“I am unalterably opposed to ill-conceived strategies being considered by the Transportation Strategy Board to either widen the Merritt Parkway or add a deck to I-95. Both of these proposals assume that getting more cars into Fairfield County is the solution when in fact it is the problem. No urban area in the United States has ever driven its way out of a transportation glut by adding more cars. Instead we should greatly enhance the use of Metro North Railroad for intrastate commuting by adding parking, improving schedules, lowering fares and providing local shuttles. These solutions will move many more people much faster per dollar than would be the case with the mountain of money to widen or deck. Yet with our historical lack of focus on transit we will never get to reinventing Metro North if we even discuss road widening and decking.”