Sierra Club applauds release of report by Governor Baker on Future of Transportation in the Commonwealth

BOSTON -- Today Governor Baker announced the release of a long-awaited report on the Future of Transportation in the Commonwealth. This report lays out the administration’s comprehensive vision for improvements to the Massachusetts transportation system. Among other things, it attempts to address critically needed reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, resilience strategies in anticipation of increasingly severe impacts of climate change, and glaring inequities in the existing system. A well-functioning, clean transportation system for all will increase equitable access to jobs, groceries, and economic centers while improving our air quality and reducing climate emissions. Sierra Club applauds the release of this report, and looks forward to working with the Baker Administration to quickly act on its findings.

In response, Deb Pasternak, Interim Chapter Director for the Massachusetts Sierra Club issued the following statement:

"Governor Baker promised during the campaign that he would focus on climate change in his next term.  Given that transportation is our state’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, the release of this report demonstrates the first steps of Governor Baker taking that pledge seriously. We encourage the Baker Administration to act quickly to implement solutions laid out in this report, and look forward to working with them to ensure the strategies will be both equitable and a success. Our lives literally depend on it.”