I smell a rat here somewhere. Some assemblyman is looking for a little pork. Cromwell somewhat, but more so Rocky Hill, and especially Wethersfield are close enough to Hartford that city busses should suffice.
One point was made about putting commuter rail on the CNE. I see the point about all of the office and industrial parks in the Day Hill Road area. Back about 25 years ago there was a proposal of a light rail line running out the CNE, then new right of way to Bradley Airport. Maybe someone could fill me in as to when and why this failed.
The rat that I smell might have something to do with the busway. I still thing that there was a conspiracy between the DOT and the road building lobby, which the former governor, John Rowland got tangled up in. Places like New Britain, Plainville, and Bristol are far harder to connect with Hartford by bus than Rocky Hill and Cromwell.They're much further away too. There was noise about commuter rail on the remaining Highland and Berlin Branch a few years ago. That seems like a more practical application for rail service.
One point was made about putting commuter rail on the CNE. I see the point about all of the office and industrial parks in the Day Hill Road area. Back about 25 years ago there was a proposal of a light rail line running out the CNE, then new right of way to Bradley Airport. Maybe someone could fill me in as to when and why this failed.
The rat that I smell might have something to do with the busway. I still thing that there was a conspiracy between the DOT and the road building lobby, which the former governor, John Rowland got tangled up in. Places like New Britain, Plainville, and Bristol are far harder to connect with Hartford by bus than Rocky Hill and Cromwell.They're much further away too. There was noise about commuter rail on the remaining Highland and Berlin Branch a few years ago. That seems like a more practical application for rail service.