkowitz
ben@...
Jul 11, 2012 4:45 am
How did Providence get themselves on the map. We need to make sure we are not missed. With no hyperbole this could make or break New Haven's future. On Tue,...
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Mark Abraham
newyorknewhaven
Jul 11, 2012 4:45 am
Maybe make or break the state. The amount of "rail sprawl" that this plan could create would make our 20th century "exodus to the suburbs" look like an act of...
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Michael Piscitelli
MPiscite@...
Jul 11, 2012 4:45 am
-agreed ... Woonsocket is no Hartford. Turnout will matter. ... From: Ben Berkowitz <ben@...> Cc: <urbandesignleague@...> Cc:...
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Ben Berkowitz
ben@...
Jul 11, 2012 4:46 am
It also seems that proving financial benefit and the business case is the only thing that matters. How do we tell that story? On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 7:25 PM,...
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richardstowe
r_stowe
Jul 11, 2012 5:39 am
Summary recommendation: Summary, we need to vastly improve the existing NEC alignment through Connecticut & connect NEC to GCT; Danbury, Waterbury, Hartford is...
Coming late to this, but a few thoughts- It is absolutely critical for New Haven to be put into the alignment for this HSR service, but I'm amazed that...
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Matthew Nemerson
mnemerson@...
Jul 13, 2012 8:18 pm
New Haven transportation folks, I think we should talk to CTDOT people and RPA people such as Bob Yaro, Amanda Kennedy and David Kooris (now in Bridgeport) to...
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Mark Abraham
newyorknewhaven
Jul 13, 2012 8:21 pm
As Ben noted, Providence was able to change the plan to get "in" on the "superexpress" route - but the majority of Connecticut's economy, which is much larger...
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Matthew Nemerson
mnemerson@...
Jul 13, 2012 8:21 pm
Mark, Agree with what you say, but not sure new route doesn't actually include more of ct economy if you go 20 miles on either side of tracks, isn't there more...
-agreed with many of the points herein except for 2 which need to be better understood. One is the point about Providence and Woonsocket. It's not just a...
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Richard Stowe
r_stowe@...
Jul 14, 2012 9:28 pm
Please join the RailTEC listserv via this link: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/RailTEC/ Â There should be a "join" button on that page. ...
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Mark Abraham
newyorknewhaven
Jul 17, 2012 9:53 pm
Northeast Corridor HSR, 90% Cheaper "Speed up commuter trains instead of bypassing them. This requires fixing agency turf battles, which costs a lot of...
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Ben Berkowitz
ctwebnet@...
Jul 17, 2012 9:54 pm
I don't think I eluded to anything political.i just think that the best economic case study for shifting Amtrak's decision is one that benefits them...
FYI - hearing on Northeast corridor rail plan, Aug. 14 in New Haven ...
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rdegray
Aug 22, 2012 11:06 pm
http://www.cpbn.org/program/where-we-live...
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Mark Abraham
newyorknewhaven
Aug 30, 2012 7:37 pm
Congratulations to Bridgeport on the city's new grant for bicycle infrastructure! Bridgeport seems like a challenging place to create the state's first bike...
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David Streever
dls@...
Aug 30, 2012 7:37 pm
Do we know why New Haven didn't get this? How disappointing--New Haven is the #2 asthma city in the nation. Did we just not have a plan on board? I can't...
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aaron goode
aarongoode
Aug 30, 2012 7:37 pm
Worth a listen ...
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Mark Abraham
newyorknewhaven
Sep 13, 2012 2:57 am
Great coverage lately. I should also point out that the project timing is important, not just the proposed route. I think we would rather not wait until 2040...
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aaron goode
aarongoode
Sep 13, 2012 2:58 am
Tonight is the first hearing, in Bridgeport. Not sure why they are not having one in New Haven. ...
