CONTENTS The Blue Ribbon Commission on Sustainability and the MTA 5 Why We Must Accelerate the Greening of the MTA 6 Why Greening the MTA Makes Economic Sense 8 Transit's Four Green Economic Impacts 8 Top Recommendations for Greening the MTA and the MTA Region 10 Strategy for the 21st Century: Legislative and Policy Recommendations at a Glance 12 Reports and Recommendations 15 Energy/Carbon 17 Baseline 18 Transformational Recommendations 18 Near-Term Recommendations 22 Achievements To Date 25 Facilities 26 Baseline 29 Transformational Recommendations 30 Near-Term Recommendations 32 Achievements To Date 32 Smart Growth/TOD 35 Baseline 36 Transformational Recommendations 37 Near-Term Recommendations 38 Achievements To Date 41 Materials Flow 42 Baseline 44 Transformational Recommendations 45 Near-Term Recommendations 45 Achievements To Date 45 Water Management 50 Baseline 52 Transformational Recommendations 53 Near-Term Recommendations 54 Achievements To Date 55 Climate Adaptation 56 Baseline 58 Transformational Recommendations 59 Near-Term Recommendations 59 Summary Findings and Next Steps 61 Strategy for the 21st Century: 63 Legislative and Policy Recommendations Federal Government's Role 64 Ten Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiatives (RGGI) States' Role 67 State of New York's Role 67 State of Connecticut's Role 69 New York City's Role 70 Suburban Counties and City Governments' Role 70 Transit's Triple Bottom Line 72 Acknowledgments 78 Appendices 80 Profile of the Metropolitan Transportation 81 Authority (MTA) Energy/Carbon - Traction Power Report 81 Energy/Carbon - Renewable Energy Report 81 Smart Growth/TOD: Bicycles as a Transit Link 82 Smart Growth/TOD: Case Studies 87 Smart Fleets Report 89 Climate Adaptation 89