BOSTON
- Monday, November 16, 2020 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the
City of Boston has released its Zero-Emission
Vehicle (ZEV) Roadmap, a long-term strategy to accelerate the adoption
of electric vehicles and other zero-emission transportation, with specific
actions to be taken by the City. In tandem, the Boston Transportation
Department is installing publicly accessible electric vehicle (EV) charging
stations in its neighborhood municipal lots. "In
Boston, we know the urgency around climate action and we are committed to
leading on a national and international scale," said Mayor Walsh.
"Our new public electric vehicle charging stations are a key element
of reducing our emissions while making our city healthier and more
accessible today and for years to come." The
first batch of charging stations have been installed in the municipal lot
located at 737 Centre Street in Jamaica Plain. The next phase, expected
later this fall, will add EV charging stations to municipal lots in East
Boston, Roslindale, Hyde Park, Mattapan, and Dorchester. The City's
investments are in partnership with Eversource's Make
Ready Program. The utility provides the infrastructure to support the
EV charging stations, and the City is installing and operating the
stations. The goal is to have publicly accessible EV charging stations
available in every neighborhood by 2023. Currently, there is a fee of
$0.25/kWh for electricity consumed. Boston's
ZEV Roadmap establishes aspirational targets and actions the City of Boston
can take to support electric vehicle adoption. The Roadmap sets goals in
three areas: - Support widespread adoption of
electrification,
- Ensure affordable, convenient
access to charging infrastructure for all residents,
- Lead by example to electrify
Boston's municipal fleet.
"In
addition to encouraging more people to walk, bike or take transit, an
essential path to reaching carbon neutrality is switching from gas-powered
to electric vehicles. This Zero-Emission Vehicle Roadmap identifies
concrete steps we must take to accelerate the adoption of electric
vehicles," said Chris Osgood, the City of Boston's Chief of Streets. "The
Roadmap furthers our commitments made in Go Boston 2030 and the Climate
Action Plan Update, and it will help us provide more reliable and
sustainable transportation options for our residents." Transportation
accounts for nearly a third of Boston's total greenhouse gas emissions, 65
percent of which comes from personal vehicles. Ongoing Go
Boston 2030 projects aspire to shift travelers out of personal vehicles
toward public transportation, walking and biking, and the City's 2019
Climate Action Plan Update details actions for the next five years to
significantly cut emissions to reach its goal of achieving carbon
neutrality by 2050. "Every
resident in Boston should have convenient access to affordable
environmentally friendly travel," said Gregory Rooney, the
Transportation Department's Commissioner. "In the past several years
we have implemented projects to encourage walking, biking and riding
transit. The ZEV Roadmap builds on that work." In
addition to installing electric vehicle chargers in its municipal lots, the
City's Recharge
Boston program has: - Developed how-to guides to
support residents and employers through the process of charger
installation, starting workplace charging programs, and purchasing a
vehicle or charger
- Started the process to
transition the City's vehicle fleet to become zero-emission, starting
with all light-duty vehicles by 2035 and all heavy-duty vehicles by
2060
- Required all new developments
to fit 25 percent of their parking spaces with EV Chargers and the
remaining to be "EV-Ready" for future installations.
- Started to explore
opportunities for an e-cargo bike initiative to support
congestion-reducing environmentally-friendly last mile delivery
- Drafted a Request for Proposals
for an EV Car Share program
Supporting
transportation electrification is part of a broader investment of resources
by Boston to lead on climate action and is supported by the Bloomberg
Philanthropies American Cities Climate Challenge. Boston is one of the 25
winning cities in the Climate Challenge, which is helping cities set and
surpass ambitious climate goals by ramping up action in the two
highest-emitting sectors in cities: transportation and buildings. For more
information, visit boston.gov/transportation/recharge-boston. Earlier
today it was announced
that Mayor Walsh has been named Chair of Climate Mayors, a coalition of 468 U.S.
mayors committed to bold environmental action and upholding the Paris
Climate Agreement. In this role, Mayor Walsh will help catalyze efforts to
combat climate change at the local level, provide an example of climate
action for leaders at all levels of government, and advocate for an
economic recovery founded in equity and environmental stewardship. Mayor
Walsh succeeds Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who founded Climate Mayors,
and has also served as the network's Chair since its launch in 2014. |
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