#CTFastTrak: What People Are Saying On Social Media

A sample of discussion and coverage of the New Britain to Hartford busway on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Flikr . Share your thoughts by tweeting at @HartfordCourant or post your opinion on the Hartford Courant Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/hartfordcourant

  1. Praise for the project

  2. @LucasKarmazinas @ctfastrak Building stronger transit connections w 3/4 classic suburbs n upping density will only serve region goin forward
  3. Hoping to attend @bikewalkct 's dinner Nov 29 if I can figure out how to get to CCSU w/o a car. ow.ly/f12Hn. No @ctfastrak yet.
  4. NB/HFD busway will elevate over East St in NB. Construction guy says riders will have great view of HFD @ platform. http://pic.twitter.com/Ng8fwrx8
  5. Stay Informed

  6. Updated Hartford-area Express route 21, 23 and 24 schedules on line now! Updated timetables and maps for the 21-Middletown/Old Saybrook express, the 23-Bristol/Plainville express and the 24-Cheshire Southington express (reflecting the changes associated with the closure of Flower Street near the Aetna) are online at www.cttransit.com, and printed timetables will be available soon.
  7. Express Bus riders on Routes 21, 23 & 24: click here to visit the CTTransit Hartford express routes page for updates fb.me/MsgZoGw4
  8. @burkeb17 wanted to let you know we have updated Google map to show renderings/site plans as well, click here! goo.gl/maps/y8Ejl
  9. Redeker says @CTfastrak is going to have real time location, something we've never had in #CT (ie "next bus arriving in X minutes")
  10. The new Britain Jartford busway runs thought this cemetery in New Britain. #ctbusway http://pic.twitter.com/nfkK34Op
  11. yfrog.com/oc69xqnj State Ttansportation Commissioner James Redeker at press conference in West Hartford about the busway
  12. Busway construction continues (proposed Park St and Francis Ave station) #Hartford http://pic.twitter.com/m3c0YWDk
  13. yfrog.com/es3cdqoj Workers have cleared the old railbed near Stanley Street in New Britain - part of the route of the new busway
  14. Questions Answered

  15. @ctfastrak Are there any plans for secured bike storage at the New Britain station?
  16. @DougKalwat along w/bike racks we're meeting w/local cycling groups w/interest in sustainability:bike lockers, bikeshare, trailblazing+more!
  17. Flower Street In Hartford Closed

  18. Last day using Flower St. to leave work in #Hartford, closing indefinitely on Monday due to #CTFastTrack. #thankyouverylittle
  19. Redeker says the community has changed on and around Flower Street in the last 5 years. More vibrant.

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Exploring the use of social media to spread Connecticut news, entertainment and sports from Jim Welch, Courant.com Hartford Courant/Fox CT online producer.

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