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Twenty-Year Strategic Plan for Transportation
in the Coastal Corridor Transportation Investment Area
Submitted to the Connecticut
Transportation Strategy Board
Coastal
Corridor TIA Board Members
Council of Governments of the Central Naugatuck Valley (COGCNV)
RPO Representative: Peter Dorpalen, Executive Director, COGCNV
Alternate: Laurel Stegina, Senior Planner, COGCNV
Public Representative: Calvin Vinal, Vice President of Community Development, Webster Bank
Greater Bridgeport Regional Planning Agency (GBRPA)
RPO Representative: Honorable Karen Burnaska (co-chair), Selectman, Town of Monroe
Alternate: James Wang, Executive Director, GBRPA
Public Representative: Jeffrey J. O’Keefe, General Manager, Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority
Alternate: James Wang, Executive Director, GBRPA
Housatonic Valley Council of Elected Officials (HVCEO)
RPO Representative: Jonathon Chew, Executive Director, HVCEO
Alternate: George Walker, Manager, Office Park
Public Representative: Cheryl Reedy, Newspaper Executive
Alternate: George Walker, Manager, Office Park
South Central Regional Council of Governments (SCRCOG)
RPO Representative: Judy Gott, Executive Director, SCRCOG
Alternate: Honorable William Dickinson, Mayor, Town of Wallingford
Public Representative: Dan Lorimier, Connecticut Fund for the Environment
South Western Regional Planning Agency (SWRPA)
RPO Representative: Honorable Robert F. Harrel, First Selectman, Town of Darien
Alternate: Honorable Diane Farrell, First Selectman, Town of Westport
Public Representative: Franklin Bloomer (co-chair), Greenwich Safe Cycling
Alternate: Vincent DeMarco, Automotive Business
Valley Regional Planning Agency (VRPA)
RPO Representative: Honorable Mark A. Lauretti, Mayor, City of Shelton
Alternate: Honorable Marc J. Garofalo, Mayor, City of Derby
Public Representative: Edward Houghton, Executive, Pitney Bowes
Alternate: William Purcell, President, Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce
At-Large Members
Jim Cameron, Vice Chairman, Metro North Comm. Council
Bruce Heyl, Principal, Fletcher-Thompson
Denis K. Pope, Association of Commuter Rail Employees
Martin Tristine, President, Logistec Conn. Inc.
At-Large Alternates
Richard Carpenter, Retired Executive Director of SWRPA
Joe McGee, Vice President, SACIA
Ex-Officio Members
Congressmen James Maloney representaed by Lewis Wallace
Congressman Christopher Shays represented by Peter Barhydt
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary
Overview.................................................................................................................... 1
Vision Statement.......................................................................................................... 1
Movement of People................................................................................................... 2
Commitment to Transit..................................................................................... 2
Roads............................................................................................................. 2
Commuter and Intercity Rail............................................................................. 2
Bus Transit...................................................................................................... 2
Waterborne..................................................................................................... 3
Airborne.......................................................................................................... 3
Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities....................................................................... 3
Movement of Goods.................................................................................................... 3
Rail................................................................................................................. 3
Trucks............................................................................................................. 3
Waterborne..................................................................................................... 3
Land
Use Issues.......................................................................................................... 3
Funding Issues............................................................................................................. 4
Twenty-Year Strategic Plan for Transportation in the Coastal Corridor TIA
1. Purpose of the Plan.............................................................................................................. 5
2. Development of the Plan ..................................................................................................... 5
3. Maps of the Coastal
Corridor TIA....................................................................................... 6
4. Vision Statement.................................................................................................................. 6
5. General Recommendations................................................................................................... 6
Projects Outside the Scope of
this Project............................................ 6
Travel Forecasting by Mode,
Origin, and Destination............................ 7
Collaboration with Neighboring
States.................................................. 7
Enhance North-South Connectivity...................................................... 7
Improve Access to Airports................................................................. 7
6. Movement of People........................................................................................................... 7
Recommendation............................................................................................. 8
Increase Commitment to Transit........................................................... 8
A. Roads..................................................................................................................... 9
Issues/Problems............................................................................................... 9
Recommendations........................................................................................... 9
Roadway Improvements...................................................................... 9
Transportation Systems Management
Strategies................................... 10
B. Transportation Demand Management Strategies....................................................... 11
Issues/Problems............................................................................................... 11
Recommendations........................................................................................... 11
C. Commuter and Intercity Rail.................................................................................... 12
Issues/Problems............................................................................................... 12
Recommendations........................................................................................... 13
Order New Rail Cars Immediately....................................................... 13
Infrastructure....................................................................................... 13
Stations............................................................................................... 13
Expanded Service................................................................................ 14
Metro North Operating Agreement...................................................... 14
Issues/Problems............................................................................................... 14
Recommendations........................................................................................... 15
Consolidation of Bus Services.............................................................. 15
Expanded Service................................................................................ 15
Job Access.......................................................................................... 16
Marketing............................................................................................ 16
Miscellaneous...................................................................................... 16
E. Waterborne ........................................................................................................... 16
Issues/Problems............................................................................................... 16
Recommendations........................................................................................... 17
F. Airborne................................................................................................................. 17
Issues/Problems............................................................................................... 17
Recommendation............................................................................................. 17
G. Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities.............................................................................. 17
Issues/Problems............................................................................................... 17
Recommendations........................................................................................... 18
6. Movement of Goods............................................................................................................ 18
Recommendation............................................................................................. 19
A. Rail......................................................................................................................... 19
Issues/Problems............................................................................................... 19
Recommendations........................................................................................... 19
B. Trucks.................................................................................................................... 20
Issues/Problems............................................................................................... 20
Recommendations........................................................................................... 20
Strategies/Policies................................................................................ 20
Projects/Studies................................................................................... 21
C. Waterborne ........................................................................................................... 21
Issues/Problems............................................................................................... 21
Recommendations........................................................................................... 22
7. Land Use Issues.................................................................................................................. 22
Issues/Problems............................................................................................... 23
Recommendations........................................................................................... 23
8. Funding Issues..................................................................................................................... 24
