Author: Jim Cameron

I-95 South, Exit 87. (Formulanone , Via Wikimedia Commons) Someone recently described me as “the Lewis Black of transportation:” angry, cynical and sarcastic. That’s high praise, in my view. So imagine my surprise that when Black performed recently in Waterbury and New London he riffed on the highway we love to…

(Tyler Russell, Connecticut Public) Jim Cameron is founder of the Commuter Action Group and advocates for Connecticut rail riders. He writes a weekly column called "Talking Transportation" for CT Mirror and other publications in the state. Read past columns by clicking on the photo. Contact…

A pre-built bridge span is rolled into place on I-84, part of the ConnDOT's accelerated bridge program. (ConnDOT) Jim Cameron is founder of the Commuter Action Group and advocates for Connecticut rail riders. He writes a weekly column called "Talking Transportation" for CT Mirror and…

One of the new M8 trains at the Old Saybrook station. (Scott Hartley) Jim Cameron is founder of the Commuter Action Group and advocates for Connecticut rail riders. He writes a weekly column called "Talking Transportation" for CT Mirror and other publications in the state. Read…

Even while promoting transit-oriented development and better service, CT lawmakers are cutting back on the transit Gov. Ned Lamont aboard a Metro-North train. (Connecticut Department of Transportation) Jim Cameron is founder of the Commuter Action Group and advocates for Connecticut rail riders. He writes a…

My recent column on the increase in pedestrian deaths brought us a lot of comments.  Here are a few for you to consider: Doug Rankin,  West Hartford “I have always enjoyed your column. Today’s was particularly alarming, and perhaps a canary in the coal mine. There…

On a clear day you can see it from the Connecticut shoreline (only about 20 miles away).  But actually getting to Long Island often involves a very long, out-of-the-way journey. Maybe you’re going to LaGuardia or JFK.  Or a Met’s game at Citi Field.  Perhaps…

Connecticut’s free bus fares are gone and lawmakers have allowed gas taxes to rise to 20 cents a gallon as of April 1.  But the end of our state’s “gas tax holiday” next month isn’t the reason gasoline prices vary so much from town to…

Last week’s column on the increase in pedestrian deaths brought us a lot of comments.  Here are a few for you to consider: Doug Rankin,  West Hartford “I have always enjoyed your column. Today’s was particularly alarming, and perhaps a canary in the coal mine. There…

She was just walking her dog.  Seconds later she became the latest statistic in a growing list of pedestrians killed or maimed this year in Connecticut by motor vehicles. Donna Joy Berry, age 63, wasn’t on the road or even the sidewalk as she walked…

Americans have been thinking about the safety of our railroads a lot in recent days, and with good reason. On Valentine’s Day a Metro-North train made a slow speed crash into the protective rail bumper at the end of the line in New Canaan. The train was unoccupied…

Last week I wrote about the amazing success of high speed rail in Europe based on cheaper fares and more frequent service than anything you’ll find on Amtrak, even on the Northeast Corridor. Another reason for their success is competition: France’s state-run railroad (SNCF) now competes against an…