Virtual: Off the Rails: Connecticut's Transportation Future Post-COVID

Long-time commuter advocate and newspaper commentator Jim Cameron offers a lively presentation and Q&A on Connecticut's transportation crisis:

• Will riders ever return to commuter rail?
• Who will pay to keep the trains running?
• Where will money be found for our highways?
• How will new residential / workplace trends affect CT's economy?

Jim Cameron is a longtime commuter advocate and commentator on transportation issues in the state. Born and raised in Toronto, Jim attended Lehigh University and then worked in broadcasting and journalism in Hartford, Boston and New York City. He is the recipient of a George Foster Peabody Award for his work at NBC News. In 1993 he joined the CT Metro-North Rail Commuter Council where he served 11 years as Vice Chairman and four years as Chairman. Since 2003 he has authored a weekly newspaper column and blog, Getting There, which appears each Monday in the six Hearst daily newspapers across Connecticut. He is also author of a new book, Off The Record: Confessions of a Media Consultant.

A Zoom link will be provided on the day of the event.