Issue Position: Transportation

Issue Position

As a member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, I have worked to secure funding for a number of critical transportation projects. Some of these include the East Boston Haul Road, Melnea Cass Boulevard, the Chelsea Street Bridge and Rutherford Avenue. Federal funding for projects like these is critical to maintaining our infrastructure, which helps increase productivity. States and municipalities cannot fund such projects on their own, so it is important that the federal government contribute sufficient resources.

I am committed to increasing access to public transportation in underserved communities by fighting for completion of Phase III of the Silver Line, extension of the Green Line into Somerville, improvements to the Fairmont Line and progress on the Urban Ring. An enhanced public transportation system will give residents greater options, increase access to employment opportunities and help protect the environment.

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