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Mayor Michelle Wu

Mayor Michelle Wu’s 2022 Initiatives

Bella Ramirez June 7, 2022
See the FreeP's interactive timeline overviewing Wu's efforts for housing, race, transportation and climate.
An MBTA bus going down Commonwealth Avenue. Through the Better Bus Project, the MBTA is attempting to lower carbon emissions with an all-electric bus fleet, the first few prototypes of which were rolled out at the end of July. CAROLINE FERNANDEZ/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

MBTA tries electric buses to combat climate change

Sarah Readdean September 12, 2019
Now, the MBTA is looking to be ahead of the curve again. Transportation is currently Massachusetts’ largest source of greenhouse gas emissions according to the Sierra Club Massachusetts chapter, but by launching a pilot program of five all-electric buses on the Silver Line, that might be on the brink of changing. 
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