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emailWednesday, March 6, 2013
Taking the Car Out of Carbon: Sustainability Notes from the MTA
Projjal Dutta,
Director of Sustainability Initiatives, New York
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
Commentary byAndrew Brennan,
Director of Environmental Affairs, Massachusetts
Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
How can riding the subway make cities greener? Projjal Dutta,
Director of Sustainability Initiatives for the New York
Metropolitan Transportation Authority will explain how things such
as “humped-tracks” train stations, reducing the weight of subway
cars, and lowering electricity consumption can make considerable
impacts on carbon emission. Andrew Brennan, Director of
Environmental Affairs for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation
Authority will add comments and highlight some of the inroads the
MBTA has made in reducing carbon emissions.
- Location:Nye A, 5th floor Taubman Building
- Date:Wednesday, March 6, 2013
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Time:5:30 PM
