Keep Mass On Track
A BETTER WAY TO GO—With ever-increasing ridership on our public transportation systems throughout the Commonwealth, it has never been more important for our leaders to adequately fund public transit.
MORE, BETTER, FULLY FUNDED TRANSIT
From Boston to the Berkshires and all across America, the way that we get around has a tremendous impact on our quality of life. But our transportation system is in trouble. We waste hours sitting in traffic on roads in poor repair, and we spend billions of tax dollars on wasteful projects, when we should be investing in statewide public transportation and road maintenance and repair. It is time to get Massachusetts on track.
MASSPIRG is working on Beacon Hill and in Washington, D.C., to ensure that we fully fund public transportation in the Commonwealth and across the country, expand transit options for everyone, and prioritize a “fix-it-first” approach for maintaining our transit infrastructure.
CONNECTING THE COMMONWEALTH
A key problem with transit in Massachusetts is that the MBTA is deep in debt, and without any action things will just continue to get worse.
So MASSPIRG is supporting the Transportation Economic Development and Ridership Act, filed by state Rep. Carl Sciortino (Medford), which would fully fund statewide public transportation and mandate increased transit ridership in the commonwealth.
We are also working to get the state to fulfill its mandate to extending the Green Line into Somerville and Medford to mitigate environmental impacts from the Big Dig. Recently, when officials announced yet another delay to this project, MASSPIRG spoke up and called on Gov. Deval Patrick to stand by his pledge to see the extension completed during his time in office.
MASSPIRG will continue to fight for robust, fully funded transit options for all Bay Staters.
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