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In January 2001 the State of Connecticut established Transportation Strategy Board and five (5) Transportation Investment Areas.  The Coastal Corridor Transportation Investment Area (CCTIA) includes six (6) planning regions and 56 municipalities with a half of states population 1,778,348.

Coastal Corridor TIA Board Members

Council of Governments of the Central Naugatuck Valley (COGCNV)
RPO Public Representative Peter Dorpalen, Executive Director, COGCNV, pdorpalen@cogcnv.org
Public Representative Carolann Belforti, Workforce Connection, carol.belforti@po.state.ct.us
Greater Bridgeport Regional Planning Agency (GBRPA)
RPO Public Representative Karen Burnaska (co-chair), GBRPA Representative, karenb01@earthlink.net
Alternate Mark C. Nielsen, GBRPA, mnielsen@gbrpa.org
Public Representative David Wilson, daveaw41@aol.com
Alternate Vacant
Housatonic Valley Council of Elected Officials (HVCEO)
RPO Public Representative Jonathon Chew, Executive Director, HVCEO, jchew@hvceo.org
Public Representative George Walker, Manager, Office Park, gwalker1230@charter.net
Alternate Vacant
South Central Regional Council of Governments (SCRCOG)
RPO Public Representative Judy Gott, Executive Director, SCRCOG, jgott@scrcog.org
Public Representative Edward Grant
Alternate Vacant
2nd Public Alternate John J. Leary, learycnseling@snet.net
South Western Regional Planning Agency (SWRPA)
RPO Public Representative Floyd Lapp, lapp@swrpa.org
Alternate Susan Prosi, SWRPA, prosi@swrpa.org
Public Representative Tom Lombardo, tlombardo@ci.stamford.ct.us
Alternate Vacant
Valley Council of Governments (VCOG)
RPO Public Representative Honorable Ma rk A. Lauretti, Mayor, City of Shelton, sheltonlau@aol.com
Alternate Richard Dunne, Executive Director, VCOG, rdunne@valleycog.org
Public Representative Edward Houghton, edward.houghton@pb.com
Alternate William Purcell, bill@greatervalleychamber.com
At-Large Members
Jim Cameron Chairman, jim@camcomm.com
Denis K. Pope Association of Commuter Rail Employees, Pope.denis@yahoo.com
Richard Carpenter Retired Executive Director of SWRPA, Dcarpenter1371@aol.com
Joe McGee Vice President, SACIA, jmcgee@sacia.org
At-Large Alternates
Paul Pimentel paul.pimentel@cga.ct.gov
Paul Timpanelli BRBC, timpanelli@brbc.org
Carol Leighton leightins@hotmail.com

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