Think Your Commute's Busy Now? Just You Wait, Says Boston Transportation Group

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The Greater Boston commute is primed to get a whole lot busier, and current city infrastructure is not prepared to handle the impending influx of traffic, a Boston transportation advocacy organization warned in a report out Tuesday.

A Better City's latest publication projects Boston-area growth into 2030, estimating the region's will be about 10.5 percent bigger than it was in 2010. 

According to the report, that means Greater Boston area will have an additional 117,000 commuters by 2030, at least 80,000 more vehicles on the roads and highways, 14,000 additional subway commuters, more than 11,000 additional bus and trolley commuters and more than another 1,000 daily commuter rail customers, compared to 2010.

"Based on our projections, the conclusion is pretty straightforward," the report reads. "As a region we must find ways to expand our infrastructure enhance the efficiency with which we use it, and find ways to conserve energy, water, and open space in order to accommodate the population growth and expanded economic output we project through 2030. The complexity lies in determining which course to take and ultimately how to pay for it."

As the report notes, these are not just distant warnings. 

"Even today," its authors write, "before we experience additional population growth and economic expansion, much of Greater Boston’s infrastructure is inadequate, deteriorating, and out of date."

Not to mention struggling with funding challenges.

The State of the Built Environment Report is modeled off the Northeastern University Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy's annual Greater Boston Housing Report Card, which keeps tabs on housing needs. Its hopes the new assessment will become a regular feature that sparks public dialogue and helps shape policymakers' response. 

You can read ABC's full report here. 

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