Month: February 2018

CASE Bulletin – Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering; electronic subscription.

CBIA News – CT Business and Industry Association; print subscription.

School Transportation News – STN Media Group

Periodicals available through ResearchIT CT (free access from your desk, or off-campus with a Connecticut public library card; click on “Advanced Search” to access the database, then click on “Advanced Search” again, then select “Journal title/source” from the drop-down menu to the right of the first search field, then enter the periodical title in the search field):

            American City & County

            Civil Engineering

            Journal of Transportation Engineering

            Journal of Urban Planning & Development

            Public Roads

            Roads & Bridges

            Transportation Journal

            Transport Reviews

State agencies

Dept. of Motor Vehicles (DMV)

Dept. of Transportation (DOT), including:

            CT Transit bus service

            Hartford Line rail service (DOT, CT Rail, and Amtrak)

            Shore Line East rail service

            Office of the State Traffic Administration

Connecticut Airport Authority

Connecticut Port Authority

 

State boards, commissions, and task forces

Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board

Commuter Rail Council

 

Federal government

U.S. Dept. of Transportation, including:

            Bureau of Transportation Statistics

            Federal Aviation Administration

            Federal Highway Administration

            Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

            Federal Transit Administration

            National Highway Transportation Safety Administration

National Transportation Safety Board

 

Other organizations

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

American Automobile Association (AAA)

American Public Transportation Association (APTA)

Amtrak

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA)

Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Metro-North Railroad

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Transportation Research Board, including the National Cooperative Highway Research Program

 

Other online resources

Congressional Budget Office infrastructure and transportation reports

CT.gov driving and transportation links

Connecticut Dept. of Transportation maps

Connecticut Dept. of Transportation studies

Connecticut Dept. of Transportation Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) – includes project lists and air quality reports

Connecticut law about driving too fast – research guide by the Judicial Branch Law Libraries

Connecticut law about driving under the influence – research guide by the Judicial Branch Law Libraries

Connecticut law about pedestrians (crosswalks) – research guide by the Judicial Branch Law Libraries

Connecticut law about towing and wreckers – research guide by the Judicial Branch Law Libraries

Photographs from aerial surveys of Connecticut at the Connecticut State Library

The Office of Legislative Research writes nonpartisan reports for legislators on various topics. Recent reports related to the Transportation Committee’s subject areas include:

State Fines and other Penalties for Passing a Stopped School Bus – 2025-R-0029

Connecticut Law on Passing a Stopped School bus – 2024-R-0205

Electric Bicycle and Motor-Driven Cycle Laws – 2024-R-0154

2024 Acts Affecting Transportation – 2024-R-0109

Noise Restrictions for Motor Vehicles – 2024-R-0106

Seat Belts on School Buses – 2024-R-0022

Driver’s License Knowledge Test Languages – 2023-R-0308

Low Speed Vehicles – 2023-R-0242

Use of Colored and Flashing Light on Motor Vehicles – 2023-R-0130

Direct Sales by Tesla in Connecticut – 2023-R-0186

 

The New England financial services industry: around the corner and around the worldThe New England financial services industry: around the corner and around the world – by the New England Council, 2017

Congressional Research Service reports:

            Tailoring bank regulations: differences in bank size, activities, and capital levelsTailoring bank regulations: differences in bank size, activities, and capital levels – 2017

            Introduction to financial services: the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)Introduction to financial services: the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – 2017

            Bitcoin: questions, answers, and analysis of legal issuesBitcoin: questions, answers, and analysis of legal issues – 2015

            Preserving homeownership: foreclosure prevention initiativesPreserving homeownership: foreclosure prevention initiatives – 2015

            Who regulates whom and how? An overview of U.S. financial regulatory policy for banking and securities marketsWho regulates whom and how? An overview of U.S. financial regulatory policy for banking and securities markets – 2015

Please note this is not an exhaustive list. Contact the library for these and other reports.

Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) Loss Mitigation Task Force final reportConnecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) Loss Mitigation Task Force final report – pursuant to PA 11-201 s.5

Dept. of Banking annual report of discretionary actions taken – pursuant to CGS 36a-251a

Foreclosure mediation program – periodic report by the CT Judicial Branch Office of the Chief Court Administrator; pursuant to CGS 49-31n(d)

Interest on Real Estate Brokers Trust Account (IOREBTA) Program annual report – by the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA); pursuant to CGS 8-265g

Post-Secondary Education Financing Working Group findings and recommendationsPost-Secondary Education Financing Working Group findings and recommendations – pursuant to PA 21-62 s.2

Reverse Mortgage Task Force recommendationsReverse Mortgage Task Force recommendations – pursuant to PA 14-89 s.51

Student loan ombudsman annual report – by the Dept. of Banking; pursuant to CGS 36a-25(d)

Connecticut Foreclosures: An Attorney’s Manual of Practice and Procedure, 8^th ed. – by Denis R. Caron and Geoffrey K. Milne, 2020

Encyclopedia of Banking and Finance, 9th ed. – Bankers Publishing Company, 1991

Foreclosure of Mortgages in Connecticut – research guide by the Judicial Branch Law Libraries

Post-Judgement Proceedings in Connecticut Mortgage Foreclosures – research guide by the Judicial Branch Law Libraries

Pre-Judgement Proceedings in Connecticut Mortgage Foreclosures – research guide by the Judicial Branch Law Libraries

History of Bankruptcy: Taxation & Economic Reform in America Part III – from HeinOnline: “includes legislative histories, treatises, documents and more related to bankruptcy law in America. It also includes classic books dating back to the late 1800s and links to scholarly articles that are related to the study of bankruptcy in America.” Access from anywhere with a Connecticut State Library card.

NCSL Student Loan Bill Tracking Database – from the National Conference of State Legislatures. Tracks legislation from 2015-present.

Economic Policy Review – Federal Reserve Bank of New York; electronic subscription.

Federal Reserve Bulletin – Federal Reserve Board

New England Economic Indicators – Federal Reserve Bank of Boston; electronic subscription.

Review of Banking and Financial Law – Boston University School of Law

Securities Bulletin – CT Dept. of Banking

State agencies

Dept. of Banking, including the Financial Institutions Division

 

State boards, commissions, and task forces

Working Group on Expedited Foreclosures for Abandoned Properties

Reverse Mortgage Task Force

 

Federal government

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston – covers all of Connecticut except Fairfield County

Federal Reserve Bank of New York – covers Fairfield County

National Credit Union Administration

Securities and Exchange Commission

 

Other organizations

American Bankers Association

American Financial Services Association

National Bureau of Economic Research

 

Other online resources

Consumer collection practices – from the CT Dept. of Banking

Connecticut law about debt collection – research guide by the Judicial Branch Law Libraries

Connecticut law about foreclosure – research guide by the Judicial Branch Law Libraries

Connecticut law about foreclosure mediation – research guide by the Judicial Branch Law Libraries

Debt collection practices – from the Connecticut Network for Legal Aid

Foreclosure guide for homeowners – from the Connecticut Fair Housing Center

Mortgage performance trends – delinquency rate data from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau