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Transportation Committee Meeting – March 16, 2026: Dissolution of the Stanford Transit District

Board of Representatives — Monday, March 16, 2026
BodyStamford, Connecticut
SessionBoard of Representatives
DateMonday, March 16, 2026
StatusFILED
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Started.

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Good evening, everyone.

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I'm Jeff Weirs, Chair of the Transportation Committee, and it is Monday, March 16th at 6:30 uh p.m.

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Um, introduce the uh committee members that are on the call.

0:17

We have Terry Adams, uh Stephen Shore, Candice Weathers, John Politia, Dan Sanford, and Ryan Hughes.

0:27

I think we're missing one, but we do have a quorum.

0:31

So let's uh go ahead and get started.

0:34

Uh we also have uh on here, Luke Buttonweiser with uh transportation, senior transportation uh planner for the uh for the city and John Harness, corporate counsel.

0:46

I miss anybody.

0:48

I think we've got it.

0:49

And Sheila Hughes.

0:52

So we do have uh one item on the agenda.

0:56

Um it's uh it's an ordinance, item T32.003.

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The ordinances to dissolve the Stanford Transit District for section 59.

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Um is that 8 or B?

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Eight of the code of ordinances.

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Um this was submitted by uh Director Kenonis.

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Um I'm gonna hand this over to Luke.

1:21

Um Luke, I think is gonna share his screen and um go through the details on this.

1:28

Thank you, Luke.

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Thank you.

1:31

Um Chairwis, do you have to formally take up the item or I forget the rules?

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Are you guys?

1:37

Um yes, we do.

1:38

I'm sorry.

1:39

Um so I'd like to move the item on to the agenda.

1:43

We have a second.

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Second.

1:46

Second.

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Second.

1:52

And um, I guess we need approval.

1:58

Do we need a do we need a vote on approval?

2:03

Yeah, you would take a vote to take up the item.

2:06

So you take a vote um by voice vote.

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All um okay to take the item, say aye.

2:15

Aye.

2:16

Aye.

2:17

Any opposed.

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And any abstentions.

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Um, I also like to recognize uh representative Gilbride, uh, who has joined the call.

2:29

Thank you.

2:31

All right.

2:32

Um great.

2:34

So uh good evening, everyone.

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My name is Luke Buttonweiser.

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I'm the uh senior transportation planner in the transportation department.

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So um administration put forth a uh ordinance to dissolve the Stanford Transit District.

2:46

Um that may be an entity many of you may not even be aware of.

2:49

Um before we get into that, though, I just want to give a quick um interactive uh presentation about um basically uh bus stops in Stanford because I think they'll provide some helpful context and background.

3:04

Um let me just make sure this works.

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Everyone can see my screen.

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All right, great.

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Um item T32.003 dissolution of the Stanford Transit District.

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So we're gonna talk about the anatomy of a bus stop.

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So this is a um bus stop on Newfield Avenue right by the Newfield Green Shopping Center on the uh 333 line.

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Um so we'll see this is a good photo.

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I like it.

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Uh this is credit to the CT examiner where the photo's taken from.

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Um that really kind of articulates and shows all the different components of a normal bus stop, sheltered bus stop here in Stanford.

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So um first, this is the bus.

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Summary of Proceedings

Transportation Committee Meeting – March 16, 2026

The Transportation Committee, chaired by Jeff Weirs, met on Monday, March 16, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. to consider a single agenda item: an ordinance (T32.003) to dissolve the Stanford Transit District (Chapter 59 of the City Code). Senior Transportation Planner Luke Buttonweiser presented a detailed explanation of the current bus stop ownership structure and the rationale for dissolution. The committee voted 8-0-1 (one abstention) to approve the ordinance, which will proceed to a public hearing and then to the full board.

Meeting Transcript

Started. Good evening, everyone. I'm Jeff Weirs, Chair of the Transportation Committee, and it is Monday, March 16th at 6:30 uh p.m. Um, introduce the uh committee members that are on the call. We have Terry Adams, uh Stephen Shore, Candice Weathers, John Politia, Dan Sanford, and Ryan Hughes. I think we're missing one, but we do have a quorum. So let's uh go ahead and get started. Uh we also have uh on here, Luke Buttonweiser with uh transportation, senior transportation uh planner for the uh for the city and John Harness, corporate counsel. I miss anybody. I think we've got it. And Sheila Hughes. So we do have uh one item on the agenda. Um it's uh it's an ordinance, item T32.003. The ordinances to dissolve the Stanford Transit District for section 59. Um is that 8 or B? Eight of the code of ordinances. Um this was submitted by uh Director Kenonis. Um I'm gonna hand this over to Luke. Um Luke, I think is gonna share his screen and um go through the details on this. Thank you, Luke. Thank you. Um Chairwis, do you have to formally take up the item or I forget the rules? Are you guys? Um yes, we do. I'm sorry. Um so I'd like to move the item on to the agenda. We have a second. Second. Second. Second. And um, I guess we need approval. Do we need a do we need a vote on approval? Yeah, you would take a vote to take up the item. So you take a vote um by voice vote. All um okay to take the item, say aye. Aye. Aye. Any opposed. And any abstentions. Um, I also like to recognize uh representative Gilbride, uh, who has joined the call. Thank you. All right. Um great. So uh good evening, everyone. My name is Luke Buttonweiser. I'm the uh senior transportation planner in the transportation department. So um administration put forth a uh ordinance to dissolve the Stanford Transit District. Um that may be an entity many of you may not even be aware of. Um before we get into that, though, I just want to give a quick um interactive uh presentation about um basically uh bus stops in Stanford because I think they'll provide some helpful context and background. Um let me just make sure this works.

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