Off the Rails: Connecticut's Transportation Future Post-COVID

The Ferguson Library will host a virtual event featuring long-time commuter advocate and newspaper commentator Jim Cameron on Tuesday, November 17 from 7 to 8 p.m. on Zoom. The program, Off the Rails: Connecticut's Transportation Future Post-COVID, will offer a lively presentation and Q&A on Connecticut's transportation crisis. The program will also address the questions:

• Will riders ever return to commuter rail?
• Who will pay to keep the trains running?
• Where will money be found for our highways?
• How will new residential / workplace trends affect CT's economy?

Jim Cameron is a longtime commuter advocate and commentator on transportation issues in the state. Born and raised in Toronto, Jim attended Lehigh University and then worked in broadcasting and journalism in Hartford, Boston and New York City. He is the recipient of a George Foster Peabody Award for his work at NBC News.

In 1993 he joined the CT Metro-North Rail Commuter Council where he served 11 years as Vice Chairman and four years as Chairman.

Since 2003 he has authored a weekly newspaper column and blog, "Getting There," which appears each Monday in the six Hearst daily newspapers across Connecticut. He is also author of a new book, "Off The Record: Confessions of a Media Consultant."

Registration required. Register online. Zoom meeting information will be provided in the registration confirmation.

For more information, call 203 351-8292.