Public Transit Misery Is Bad for the Environment - Frontier Group
The more people who travel by bus or train, the better off our environment and society are. Per passenger mile, a ride on the MBTA here in ...
one quarter
The more people who travel by bus or train, the better off our environment and society are. Per passenger mile, a ride on the MBTA here in Boston emits about <anchor>one quarter</anchor> of the greenhouse gas emissions of a car ride (and there is basically no emissions cost for adding passengers to a bus or train that is already running). Electric trains also don’t emit ground-level pollution that contributes to smog and threatens human health.
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# Carbon Free Boston: Summary Report

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