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Talking Transportation: Is Connecticut’s Economy in a ‘Strait’ Jacket?

Jim Cameron says if tankers avoid the Strait of Hormuz because of soaring war-risk insurance, the ripple effects could hit fuel prices and household budgets.

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Talking Transportation: Shore Line East Left Behind Again

Shore Line East is at risk of becoming a case study in how to discourage ridership. Is it any surprise that locals refer to the southeast part of our state as “Connecticut’s forgotten corner”?

Talking Transportation: Winter Travel Tips to Beat Cold, Snow – and Connecticut’s Roads and Rails

Jim Cameron delivers helpful tips, fun facts and one piece of particularly timely advice: Sometimes the smartest winter travel decision is not traveling at all.

Talking Transportation: Big Brother, Facial Recognition and AI

The future is here, and it's shopping with us. Jim Cameron takes a skeptical look at where convenience ends and surveillance begins.

Talking Transportation: Strawberries in January and Other Climate Impacts

How fruit and vegetables make their way to our supermarkets is not only a tale of botany, but of logistics and long-distance transportation at some cost to our environment.

Talking Transportation: Happy Birthday to I-84

Last week marked yet another birthday for Interstate 84 in Connecticut, first opened on December 16, 1961, a milestone that deserves candles, cake, and perhaps a moment of silence for every commuter who has ever thought, “How is this highway still not finished?”

Talking Transportation: Ticket Turmoil on Metro-North

Jim Cameron laments confusion and frustration wrought by Metro-North ticketing changes.

Talking Transportation: EV vs. Gas – The Real Cost

Jim Cameron explores how the Trump White House is changing the cost of citizens' driving commutes.

Talking Transportation: Rebuilding Amtrak

Jim Cameron looks at how rebuilding Amtrak and regional rail fits into the broader conversation about transportation in Connecticut.

Talking Transportation: Can You Live Carless in Connecticut?

Jim Cameron examines the cost and necessity of cars in a state where the average driver pays about 70 cents a mile to drive.