The Connecticut Public Transportation commission is holding two public hearings on the expansion and improvement of services across the state.
The commission wants to gather testimony from the public, transportation providers, public officials and other entities concerning the operation of public transportation services, dial-a-ride and American with Disabilities Act transportation and other issues. It wants to know the extent to which existing services are meeting public needs and on improvements or new services to address unmet travel needs.
Local and regional issues of particular interest include the need for and best routing of CTfastrak East; the Eastern Gateways Study by the Capitol Region Council of Governments to analyze travel access needs to the UConn campus; interregional transit needs from Storrs and Willimantic to Manchester, Hartford and Norwich; transit needs to access health care in rural areas; capacity needs on the Storrs-Willimantic route of Windham Region Transit District; later hours of operation for bus service to the UConn campus; and, other topics of interest to the public.
The commission will hold a public hearing at Windham Town Hall, 979 Main St., Willimantic, in the Bellingham Auditorium, on Monday, May 23 at 7 p.m. The next public hearing will be June 7 at the West Haven Town Hall Senior Center, also at 7 p.m. The commission will hold four additional hearings later in the year.