The more people who travel by bus or train, the better off our environment and society are.
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 one quarter 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.