Wilton, Connecticut

Wilton is a town located in Fairfield County, Connecticut. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 17,633.

Transportation

Commute Times

• Hartford: 70 Minutes
• LaGuardia Airport (LGA): 60 Minutes
• Manhattan: 80 Minutes
• Stamford: 25 Minutes
• White Plains, NY: 50 Minutes

Dial A Ride

The Town of Wilton offers a Dial-a-Ride program that operates out of the Parks and Recreation Department. The service is directed toward senior citizens and handicapped people and is limited to the Town of Wilton.

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Airports

• Bradley International Airport, in Hartford Connecticut.
• LaGuardia Airport, in New York City
• JFK Airport, in New York City
• Westchester airport, in Westchester New York.

Railroad

The town has two Metro North railroad stations, called Wilton and Cannondale. It takes about an hour from the train stations to get to New York City.

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Highways

Although no highways run through Wilton, there are several which run close to it.

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Among them:

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• I-84
• I-95
• 15

Originally, Route 7 was intended to be a four lane divided highway from I-95 in Norwalk to I-84 in Danbury (the so-called Super 7), passing through Wilton, Ridgefield and Redding in addition to Norwalk and Danbury. While there is a four lane section from I-95 through Norwalk to close to the Wilton border, the road becomes a normal surface road in Wilton, sometimes two lanes and sometimes four lanes, with frequent stop lights, and continues as such through Ridgefield and Redding (near the border of the two towns, often crossing back and forth), until the road resumes its status as a divided highway about two miles after the Danbury/Ridgefield border. Route 7 was not expanded into a highway because of concerns about wetlands and other environmental issues, and as a measure to reduce growth in the outer suburbs. However, high housing costs (Wilton's is $791,558 according to CNN) have pushed more and more people into the distant suburbs, and Route 7 now carries over 30,000 cars and trucks per day, resuling in significant traffic delays. It is the only major north-south road running through Fairfield county, although some commuters use alternative residential streets in an attempt to beat the traffic.

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