Massachusetts Transportation Secretary Richard Davey has launched a “mode shift” campaign: He says it’s time for people to get out of their cars and onto trains, buses, bikes, and their own two feet. He wants to triple the share of trips taken by those modes, instead of single-occupancy vehicles, by improving transit service and active transportation amenities like lighting, sidewalks, curb cuts and rail-trails. Moreover, he told a press conference, "We will build no more superhighways in this state. There is no room."

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