MTA Launches Green Initiative
Categories: Going Underground
The MTA is going green and convening an 18-member sustainability commission that will seek to create a plan for reducing the agency's ecological footprint by Earth Day 2008.
From the press release:
The Sustainability Commission will develop a master set of recommendations that will help reduce the ecological footprint of MTA operations and capital programs and minimize the impact of the MTA on ecosystems in the MTA region and Northeast Corridor. The commission will cast a wide net, looking at everything from energy use and waste management to transit-oriented development and green, high-performance buildings. Part of the commission’s mission will be to identify sustainability initiatives that have both environmental benefits and financial benefits. These financial benefits can take a number of forms, including cost savings from the use of new technologies or revenue from an agency’s green venture.
The commission will strive to answer the following questions:
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