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Note: Map descriptions are current as of their publication date. Source websites may offer more recent data than described.
Transportation Committee
Map Title:
Connecticut Crash Data Repository
Interactive: Yes
Printable: Yes
Description: This in-depth, interactive web tool provides public access to crash information from state and local police reports collected by the Connecticut Department of Transportation.
Map Title:
CT Travel Smart
Interactive: Yes
Printable: Yes
Description: The state Department of Transportation maintains an interactive travel information map that shows real-time traveler information (e.g., cameras, delays, and roadwork) and travel resources (e.g., park & ride locations, train stations, service plazas, and rest areas).
Map Title:
State Transportation Electrification Scorecard
Interactive: No
Printable: No
Description: This 2023 Governing map shows how the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy’s (ACEEE) ranked each state on transportation electrification, based on categories such as planning and setting goals for electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure, incentives for buying EVs and installing chargers, and grid optimizations. Connecticut ranked 12th in the nation, while three northeast states, Massachusetts, New York, and Vermont, made the top five.
Map Title:
State Marijuana-Impaired Driving Laws
Interactive: Yes
Printable: No
Description: This 2022 map from the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) shows how different states define marijuana-impaired driving. Some states have a zero-tolerance law (i.e., driving under the influence of any amount of THC or its metabolites), while other states prohibit driving with a detectable amount in the body above a legal limit. At the time of the map’s creation, Connecticut, like most states, did not define a legal limit and generally prohibits driving under the influence of, or affected by, THC.
Map Title:
State Statutes Regarding Motorists Passing Bicyclists
Interactive: Yes
Printable: No
Description: This 2022 NCSL map shows different states’ statutes regarding safe distance requirements for motorists when passing bicyclists. Most states specify the number of feet that constitutes the minimum passing distance. In 35 states, including Connecticut, the minimum passing distance is three feet. At least five states require motorists to change lanes, if it is possible and safe to do so, when seeking to pass a bicyclist.
Map Title:
Vehicle Ownership in U.S. Cities
Interactive: Yes
Printable: Yes
Description: This Governing map shows numbers of vehicles per household, calculated using two-year averages from 2015 and 2016 Census American Community Survey estimates. Data is shown for the 200 most populated cities, with cities having more vehicles shaded dark orange. In Connecticut, Stamford measured as the city with the most vehicles per household (1.65) as compared to Bridgeport (1.40) and New Haven (1.05). Click a city to display its measures.
Map Title: The State of Bridges - 2015
Interactive: Yes
Printable: Yes
Description: Transportation for America placed Federal Highway Administration data onto a Google Map allowing you to see which bridges in any selected area are structurally deficient.