Take the train and TRANSform the climate

Transit Unplugged Weekly News Minute with Julie Gates

If you're looking for a more sustainable way to travel, Google has teamed up with Amtrak to show train routes for people booking travel on the search engine. Each time travelers choose Amtrak instead of flying, they can reduce their carbon footprint by up to 72%. Source: Amtrak

This week, the American Public Transportation Association hosts its annual APTA TRANSform Conference in Anaheim, California. 2,600 public transportation professionals are expected to attend. Source: APTA

And in Boston, there wasn't a dry eye in the house at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. During a touching reunion between a ferry passenger who had collapsed and stopped breathing during her commute and the heroes who saved her life. Thanks to quick thinking from bystanders and crew members, she's doing fine today. And last week they gathered for a heartwarming reunion and to celebrate the heroic acts of the group. Source: MBTA (via LinkedIn)