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Jim Cameron Jim Cameron 8-2-16

‘I Knew My Trip Was Doomed When …’ — Adventures in Air Travel: Cameron on Transportation

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What idiot said “getting there is half the fun?”

That’s what went through my mind when I did a “day trip” to Los Angeles: two door-to-door 10-hour trips just for a three-hour face-to-face meeting with my most important consulting client. I knew my trip was doomed when I went to pick up my rental car at LAX and there were none available. I pleaded with the employee that I had been up since 1 a.m. local time and I needed to get to an important meeting on time. The woman said, “I can give you a mini-van.” Fabulous! If it has an engine and wheels, I’ll take it.

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Jim Cameron Jim Cameron 8-2-16

Beware the Benevolent Despot: Like Robert Moses, the Flawed Master Builder of New York

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Every baseball fan knows Babe Ruth and “Shoeless” Joe Jackson. Every part of American history has its heroes and villains. Yet, it’s frightening how much we forget about the past mistakes we made in planning for transportation — lessons we should have learned from. This became clear recently when I was asked to be a guest lecturer to a group of urban planning graduate students at the University of Connecticut. I made reference in the class to Robert Moses and these planners of our future just gave me a blank stare.

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Jim Cameron Jim Cameron 8-2-16

Predictions on Getting Around in Connecticut for 2019: Cameron on Transportation

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Each year, I share my predictions for the coming months — and grade myself on last year’s crystal-ball gazing. Upon reflection, I was way too pessimistic last year, predicting fare hikes, service cuts and delays in new M8 car orders for Metro-North. I must have had some bad eggnog when I said the Special Transportation Fund lock box would be defeated. Bah, humbug. I’ll admit it: I was wrong.