The Opportunity to Reinvent Transportation in Connecticut Connecticut s need to address a wide variety of transportation problems is acute. Our transportation infrastructure is used more heavily than ever before. A record number of trucks ply highways and streets.
Communities seek to defend quality of life by slowing traffic and protecting pedestrians.
All levels of government are grappling with the difficult problem of sprawl development. These issues call for fresh thinking about transportation. Today, Connecticut is fortunate to face an opportunity to consider its transportation needs and establish new priorities and programs. In 2000, the state s Transportation Summit brought these issues to the fore and placed transportation reform high on the public agenda. This year, government leaders and a wide range of constituencies and stakeholders will begin thinking concretely about approaches and projects that will give Connecticut a 21st Century transportation system.