Since most capital investment has been put on hold by our transit agencies, due to the pandemic, the time is now for the State of Illinois and transit agencies to commit to electrification.
As you know, climate change is an urgent issue that must be addressed, and our window of opportunity to avoid the worst impacts is closing quickly — within the next nine years. Transportation is now the top source of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S., and the time is right for Illinois to take the lead on creating the infrastructure to set us on a path to zero emissions.
Every bus purchased by transit agencies is used for at least 12 years. We simply cannot afford to lock ourselves into another 12 plus years of fossil fuel infrastructure for our transit system.
More information on the challenges to electrification of public transit in Illinois, and actions you can take to help, is here.
