Setti Warren on Technology

Supports MBTA extension plus high-speed East-West Rail

Investment in Transportation Infrastructure including opposition to Baker's Privatization Schemes
• From my Twitter: Hitting Baker's Failures at MBTA: ".no new revenue and privatization is not working."
• Commitment to the Blue Line Extension to Lynn: (in Lynn Daily Item): "We would endorse his vision, his common sense, his fortitude, and his ability to listen to what Lynn needs. Warren came to Lynn one week ago to underscore why he thinks a Blue Line extension running from Wonderland to Lynn makes sense."
• (From MassLive): A public commitment--and a proposal--to build East-West Rail
• Facebook posting on Amazon Connection: (citing Worcester Business Journal): "I propose that Amazon locate its second headquarters in Worcester, in the heart of the Commonwealth, and that Amazon and the Commonwealth work together to fund the construction of a bullet train connecting Western Massachusetts with Boston."

Build cross-state rail service

Reconstruct roadways; establish innovation centers

• Setti has focused on upgrading Newton's roads and sidewalks to remedy years of neglect, reconstructing 50 miles of roadway since 2013. Moving forward, Newton will be implementing new technology to improve traffic signalling and alleviate traffic congestion.
• In 2013, Setti partnered with the Town of Needham and the Newton-Needham Regional Chamber to establish the N2˙Innovation District as an attractive place for technology companies to do business. Newton is increasingly becoming a place where talent, innovation, and community converge to support a vibrant, entrepreneurial economy.
• In 2016, Setti partnered with MassChallenge to open the Newton Innovation Center (NIC), a startup-friendly collaborative workspace. The NIC offers programming, networking events, and internship programs. With over 60 startups currently working out of the NIC, its success demonstrates how Newton and other suburbs can be a hub for innovation.

Public transportation systems are underfunded

Take advantage of a clean energy economy

• Making the R&D tax credit permanent and more accessible to emerging firms;
• Reauthorizing the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, and expanding it;
• Extending renewable energy cash grants: This cash grant program has helped drive growth in the renewable energy industry by providing a quicker return to investors than a tax credit does.
• Cutting capital gains taxes for small business investments;
• Getting the Energy Dept. to choose Mass. for its next clean tech "regional innovation cluster";
• Guaranteeing loans through the DOE for large-scale projects: Even though clean energy investment globally shrunk in the first part of 2011, China has overtaken the U.S. with $54 billion in these investments and is still the top manufacturer of wind turbines and solar panels.

50 years since serious national commitment infrastructure