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Connecticut Is Getting Money for Public Transit – Where Will It Go?
Connecticut, New York and New Jersey were given about $14 billion to split. After a few months of negotiations, Connecticut will receive $474 million.
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Q&A: Connecticut is Getting Money for Public Transit – Where Will It Go?
More money is coming to Connecticut to help improve our public transit.
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Aira App Helps Visually Impaired Navigate Public Transit
Connecticut is the first state to roll out this app service, which gives users access to remote agents who can help the blind or those with low vision get where they need to go.
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Public Transit Hopes to Win Back Riders After Crushing Year
As President Joe Biden urges more federal spending for public transportation, transit agencies decimated by COVID-19 are struggling to figure out how to win back passengers.
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Dozens of CTtransit Bus Drivers Call Out Sick Monday
About 50 CTtransit bus drivers called out sick on Monday, causing some delays for commuters.
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Can Public Transportation Survive the Pandemic? Experts Warn of ‘Death Spiral'
Passenger numbers on New York’s MTA and London’s Underground metro system initially crashed by around 95 percent, and have since recovered to only about one-third of last year’s levels. And while those numbers have rebounded, passenger numbers are likely to be lower in the near-to-medium term.
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Fears and Tension Mount for Commuters Still Heading to Work
As the coronavirus rages across the U.S., grocery workers, health care professionals, university staffers, cleaning crews and others who don’t have the option to work from home must weigh safety against affordability when deciding how best to commute to their jobs
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Making Public Transport Safe Next Hurdle in Easing Lockdowns
In cities around the world, public transport systems are the key to getting workers back on the job and restarting devastated economies, yet everything from trains to buses to ferries to bicycles will have to be re-imagined for the coronavirus era. In Europe in particular, public transport is shaping up as a new front line in the battle to tame…
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Metro-North Requires All Riders to Wear Face Coverings in NY; Encourages Same for CT
Starting Friday, employees and customers of Metro-North will be required to wear face masks or coverings while riding in New York state, in keeping with the executive order issued by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo earlier this week. Connecticut customers are also urged to wear a face covering. There will be exceptions allowed for those who cannot wear a covering…
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Metro-North Service Reduced Due to Decreased Ridership
The MTA is scaling back on some of its services, including trips on the Metro-North New Haven line, due to a decrease in ridership and fewer train crews being available during the coronavirus outbreak, agency officials said Tuesday. Despite the strains on the system, the MTA will be offering what it’s calling an essential service plan to ensure essential...
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Connecticut Buses and Trains Get Daily Disinfecting
Efforts are underway throughout Connecticut to ensure that local travel on buses and trains is as safe as possible. With COVID-19 now in the state, many precautions are being taken by agencies to mitigate the spread, including public transit systems. Officials said at CT Transit and other state Department of Transportation bus lines run by the state, buses are getting…