This link will take you to the DOT's Web Department of Transportation Website
PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED COLUMNS by Neal R. Peirce This site is particulary interesting because Neal Peirce writes about Urban Issues, trends and policies that affect Urban areas. Some of you may have noted some of his reprinted material in your mailboxes. We need to start 'thinking out of the box' not only in New Haven, but in this region as well. "A Rising Tide Lifts all Boats"...at least it should. You can email him at the Washington Post Writer's Group - npeirce@citistates.com

Neal Peirce, DO WIDENED ROADS CREATE THEIR OWN GRIDLOCK? Someone at the Department of Transportation might want to check this article out. The Route 34 Corridor Widening Project will dramatically alter this already divided city by making it even more difficult for pedestrians and bicycles (everyone but autos) to cross North and South Frontage Roads.
Planes, Trains and Automobiles: High Speed Rail Comes to America at Last 2.15.01 Article by Michael S. Dukakis. This biweekly magazine of politics, policy and culture provides intelligent, entertaining and enlightening commentary on important issues of our time. Former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis is a Distinguished Professor of political science at Northeastern University and a visiting professor at the University of California at Los Angeles' School of Public Policy and Social Research. Governor Dukakis is also Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Amtrak.

A Down-to-Earth Solution to Airport Gridlock Michael S. Dukakis article about high-speed trains and airport gridlock.

LIVING WAGES: ARGUING SOCIAL JUSTICE AT THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL This article, by Neal Peirce may help to explain the benefits of a living wage.
"LIVING WAGES" -- IT'S ABOUT TIME
The New Haven Preservation Trust
UPPER STATE STREET HISTORIC DISTRICT Understanding the Importance of our Historic Districts is of vital importance of we are to maintain them for generations to come. Check this webpage out and email me about ways that we can improve this area.