128 Business Council

Route 128 West commuters and employers rely on 128 Business Council, a nonprofit transportation management association headquartered in Waltham. The organization aligns the priorities of businesses, municipalities and individuals to ease congestion and improve regional connectivity. Its work includes running shuttles and other services that give people reliable, car-free options for reaching member companies and communities, and it also surveys riders and shares its data and decisions openly with riders, members and the public.

Founded in 1987, the council grew out of a 1985 study paid for by three companies, GTE Laboratories, Polaroid and The Nelson Companies, which concluded that traffic along the corridor between Route 2 and Route 20 would hurt the region unless traffic-reducing measures came quickly. Over nearly four decades it has expanded beyond shuttles into planning and sustainability work, and it describes itself as willing to change course when data points to a better approach.

What to Know

• It holds the distinction of being the first Transportation Management Association in Massachusetts.
• Members include corporations, developers, residential communities and municipalities.
• Doug Waybright of The Nelson Companies serves as president of the board of directors.
• Recent work includes rider surveys and an explainer on the peak hour effect.
• People interested in transportation and sustainability careers can send a resume directly to the executive director.