Discuss Transportation Post-COVID With Stratford Library

Press release from Stratford Library:

May 17, 2021

The Stratford Library continues its popular “Sunday Afternoon Talks” series of informative and entertaining talks featuring prominent local guest speakers with “Off the Rails: Connecticut’s Transportation Future Post-COVID” Sunday, June 6 at 2 pm. The program will take place on the Library’s Zoom platform. The talk, presented by Jim Cameron, is free and open to the public.

Long-time commuter advocate and newspaper commentator Jim Cameron offers a lively presentation and Q&A about Connecticut’s transportation crisis: - Will riders ever return to commuter rail even after a vaccine? Who will pay to keep the trains running? Where will money be found for our highways? And how will new residential and workplace trends affect Connecticut’s economy? Cameron explores the options in an engaging, thought-provoking workshop with plenty of time to hear your ideas and answer questions. Cameron has been called “the transportation guru” having spent over 25 years working and reporting on the issue.

A former NBC News anchor, Jim Cameron is a recipient of the George Foster Peabody Award. A Connecticut resident for over 25 years, he served on the Metro-North Commuter Council and authors a weekly newspaper column, “Getting There” which runs in the Hearst daily and weekly newspapers including the Greenwich Time. An archive of 12 years of his commentaries can be found on his blog, “GettingThereCT” He is also author of his first book “Off the Record: Confessions of a Media Consultant."

The “Sunday Afternoon Talks” series, hosted by Charles Lautier of Stratford, is held from 2-3:30 pm on the Zoom platform. To register online and receive a Zoom invitation for the June 6th program visit: https://stratfordlibrary.libcal.com/event/7556685. For further info: 203.385.4162

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