Public Transit

Connecticut train and bus commuters can expect higher fares and less service under proposed changes being considered by the state’s Department of Transportation.

Stamford Mayor Caroline Simmons said the electric bus fleet would go a long way to reducing pollution in her city because the transportation sector is responsible for 38% of greenhouse gas emissions in Connecticut.

Nonprofits in Connecticut’s quiet northeast corner are collaborating to find ways to improve the region's transportations problems.

Connecticut introduced a fare-free bus program on April 1, allowing residents throughout the state to save money on bus fares and use it toward other expenses.

A new Connecticut law that reduces carbon emissions in an effort to improve air quality has gone into effect. Similar legislation has already been adopted in several Northeast states, including Massachusetts, New York, and New Jersey.

WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Tom Condon to discuss his article, “CT Transit bus ridership is recovering, in part because of free fares,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.

Connecticut bus ridership is recovering to pre-pandemic levels, and free fares are believed to be a key reason why. But challenges persist.

Middletown Area Transit and 9-Town Transit will become one unified service, doubling the number of buses available to riders in the area to 40.

Despite five years of advance notice that Connecticut towns would have to submit affordable housing plans by June 1, less than half of them made the deadline.

Connecticut residents will be asked what they want from their public transportation at pop-up events at bus and train stations across the state until early fall.