The City of Cambridge is creating a Net Zero Transportation Plan (NZTP). This plan will help remove greenhouse gas emissions from transportation in Cambridge. It will help our community fight climate change.The City has formed an Advisory Group to make recommendations to guide the Net Zero Transportation Plan.
The Advisory Group is composed of community organizations that serve or represent Cambridge residents. The work of the Advisory Group is not the whole process to develop the NZTP; it is a part of the process. Broader community engagement will happen later in 2023.
Our goal is to hear many voices that reflect a variety of experiences—especially those who have been underheard, underserved, and historically excluded in the past.
The Advisory Group will raise issues that affect equity in transportation, as well as other challenges that impact community members. It will also recommend preferred strategies to remove greenhouse gases from transportation and ways to measure success. Read more here about the purpose and activities of the Advisory Group.
Who are the members of the Advisory Group?
Residents and representatives of organizations in Cambridge. They are:
- Farris Blount, Cambridge Black Pastor's Alliance, Junior Pastor
- Rachel Tanenhaus, Cambridge Commission for Persons with Disabilities, ADA Coordinator/Executive Director
- Ali Sorrels, Cambridge Women's Center, Co-Director, Operations & Administration
- Yao Wu, Chinese American Association of Cambridge, Member
- Elizabeth Brusie, De Novo Center for Justice and Healing, Assistant Legal Director
- Ben Engle, Food For Free, Chief Operations Officer (inactive)
- Ibrahim Omar, Islamic Society of Boston Cambridge, Operations Integration Analyst
- Karim Arazzaz, Islamic Society of Boston Cambridge, Community Programs Director
- James Pierre, Adius Arts Initiative, Founder
- Omriqui Thomas, Cambridge Public Schools Student