Crash Kills Motorcyclist
by | Jun 8, 2023 10:32 am | Comments (1)
A 41-year-old New Havener named Jose Rodriguez lost his life in a hit-and-run crash Wednesday night.
Transportation
Pilot Plots "Uber For Buses"
by | Jun 6, 2023 3:44 pm | Comments (17)
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Micro-transit pilot plans, with proposed service area in brown.
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Transit director Aysola: "Always a challenge to move people away from driving their cars."
(Updated) Imagine a city-run Uber equivalent that provides on-demand electric van rides for the same amount it costs to ride the bus.
But only within certain neighborhoods of New Haven. And only if the seven-seat vans are full of passengers looking for a more climate-friendly alternative to single-occupant cars.
Bike Club Grads Wheel Thru Fair Haven
by | Jun 2, 2023 9:13 am | Comments (5)
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Nector Santos at the head of the Clinton Ave bike-club-graduation pack.
If you genuinely want to grow bicycle culture in New Haven, start with the kids. And, specifically, all the kids, by making cycling a regular part of the physical education curriculum in the public schools. And just to be sure, carry it over into after-school cycling clubs as well.
U-Hauler Checks GPS, Slams Into Cars
by | Jun 1, 2023 11:44 am | Comments (6)
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The scene Thursday morning on Boulevard near Edgewood.
Andrew Tudesco: "People are hurt because of me."
A van driver issued an appeal for people to avoid phone distractions behind the wheel after he caused a three-vehicle crash that sent a mom and her baby to the hospital.
Goatville Seeks Slowdown Help After Fatal Crash
by | May 31, 2023 1:14 pm | Comments (19)
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Neighbors gather at Nicoll-Eagle to process the block's most recent car collision.
A car-dented fence at the corner of Nicoll and Willow.
Something there is that doesn’t love a wall: the cars that race down Willow Street and crash into neighbors’ fences.
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Roads Torn Up, So They Can Be Smoothed Out Again
by | May 26, 2023 2:05 pm | Comments (8)
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At Friday's presser: Alder Herrera, Mayor Elicker, public works union President David Lawlor, public works Superintendent of Streets Steve Mustakos, acting public works Director Bombero, City Engineer Zinn.
Another season of grinding up and repairing roads kicked off on Friday, as the mayor and top public works officials gathered on Edwards Street to celebrate $3 million worth of milling and paving to come.
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Man Killed In Triple-Honda Crash
by | May 25, 2023 12:39 pm | Comments (6)
A 42-year-old New Havener named Jazy White lost his life in a three-car collision on deadly Ella T. Grasso Boulevard.
Devil’s Gear Ushers In Micromobility Era
by | May 24, 2023 11:51 am | Comments (12)
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John Brehon in the repair section of Devil's Gear.
The storefront at 845 Chapel St. offers a glimpse into New Haven’s past and future.
2-Way Street Conversions Studied, Again
by | May 23, 2023 3:36 pm | Comments (30)
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Church near Elm: One-way, but not for long?
The downtown one-way streets covered by this latest traffic study (in yellow).
A City Hall-adjacent stretch of Church Street could see cars driving both north and south — intentionally, and legally — in the not-too-distant future, as the Elicker administration prepares to act on one decade-old two-way-street conversion plan at the same time that it undertakes yet another study targeting rapid-fire downtown one-way streets.
Parking Chief: Homelessness At Union Station Is A Housing Problem
by | May 19, 2023 3:32 pm | Comments (32)
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Doug Hausladen: “At the end of the day, without any houses for people to go to, nothing is changing.”
With more and more people arriving at Union Station not to catch a train but in search of shelter, the transit hub’s management is working on ways to redirect people to the right resources — while questioning how much change they can create in the face of a fundamental housing shortage.
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Closing Time At Union Station
by | May 19, 2023 3:30 pm | Comments (38)
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Abdussabur and Fernandez shake hands before the ambulance heads out.
Shafiq Abdussabur pulled up to Union Station to make his latest campaign pitch — and found himself calling an ambulance for a man seeking shelter inside the train stop rather than crusading for votes.
Drag Racers Beware! 4 Speed Tables Built On Sargent
by | May 17, 2023 3:20 pm | Comments (13)
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Building out four new speed tables on Sargent Dr.
Sargent Drive speeders will have a bit bumpier of a time flooring it across Long Wharf, thanks to four new city-built speed tables designed to deter drag racing.
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Ed Board Vote Leaves Bus Deal In Limbo
by | May 11, 2023 9:08 am | Comments (13)
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Will NHPS pick up or drop off new First Student bus contract?
New NHPS Director of Transportation LaShell Rountree.
