by | Sep 23, 2014 11:50 am | Comments (0)
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Gina Davila.
A check engine light landed Gina Davila at the corner of Bridge and Main streets in Ansonia recently, catching the F bus to work in Milford. A win from the Chicago Bears the night before, however, turned her dreaded morning into a celebration.
“I am literally so happy right now,” said Davila.
by | Sep 22, 2014 12:18 pm | Comments (9)
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Brenda Durden’s employer pays for her to take the F bus from Ansonia to downtown New Haven every day. But despite the gas and parking savings that come with the perk, Durden drove her car most of the way for several months last year—parking in the Stop and Shop lot on Whalley Avenue and catching the B bus for the last leg of the trip to avoid the high parking costs in downtown New Haven. She had no choice: the last F bus from New Haven to the Valley left at 7:30 p.m., and Durden was taking night classes after work.
by | Sep 22, 2014 12:09 pm | Comments (0)
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by | Sep 19, 2014 12:55 pm | Comments (2)
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Marlene Anderson sat at the bus stop on Chapel Street in New Haven on a recent Saturday, waiting for her bus to come pick her up even though she had no idea when it was coming for her.
“Nowadays to know what bus you have to take, you have to have the Internet,” Anderson said. “What if a citizen doesn’t have a phone to call in and ask what bus they have to take?”
by | Sep 17, 2014 12:02 pm | Comments (8)
To find out if I can rely on CT Transit to get me to class at Southern Connecticut State University from my home in Windsor, I recently took three buses, one train and walked about two miles.
That was only the first half of the commute. Three and a half hours and $25 later, I realized that there’s no practical way for me to commute to school on public transportation.
by | Sep 15, 2014 4:31 pm | Comments (1)
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Willie Mims on the D.
As I walked toward the bus stop,near the corner of Dixwell Avenue and Skiff Street, memories from walking through the streets of New York filled my head: Broken shopping carts with trash inside, cigarette butts and old lottery tickets scattered around the bus stop shelter, much like the ones I’ve seen in New York.
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by | Sep 9, 2014 3:36 pm | Comments (19)
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Connection pulls up to Green at 6:25 a.m.
To travel from my home and reach my job 9.5 miles away by 8 a.m., I had to catch a 5:30 a.m. bus. A day-long adventure — featuring bus-catching sprints and hours added to each end of my commute — had just begun.
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by | Sep 8, 2014 8:04 am | Comments (13)
The man who hopes to drive Dan Malloy from the governor’s office has no problem fixing New Haven’s bus system — but he doesn’t want to push people out of their cars to do it.
by | Sep 4, 2014 7:48 am | Comments (7)
Dan Malloy has said “yes” to New Haven a lot for the past four years. Now he’s asking for a big “yes” in return — and promising to turn his attention to improving the city’s beleaguered bus service.
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by | May 9, 2014 12:12 pm | Comments (13)
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James Redeker calls New Haven’s bus service “convenient” and “wonderful.” Bianca Santiago might agree — if she didn’t have to turn down extra-hours work because she has no way to get home.