A collection of maps produced by RPA illustrates the variation in commuting patterns across Connecticut. The maps show the home locations of commuters to Connecticut's largest employment centers. In the case of Hartford, Connecticut's largest center of employment, workers come from all directions, with the heaviest concentration of workers living west and south of Hartford. In contrast, Greenwich's workforce lives primarily within the towns of Greenwich and Stamford along the heavily populated I-95 corridor.
A new groundbreaking study released today by Regional Plan Association shows how the Access to the Region's Core project (ARC), the new trans-Hudson passenger rail tunnel being built by NJ TRANSIT and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, will significantly increase New Jersey and New York home values near train stations on the NJ TRANSIT system and MetroNorth's Port Jervis and Pascack Valley lines by $19,000 on average if homes are within two miles of train stations and by $29,000 for homes within walking distance. Cumulatively, this increase in home value will be an astonishing $18 billion, creating a higher tax base and relieving pressure to increase tax rates in communities across New Jersey and New York. The report also shows that, because ARC shortens commuting times, the number of people who live west of the Hudson River within a reasonable (50-minute) commute of Midtown Manhattan will double when ARC is completed, expanding the workforce for New York City's highest-value businesses.
The City Planning Commission held a hearing on Wednesday, July 14th on a proposal to clearly define car sharing in the City's Zoning Resolution. RPA supports the amendment as a step that would help improve the efficiency of automobile use and parking space, help reduce carbon emissions and acknowledge a service on which many New Yorkers increasingly rely.
Regional Plan Association is pleased to announce the formation of the Better Airports Alliance - a coalition of business, civic, labor and environmental organizations committed to restoring, maintaining and expanding New York Metro region airports. The Alliance aims to build a consensus for major improvements to JFK, Newark Liberty and LaGuardia airports, which rank as the country's most congested airports. 
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