The city’s school district has a new transportation director — but may soon be without a school bus provider, as the Board of Education failed to agree on what should happen next after First Student’s current contract ends on June 30.
Rock To Rock Turns 15
by | Apr 26, 2023 8:53 am | Comments (3)
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At the 2019 ride.
Fifteen years later, it’s fair to say that “Rock to Rock” is a New Haven institution, along with the movements that birthed it.
Canal Construction Finish Pushed To The Fall
by | Apr 20, 2023 3:23 pm | Comments (5)
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The not-yet-opened canal trail, viewed from Whitney south of Audubon.
Concrete has been poured and hard-hatted construction workers are busy on site, but the final downtown stretch of New Haven’s Farmington Canal Heritage Trail won’t be done until the fall — thanks to a mandatory break to accommodate summer camps in an adjacent park.
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Construction Boom Shutters Chapel Lanes, Sidewalk For 16 Months
by | Apr 17, 2023 1:32 pm | Comments (6)
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Ray Shaw: No parking meters needed during Chapel construction closure.
Closed eastbound lanes on Chapel at Church.
Ray Shaw hustled out of the rain and back towards his city transit department van after turning off the parking meters on an eastbound block of Chapel Street that will be closed to car-and-foot traffic for the next 16 months to make way for the construction of 166 new downtown apartments.
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To Split Or Not To Split Traffic & Police Boards
by | Apr 13, 2023 12:26 pm | Comments (10)
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Speed radar sign on Dixwell Ave.
A road-safety proposal that would allow local traffic authorities to separate from police commissions is making its way through the state legislature — as city charter revisers consider how best to act if such a law change passes.
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Riders Roll With Reinstated Fares
by | Apr 3, 2023 1:00 pm | Comments (18)
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Ludean Spears aboard the 243: Connecticut has the money.
Ludean Spears shelled out $68 for a monthly pass and another $48 for her daughter so they could return riding CT Transit buses Monday.
She wasn’t pleased.
Enviro Review Contested At Turbulent Tweed Talk
by | Apr 3, 2023 11:33 am | Comments (36)
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Ready for departure for a larger airport?
“No to Tweed expansion; yes to EIS.”
“How does destroying the Cove make New Haven a better place?”
“Stop paving our wetlands.”
“This is all greed.”
That panoply of protest signs in the lobby of East Haven High School’s auditorium offered a harbinger for the direction of the public meeting to come regarding the proposed expansion of Tweed New Haven Airport.
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38-Yr-Old Driver Dead After Q Bridge Car Crash
by | Apr 1, 2023 12:08 pm | Comments (3)
A 38-year-old New Havener named Gracielly Urbaez died following a one-car crash on the Q Bridge Friday evening.
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Compost Headlines: No Fare
by | Mar 31, 2023 9:57 am | Comments (7)
(Opinion) Fare-recharged buses and crowded airplanes are in the news this week, along with one quashed and one live political experiment — all in the search of the most direct routes to a better society.
For Want Of A Screw: Waiting For Avelo Flight 486
by | Mar 27, 2023 12:30 pm | Comments (8)
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Our Boeing 737-700. Fully equipped, except for one screw.
7:32 a.m., Thursday, March 23, Charleston, S.C.
We are two minutes past our self-imposed deadline for leaving Charleston’s historic district and heading to the airport, as it is always my preference to arrive for a flight without having to sprint to the gate, and shouting. “Wait! New Haven or bust.”
But somewhere on the road, Father Time hovers above the car. He is the fellow who knows all about, well, time, and he is about to expound on it. As he settles outside of the windshield, he brings his fingers to his cracked lips, and speaks.
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Millionth Avelo Customer Takes Off From Tweed
by | Mar 24, 2023 5:31 pm | Comments (16)
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Jorge Oquendo (pictured) Friday became the one millionth customer to fly to or from Tweed New Haven Airport since Avelo Airlines set up shop here 17 months ago.
Or did he?
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Opinion: Another Day, Another Car Crash At Peck & Blatchley
by | Mar 24, 2023 9:53 am | Comments (3)
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At the scene of Thursday's crash.
On Thursday at approximately 4:10 p.m., another serious motor vehicle accident occurred at the intersection of Peck Street and Blatchley Avenue.
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Public Comment Period Extended For Tweed Environmental Assessment
by | Mar 23, 2023 2:00 pm | Comments (6)
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Rendering of expanded Tweed airport.
Tweed supporters, critics, and innocent bystanders have 15 extra days to weigh in on the potential environmental impacts of a larger regional airport, now that the federal government has lengthened the public comment period for the airport’s draft Environmental Assessment (EA).
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