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NVCOG warns lawmakers: ‘Basics Act’ elements and state bills could shift resources from local branch lines
Summary
Regional staff briefed members on the federal 'Basics Act' proposal and several Connecticut bills, warning that equipment or service shifts to Shore Line East could reduce service on the Waterbury and Danbury branches and urging continued support for the microtransit pilot (SB9).
Regional staff updated NVCOG members on a slate of federal and state transportation proposals and explained how certain choices could affect local branch-line service.
Rich (transportation staff) summarized the Basics Act, a federal reauthorization proposal that would move many competitive discretionary programs into formula funding, increase federal planning (PL) dollars (and remove the local non-federal share for those PL dollars), and funnel more federal aid directly to towns and cities. Staff said the change could allow more…
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