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Sustainable Transit Solutions for a Region in Motion

Explore the need for regional transportation improvements in the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. Learn about the challenges on Interstate 84 and the benefits of investing in regional bus services. Discover the impact of transit on economic development and mobility in the area.

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Sustainable Transit Solutions for a Region in Motion

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  1. WCL Alumni Forum NVCOG Regional Transportation June 1, 2018

  2. Boston Naugatuck Valley Planning Region Springfield Providence Connecticut Hartford Waterbury Danbury New Haven Stamford Bridgeport New York City

  3. Today…A Region in Motion 2 Million Daily Trips

  4. Interstate 84 Bristol 6 Thomaston • Congested during morning & evening commute period: 36 mph AM; 33 mph PM • ADT West of Waterbury = 96,100 vpd • ADT East of Waterbury = 125,400 vpd • I-84 & Route 8 Interchange: • Referred to as the “Mixmaster” • Built in the 1960s – substandard design; deteriorating; needs repair/replacement • 132,600 vpd pass through the “Mixmaster” • Double stacked facility over Naugatuck River & local roads • 21 closely spaced ramps • One of the nation’s top 100 most congested areas • High accident rate Plymouth Bethlehem Watertown 8 Wolcott Woodbury Waterbury 691 Middlebury Cheshire Prospect 84 Naugatuck Southbury Beacon Falls Oxford 91 34 Seymour Ansonia Derby Shelton 95

  5. Regional Bus Service Improvements • Maintain current fares • Maintain service • Purchase new vehicles to modernize & expand fleets • Enhance CTfastrak service • Bristol-New Britain • Waterbury-New Britain • Investigate Extending CTfastrak • Waterbury -Danbury • Waterbury –Derby/Shelton

  6. Regional Bus Service Improvements: • Established new CTtransit Express Service between Torrington & Waterbury (Route 450X) • Feb ‘18: 1290 riders • Mar ‘18: 1428 riders • Apr ‘18: 1713 riders CTfastrakRidership | April 2018 • Total Corridor Passenger Trips 436,719 Ridership April ’16 - April ‘18: 11,346,208

  7. CTfastrak Performance:

  8. On Which Mode of Transportation Do Users Pay the Highest Percentage of the Cost of Their Ride? Bus Highway Train 25% 4% 49%

  9. Transit Fares vs Driving FROM – TO ONE WAY vs GAS TAX Metro-North Waterbury – Stamford $ 6.75 52 miles = 75 cents Waterbury – GCT $ 20.75 88 miles = $1.00 CTtransit Waterbury – Torrington $ 1.75 22 miles = 33 cents

  10. What’s the problem with STF? • Gasoline tax revenues are down • Better gas mileage, more electric cars • The Gasoline tax was LOWERED in 1997 by 14 cents a gallon • = $3.4 Billion in cumulative loss • The gasoline tax is not pegged to inflation • In other words… we cannot rely on the current gasoline tax to fund our roads & rails

  11. WhatWill Failure to Invest in Transit Mean? • More traffic on I-84, I-95, RT 8 & The Parkways • Worsening road conditions – reduced maintenance • Bridge closings / weight restrictions • Less mobility for the “carless” • Elderly, urban dwellers, service/retail workers, house-cleaners, restaurant staff • Less transit = less desirable for development • Real estate prices go down / Taxes go up • ECONOMIC ARMAGEDDON!

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