Childcare related costs continue to rise across the country, creating great challenges for working parents, particularly working mothers. A new transportation business arriving in Connecticut this month aims to respond to the growing need for assistance in getting young children from point A to point B.
Read MoreMichelle McCabe has been named as Executive Director of .Connecticut Main Street Center (CMSC), a leading advocate and resource for downtown revitalization and management, providing technical information, regional cooperation, training and networking in communities across Connecticut and at the state level.
Read MoreThe national Governors Highway Safety Association annual spotlight report projects that drivers nationwide struck and killed 7,485 people walking in 2021 – the most in a single year in four decades. The trend in Connecticut and nine other states is less grim.
Read MoreMain Street programs in Hartford, New Haven, Simsbury and Waterbury have been designated as Accredited Main Street America™ programs for meeting rigorous performance standards, and in recognition of their exceptional commitment to preservation-based economic development and community revitalization.
Read MoreTraffic fatalities in Connecticut jumped more than 10 percent between 2020 and 2021, slightly higher than the national increase, according to official federal government estimates.
Read MoreThe fate of Hartford’s Brainard Airport and the state legislature’s Program Review and Investigations Committee are once again seemingly intertwined, as was also true nearly six years ago. The next six weeks, and possibly the next six months, may determine what’s next - for either or both.
Read MoreThe Connecticut legislature is considering legislation that would make a number of changes in state law, all under the umbrella of “traffic mitigation,” according to the bill’s title - ranging from the management of traffic accidents to the use of drones and high occupancy vehicle lanes.
Read MoreAir travel has been picking up in recent months from the depths of COVID-driven reductions in passengers. And if the trajectory continues, Connecticut’s airports are pushing hard to ride the wave, including a West Coast airline’s first beachhead in the East.
Read MoreFourth grade, it turns out, is the perfect time to teach bicycle safety. Bike Walk Connecticut has developed a comprehensive bike education curriculum and a growing number of towns are signing on.
Read MoreThe Connecticut legislature passed a bushel full of laws related in some way to transportation during the 2021 legislative session, including numerous new laws with far-reaching impact. The Office of Legislative Research has highlighted the new laws.
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