Comments on: Wilton: Major Artery Closes, Woe The Lack of Super 7 http://www.yourct.com/2007/10/wilton-major-artery-closes-woe-the-lack-of-super-7/ Connecticut Political Commentary, News and Analysis Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: #13 of the Miserable 25 http://www.yourct.com/2007/10/wilton-major-artery-closes-woe-the-lack-of-super-7/comment-page-1/#comment-31572 #13 of the Miserable 25 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 20:55:57 +0000 http://www.yourct.com/newzee/2007/10/06/wilton-major-artery-closes-woe-the-lack-of-super-7/#comment-31572 Build a river walk along the river, etc. Just picture it!! Good thinking. Build a river walk along the river, etc. Just picture it!!

Good thinking.

]]> By: nwlknative http://www.yourct.com/2007/10/wilton-major-artery-closes-woe-the-lack-of-super-7/comment-page-1/#comment-31559 nwlknative Mon, 08 Oct 2007 19:26:28 +0000 http://www.yourct.com/newzee/2007/10/06/wilton-major-artery-closes-woe-the-lack-of-super-7/#comment-31559 #17 - Great idea. That would also make the quality of life for those Norwalk residents who live next to the Route 7 connector a lot better. Build a river walk along the river, etc. Just picture it!! #17 – Great idea. That would also make the quality of life for those Norwalk residents who live next to the Route 7 connector a lot better. Build a river walk along the river, etc. Just picture it!!

]]> By: #13 of the Miserable 25 http://www.yourct.com/2007/10/wilton-major-artery-closes-woe-the-lack-of-super-7/comment-page-1/#comment-31545 #13 of the Miserable 25 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:36:28 +0000 http://www.yourct.com/newzee/2007/10/06/wilton-major-artery-closes-woe-the-lack-of-super-7/#comment-31545 Now there is a viable option. The land the state purchased years ago, in Wilton can be used for Low Income housing. This would fill to needs, the need for Wilton to get more affordable and low income housing, and if a developer could be found, even a Walmart and a Mall. This would cut the loss that this land has cost the taxpayer for the last 45 years. I think I will E-Mail all our legislators with this idea. Who would be against using this useless land for housing projects, and Malls. You know, this is just where this is heading in the future, land is to hard to find and to valuable in Connecticut to just leave it vacant. I also believe that some of this land is large enough to be used for a correctional institution. Wiltonites had better recognize the fact that NOTHING is beyond the realm of possibility when politicians put their mind to it. Now there is a viable option. The land the state purchased years ago, in Wilton can be used for Low Income housing. This would fill to needs, the need for Wilton to get more affordable and low income housing, and if a developer could be found, even a Walmart and a Mall. This would cut the loss that this land has cost the taxpayer for the last 45 years.

I think I will E-Mail all our legislators with this idea. Who would be against using this useless land for housing projects, and Malls.

You know, this is just where this is heading in the future, land is to hard to find and to valuable in Connecticut to just leave it vacant.

I also believe that some of this land is large enough to be used for a correctional institution. Wiltonites had better recognize the fact that NOTHING is beyond the realm of possibility when politicians put their mind to it.

]]> By: anonymous http://www.yourct.com/2007/10/wilton-major-artery-closes-woe-the-lack-of-super-7/comment-page-1/#comment-31544 anonymous Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:21:45 +0000 http://www.yourct.com/newzee/2007/10/06/wilton-major-artery-closes-woe-the-lack-of-super-7/#comment-31544 #17. Super 7 in norwalk eliminates a lot of traffic on rt 1 and main av and cuts off about 15 minutes when getting from anywhere in norwalk to the wilton line. #17. Super 7 in norwalk eliminates a lot of traffic on rt 1 and main av and cuts off about 15 minutes when getting from anywhere in norwalk to the wilton line.

]]> By: anonymous http://www.yourct.com/2007/10/wilton-major-artery-closes-woe-the-lack-of-super-7/comment-page-1/#comment-31543 anonymous Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:19:49 +0000 http://www.yourct.com/newzee/2007/10/06/wilton-major-artery-closes-woe-the-lack-of-super-7/#comment-31543 If they are not going to finish super 7, they should widen rt 7 as much as possible and eliminate as many intersections as they can. Dead end the connecting roads and have only 1 or 2 connections on 7 for each town. This would elimnate most of the lights and shorten travel time for those who have to use it. If they are not going to finish super 7, they should widen rt 7 as much as possible and eliminate as many intersections as they can. Dead end the connecting roads and have only 1 or 2 connections on 7 for each town. This would elimnate most of the lights and shorten travel time for those who have to use it.

