Merritt Parkway Conservancy

10/24/2024

The Queen of the Parkways in her Fall glory!

09/23/2024

Those were simpler times …

09/08/2024

Here's what CT Gov Ned Lamont learned from Marie Antoinette...

When Connecticut folks clamor for relief from high electric rates, the governor gives us silly highway signs.

07/13/2024

You're not paranoid if they're really following you...

However you choose to travel in the CT area and beyond — by car, train, subway, air, or even on foot — don’t expect to have much privacy.

07/07/2024

95 years ago today... the first "transcon" flight from NY-LA started with a train ride:

The first transcontinental flight from New York to Los Angeles, took off, not with an airplane, but on a train

05/11/2024

It's National Train Day!

05/11/2024

Is the Parkway safe? The Conservancy’s Wes Haynes says, we’re working on it, but…

Despite past improvements, such as road widening and enhanced enforcement, ongoing efforts are needed to address these safety hazards on the Merritt Parkway.

04/22/2024

Op-Ed: CDOT... please save our trees!

DOT's practice of clearcutting along roadways ignores the science showing the extraordinary benefits of trees and the harm removals cause.

04/10/2024

The joys of driving the parkway...

A longtime daily commuter declares that CT's 'beautiful parkways are a world apart from the chaotic intensity of I-95'