STAMFORD PARKING GARAGE DEMOLITION & REPLACEMENT
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The
following links will give you more information on the CDOT’s plans to tear down
the old garage at the Stamford Transportation Center and possibly rebuild it up
1/4 mile away from the train station:
MEDIA COVERAGE & COMMENTARY:
TV interview about Commuter Council
& Stamford Garage project: 1-6-13
Testimony by Jim Cameron at
12-17-12 Hearing: “Questions
for the Governor’s Taskforce”
Stamford Advocate: “Station
Parking Plan Attacked at Hearing”
12-17-12
Stamford Patch: “Public – Don’t Move
the Station Parking Garage”
CT Mirror: “Let us in on plans for
new parking garage”
Stamford Advocate: “Riders Attack CDOT
Station Garage Plan”
Editorial: “CDOT Must Consider Stamford
Commuters” 9/16/12
Stamford Advocate: “CDOT
Railroad Station Development Opposed”
9/15/12
Angela Carella / Stamford
Advocate: “DOT
Plan for Rail Garage Bears Watching” 9/14/12
CT
Rail Commuter Council Media Release re: 9/20/12 public hearing
Stamford
Patch story 7/31/12
Overview
story (video) about the project
STAMFORD
ADVOCATE ARTICLE: July 17, 2012
“Talking
Transportation” Commentary: “CDOT
Sells Out to Developers”
Reply
from CDOT Commr. to Commentary: “A Place That Will Better Serve
Commuters” 8/4/12
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FURTHER
BACKGROUND…
·
Commuter
Council Public Comment on Environmental Scoping of garage project June 2012
·
MAPS of
affected area showing old garage and possible sites for replacement
·
ENVIRONMENTAL
“SCOPING” by CT Council on Environmental Quality
·
STAMFORD
ADVOCATE story on garage demolition and rebuilding up to Ľ mile away.
·
STAMFORD
ADVOCATE story about CDOT plans for RFP for project
·
COMMUTER
COUNCIL media release about CDOT plans.
·
COMMENTARY
from 2008 on ‘Stamford parking chaos’ from “Talking Transportation”
CDOT
REPORTS & DOCUMENTS:
CDOT
ISSUES FINAL “ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT EVALUATION”
- August 2012
·
Public
Comments on Environmental Scoping of project June 2012
CDOT
ISSUES FINAL RFP (Request for Proposal) FOR PROJECT: July 13, 2012
The
full RFP (139 pages)
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Have a comment on
the CDOT’s plans? Send your comments
to:
dot.environmentalplanning@ct.gov
or DOT.StamfordTOD@ct.gov
or by mail to:
Mr. Mark W. Alexander
Transportation Assistant Planning Director
Connecticut Dept of Transportation
P.O. Box 317546
Newington, CT 06131-7546
Please send us your e-mail address if you
want to be kept informed about this project.
If you live in Stamford, contact your State Rep and State
Senator and tell them how you feel:
STAMFORD
DELEGATION: Click here to find
your lawmaker.
State Senator Carlo Leone carlo.leone@cga.ct.gov 1-800-842-1420
State Senator Scott Frantz scott.frantz@cga.ct.gov
1-800-842-1421
State Rep. Gerald Fox Gerald.fox@cga.ct.gov 1-800-842-8267
State Rep. William Tong William.Tong@cga.ct.gov 1-800-842-8267
State Rep. Billie Miller Patricia.Miller@cga.ct.gov 1-800-842-8267
State Rep. Michael Molgano michael.molgano@housegop.ct.gov 1-800-842-1423
State Rep. Livvy Floren Livvy.Floren@housegop.ct.gov 1-800-842-1423
State Rep. Terrie Wood Terrie.Wood@housegop.ct.gov 1-800-842-1423
CT METRO-NORTH RAIL COMMUTER COUNCIL
E-Mail: CTRailCommuterCouncil@gmail.com
Web: www.trainweb.org/ct
