Update on transportation

I attended a briefing for business groups with  Secretary of Transportation Stephanie Pollack.  We tend to focus a lot our transportation attention on the MBTA and major highways.  My meeting was a good reminder of how much depends on local roads and bus services. 

More people are served by buses than rail lines.  As the Secretary noted we need to pay more attention to bus service but almost every improvement from changing a stop, creating bus lanes, or having necessary curb cuts for stops all require partnership with local communities.

Our own work for regional development is now moving more toward local transportation needs to travel within the region rather than just the commute into and out of Boston. 

​- Peter