The Hartford Courant published a strong and insightful editorial yesterday about the Federal Railroad Administration’s proposed high speed train route yesterday, which begins, “The Federal Railroad Administration needs to rethink its proposal to build new high-speed rail lines through parts of Connecticut, and local leaders should help federal officials come up with a better plan.”
Read the full editorial at this link: http://www.courant.com/opinion/editorials/hc-ed-rethink-shoreline-rail-plan-20161227-story.html
Unfortunately, the formal process to offer a “better plan,” ended on February 16, 2016, and the deadline to reach a binding Record of Decision is January 31, 2017.
Once a Record of Decision is reached, there will be very limited flexibility still available for Connecticut and its residents. (ie would you like to shift the corridor a couple hundred feet north. Bargaining over the sound barriers and such).
So, if you support this editorial point, and I am sure many do, I’d suggest you write to [email protected], and request an indefinite extension (because 60-days isn’t going to cut it) prior to a Record of Decision.