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Alternative Transportation

The Office of Environmental and Energy Services is actively looking at various alternative transportation options to help decrease the City's greenhouse gas emissions.

  • Mayor Menino issued an alternative fuel vehicle procurement policy for city vehicles in which all new vehicles are required to be hybrid or other alternative fuel vehicles.
  • The City's 450 diesel vehicles all run on a cleaner blend of biodeisel and ultra low sulfur fuel, reducing emissions by 12-17%.
  • Boston is the largest municipal purchaser of biodeisel in New England.
  • The City has undertaken a large-scale retrofit of its school bus fleet, using $3.25 million from the EPA. Five hundred school bussed, using ultra low sulfur deisel, are being equipped with pollution control technologies, reducing tailpipe emissions by more than 90%.
  • The Boston Bikes initiative seeks to make Boston a world-class bicycling city by creating safe and inviting conditions for all residents and visitors by expanding bike lanes, offering Ride-Along Fridays, and sponsoring the annual Hub on Wheels event.

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    Boston Bikes

    Boston Bikes is part of Mayor Menino's vision for a vibrant and healthy city that benefits all its citizens. It seeks to make Boston a world-class bicycling city by creating safe and inviting conditions for all residents and visitors.

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