]]> By: anonymous http://www.yourct.com/2007/10/wilton-major-artery-closes-woe-the-lack-of-super-7/comment-page-1/#comment-31535 anonymous Mon, 08 Oct 2007 16:38:28 +0000 http://www.yourct.com/newzee/2007/10/06/wilton-major-artery-closes-woe-the-lack-of-super-7/#comment-31535 Super 7 isn't going to be built. Why not take out the part through Norwalk that is built - return land to Spring Hill for park land, build a pedestrian/bike friendly boulevard in its place and return all that land where the cloverleafs are back to Mathews Park. Why are we making it easy for people from Wilton to fly through Norwalk and get onto 95? The land set aside by the state in Wilton for super 7 could be used for building much needed affordable housing, since Wilton is no where close to the state mandated goal of 10% affordable units. Super 7 isn’t going to be built. Why not take out the part through Norwalk that is built – return land to Spring Hill for park land, build a pedestrian/bike friendly boulevard in its place and return all that land where the cloverleafs are back to Mathews Park. Why are we making it easy for people from Wilton to fly through Norwalk and get onto 95? The land set aside by the state in Wilton for super 7 could be used for building much needed affordable housing, since Wilton is no where close to the state mandated goal of 10% affordable units.

]]> By: Ed Cossone http://www.yourct.com/2007/10/wilton-major-artery-closes-woe-the-lack-of-super-7/comment-page-1/#comment-31476 Ed Cossone Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:16:52 +0000 http://www.yourct.com/newzee/2007/10/06/wilton-major-artery-closes-woe-the-lack-of-super-7/#comment-31476 1000 YEARS FROM NOW "Road to Hell's ancestors will still be saying we don't need Super 7. The truth will be that Wilton & Weston will be paved over as Parking lots for the backed up traffic, their land taken by Eminent Domain. 1000 YEARS FROM NOW “Road to Hell’s ancestors will still be saying we don’t need Super 7. The truth will be that Wilton & Weston will be paved over as Parking lots for the backed up traffic, their land taken by Eminent Domain.

]]> By: nwlknative http://www.yourct.com/2007/10/wilton-major-artery-closes-woe-the-lack-of-super-7/comment-page-1/#comment-31475 nwlknative Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:10:26 +0000 http://www.yourct.com/newzee/2007/10/06/wilton-major-artery-closes-woe-the-lack-of-super-7/#comment-31475 Where does "road to hell is paved" think these small farms will exist? There certainly doesn't seem to be space enough for small farms and raising animals in lower Fairfield County. Most of the open space is in the north west and central part of the State. So, again, the need still exists for roads to transport the food even within the State. Where does “road to hell is paved” think these small farms will exist? There certainly doesn’t seem to be space enough for small farms and raising animals in lower Fairfield County. Most of the open space is in the north west and central part of the State. So, again, the need still exists for roads to transport the food even within the State.

]]> By: turfgrrl http://www.yourct.com/2007/10/wilton-major-artery-closes-woe-the-lack-of-super-7/comment-page-1/#comment-31439 turfgrrl Sun, 07 Oct 2007 16:24:29 +0000 http://www.yourct.com/newzee/2007/10/06/wilton-major-artery-closes-woe-the-lack-of-super-7/#comment-31439 It's interesting that this thread veered to the food industry and Europe. Part of a good transportation infrastructure does need to address moving people, goods and services. Europe, imho, does it better because they have invested in multi modal transport for all of the above. But even there, new roads get built, especially to address long standing issues of moving between two points efficiently. Super 7 addresses the need to move people, goods and services upstate in the western half of Connecticut. It does not to include mass transportation.But widening the current route 7, ignoring anything to do with mass transportation is not the answer. The accident that closed down route 7 is not the first, nor regrettably the last, but points to how easily the blockages can occur, and at the expense of long commutes, back up traffic to the Merrit which in turn leads to more congestion and accidents. Opponents to Super 7 are 100 percenters perhaps in thinking that opposition will succeed in causing something else. Engagement works better. It’s interesting that this thread veered to the food industry and Europe. Part of a good transportation infrastructure does need to address moving people, goods and services. Europe, imho, does it better because they have invested in multi modal transport for all of the above. But even there, new roads get built, especially to address long standing issues of moving between two points efficiently. Super 7 addresses the need to move people, goods and services upstate in the western half of Connecticut. It does not to include mass transportation.But widening the current route 7, ignoring anything to do with mass transportation is not the answer. The accident that closed down route 7 is not the first, nor regrettably the last, but points to how easily the blockages can occur, and at the expense of long commutes, back up traffic to the Merrit which in turn leads to more congestion and accidents. Opponents to Super 7 are 100 percenters perhaps in thinking that opposition will succeed in causing something else. Engagement works better.

]]> By: anonymous http://www.yourct.com/2007/10/wilton-major-artery-closes-woe-the-lack-of-super-7/comment-page-1/#comment-31436 anonymous Sun, 07 Oct 2007 15:21:19 +0000 http://www.yourct.com/newzee/2007/10/06/wilton-major-artery-closes-woe-the-lack-of-super-7/#comment-31436 I would think super 7 would cut off at least 15-20 minutes of every trip from norwalk to danbury I would think super 7 would cut off at least 15-20 minutes of every trip from norwalk to danbury

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