From the 'Turnback Tuesday' archives: Early transportation

This week's "Turnback Tuesday" looks at one of the early modes of transportation between Derby ("Birmingham”) and New Haven. This picture shows the stagecoach waiting for its next daily run to New Haven. 

Many modes of transportation have been employed over the years – walking, horseback, carts and wagons, carriages, railroads, rivers and canals, horse cars and horse railways, bicycles, trolleys and automobiles.

[First posted on this date on 2018.]

Thanks goes to Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week. 

Sharing 'Turnback Tuesday' post from this date in 2018

This week's "Turnback Tuesday" looks at one of the early modes of transportation between Derby ("Birmingham”) and New Haven. 

This picture shows the stagecoach waiting for its next daily run to New Haven. Many modes of transportation have been employed over the years – walking, horseback, carts and wagons, carriages, railroads, rivers and canals, horse cars and horse railways, bicycles, trolleys,and automobiles.

Thanks goes to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week.

Presentation on transportation future slated at Plumb Memorial Library in Shelton

 

Bus to football championship game at CCSU offered to Ansonia High students

 

This is shared from the Ansonia Public Schools' Facebook page.

City offering transportation, Christmas meal to Ansonia seniors

 

Artwork sought for exhibit at Valley Arts Council gallery in Ansonia

'Turnback Tuesday' features transportation between Derby, New Haven

This week's "Turnback Tuesday" looks at one of the early modes of transportation between Derby ("Birmingham”) and New Haven. 
This picture shows the stagecoach waiting for its next daily run to New Haven. 
Many modes of transportation have been employed over the years - walking, horseback, carts and wagons, carriages, railroads, rivers and canals, horse cars and horse railways, bicycles, trolleys, and automobiles.


Thanks to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week!  

Design workshop at Derby City Hall to focus on city's transit hub

DERBY - The city's business community, residents, and interested stakeholders will have an opportunity to provide input to a major transportation planning study conducted by the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments. 

A design workshop, known as a charrette, will be held March 15 in Derby City Hall.  

The event will be held from 6-8 p.m. and focus on the transit hub in and around the Derby-Shelton rail station.

The study is designed to ensure certain future transportation projects best meet the needs of businesses, the local workforce, and all residents. It is assessing alternative transit modes within the Route 8 / Waterbury branch rail line corridors and developing transit-supportive land use plans.

The study team incorporated information and data on the existing conditions within the corridor into an initial round of charrette presentations in November and December 2017. The follow up charrettes will give stakeholders, local officials and residents the opportunity to provide feedback on preliminary study recommendations. 

The team will be presenting preliminary “model” concepts based on the input from the first round of charrettes.

Public input provided at these events will be integrated into study recommendations that will be provided to the state Department of Transportation, with a goal of incorporating improvements in the corridor into the department’s capital plan. They will also be provided to area municipalities and the region’s state legislative delegation. Working toward developing a strategy and plan for implementing preferred options, the study is scheduled to be completed in late 2018.

Interested persons can also contact the study team through the “Contact Us” page which lists several ways the public can contact the Team to offer comment or ask questions. 

An email address has also been established to contact the team: rt8corridorstudy@nvcog.org

Also, Derby residents who cannot attend any of the presentations are encouraged to provide study input via a brief online visual preference survey, which can be found here:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Route8visualpreferencesurvey .

This is a press release from Derby City Hall.

Workshops slated in 5 Valley towns to focus on Rte. 8 corridor

Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments is conducting a transportation study of the Route 8 corridor that includes Metro North train service and bus service.  

For more info: http://t8corridorstudy.com/

Center for Disability Rights in West Haven to host meeting about transit services

My husband, Ralph, and I are longtime members of the Center for Disability Rights in West Haven. Its service area includes the Lower Naugatuck Valley. 

Sharing from its website: "The Center for Disability Rights advocates for people with disabilities and their issues on a local, state-wide, and national level. 
"We also provide services to individuals and their families, as well as technical assistance and community education to businesses, government, and members of the community."

Seymour offers transportation to Sunday church services

SEYMOUR - The town's Community Services is now offering transportation to Sunday church services for Seymour residents who are no longer able to drive themselves.

We are currently offering transportation to the following Sunday services:
Seymour Congregational Church, 15 Broad St., 10 a.m.
Trinity Episcopal Church, 91 Church St., 10 a.m.
St. Augustine Church, 35 Washington Ave., 10:30 a.m. 

Other churches may be included if requested and times do not conflict with the schedule. 

Reservations are required. Call 203-888-0406 before noon on Thursdays.

This information is shared from the Office of the Seymour First Selectman Facebook page.

State commission to host hearing on transit issues in Derby

DERBY - The Connecticut Public Transportation Commission will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. Sept. 9 at City Hall, 1 Elizabeth St. 

This will be the first of four hearings that the Commission holds statewide this fall to gather testimony from the public, transportation providers, public officials and other entities concerning the operation of public transportation services, dial-a-ride and ADA transportation and other issues.  

The Commission seeks public comment on 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 service on the Waterbury Branch of Metro-North, the lack of evening and weekend bus service in the Lower Naugatuck Valley, limited transit options in communities between Derby and Waterbury, the Valley Transit District’s bus service, the Naugatuck River Greenway, and other topics of interest to the public.

The Commission will use the testimony received at this public hearing as well as from other hearings conducted across the state in preparing recommendations for its annual report to the Governor, the Commissioner of Transportation and the Transportation Committee of the General Assembly. 

In addition, the Commission’s other fall public hearings will be Sept. 30 in Old Saybrook at the Old Saybrook Town Hall, Oct. 6 at Windsor Locks Town Hall, and Oct. 13 in Stamford at the Western Connecticut Council of Governments office in the Stamford Government Center, all at 7 p.m. 
The Commission  held three hearings this spring in Norwich, Hamden, and Plainville.



This is a press release from the Connecticut Public Transportation Commission.

Derby releases report on community engagement

DERBY – In March the City of Derby held several public meetings throughout the community to give residents the opportunity to express their opinions on issues such as housing, transportation, recreation, city services, and commercial development.

An online survey also was conducted.

The goal of this outreach was to identify the city’s priority issues, assets, and challenges to ensure its planning initiatives reflect the vision of Derby residents.

“In addition to identifying areas that need improvement, residents also provided a lot of great ideas on how to capitalize on Derby’s assets,” said Mayor Anita Dugatto.
The input from these public meetings was compiled into a comprehensive report that is now available for review on the Planning and Zoning web page under the Government Information tab on Derby’s municipal website, www.derbyct.gov.

The public engagement report will inform the update of Derby’s Plan of Conservation and Development, a process that it is currently underway. 
The updated POCD will serve as an advisory document for Derby’s Planning and Zoning Commission, as well as other city boards and commissions.

“The input from our residents is also driving initiatives – big and small – to improve the quality of life of our citizens,” Dugatto said.
“For example, we learned from the sessions that some residents were unaware of Derby’s Single Stream Recycling program. In response to that, we improved the contents of our Public Works web page and distributed recycling flyers at the City Hall booth on Derby Day,” Dugatto said.
“Derby Public Works has also been working diligently in cooperation with the Board of Aldermen to act on some of the larger concerns," she said. "Recent improvements to city parks, recreational areas, and city roads are among their accomplishments."



This is a press release from Mayor Anita Dugatto's office.  

Meetings planned on transit services for disabled in Valley