State Transportation Commission to Hold Hearing on Region's Transit Needs

The Connecticut Public Transportation Commission will hold a hearing next week seeking public comments on the region’s transportation needs and whether they are being met.

The hearing will be held at the Western Connecticut Council of Governments conference room on the third floor of Stamford Government Center, 888 Washington Blvd., Stamford, on Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m.

This will be the last of four hearings that the Commission has scheduled statewide this fall to gather testimony from the public, transportation providers, public officials and other entities concerning the operation of public transportation services, dial-a-ride and ADA transportation and other issues.

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The commission wants public comment on the extent to which existing services are meeting public needs and on improvements or new services to address unmet travel needs. Local and regional issues of particular interest include rail station parking, both at Stamford and other New Haven Line stations, planned expansion of rail service under ‘Let’s Go CT,’ potential bus rapid transit service in Fairfield County, connectivity and integration between transit modes and operators, mixed use transit-oriented development at Stamford Station, attaining a state of good repair for rail infrastructure and other topics of interest to the public.

The Commission will use the testimony received at this public hearing as well as from other hearings held in Derby, Old Saybrook and Windsor Locks earlier this fall in preparing recommendations for its annual report to the governor, the Commissioner of Transportation and the Transportation Committee of the General Assembly.

The Commission also held three hearings last spring.