Nearly 80% of Connecticut has access to mass transit. We mapped it out

On By Fred McNultyIn Videos

If you go to virtually any Connecticut-related message board and ask if you need a car in CT, the answer is usually an overwhelming “yes.” However, 77% of towns in the state have access to some form of mass transit. We decided to map out what this actually looks like. Even if these visual representations will not satisfy everyone’s transportation needs, they do tell a story about how extensive Connecticut’s mass transit system actually is.

Enlarged images of the maps can be found here.

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