The freight transportation structure of the region is shifting as Northern New Jersey emerges as the best place for global freight to connect with the continental grid. The pattern of congestion limits access and dynamism. Congestion effectively blocks economic activity from extending farther than Stamford in the Coastal Corridor. The area east of the Hudson is in danger of becoming a dead end in the global network. The I-91 corridor is an important transportation and logistics corridor.
New Haven occupies an important position in the institutional pattern.
Connecticut's institutions require access to national and global markets. The I-91 corridor could provide this type of location. The emerging pharmaceutical economy is important to the long-term development of the state. Over the past 50 years a significant shift in the structure and pattern of economic activity has taken place. Economic activity is increasingly concentrated in the Boston and New York metro areas.