What We Do
Our advocacy is dedicated to achieving the following objectives: 
·    Re-establishing commuter rail connections to Southeastern Massachusetts in order to drive economic development, attract intellectual capital, reduce pollution, enhance public safety, create workforce housing and promote smart growth.
·    Advocating among local, state and federal officials for funding for re-establishing the commuter rail connection.
·    Leveraging resources of knowledge, time and funding to promote the rail service to Southeastern Massachusetts. 

·    Educating the statewide public and media about the importance to the region and other areas of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of the South Coast Rail commuter connection. 

Who We Are
We are a group of major business and community organizations in Massachusetts leading a collective push to make rail to Boston a reality. Rail to Boston will bring substantial new economic development and job opportunities to Southeastern Massachusetts and other areas of the state. Your group is invited to join us as a coalition member or supporter.

The following organizations are coalition members and supporters.   

1. New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce
   
2. Southeastern Massachusetts Association of REALTORS®
3.  Taunton Area Chamber of Commerce
4. Greater New Bedford Industrial Foundation
   
5. New Bedford CEO Council
   
6. SouthCoast Development Partnership 
7. New Bedford Economic Development Council
8. Southeastern Massachusetts Visitors Bureau
   
9. Massachusetts Association of REALTORS®
10. Fall River CEO Council
11.  Greater Fall River Association of REALTORS®
12. North Bristol County Association of REALTORS®
    
13. Taunton Development Corporation
    
14. RE/MAX Right Choice
    
15. Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce
16. SRPEDD
17. Transportation for Massachusetts (T4MA)

Become a Member
Members invest a minimum of $1,000 each year for the next five years toward funding an advocacy and communications campaign to promote the commuter rail connection. Members also agree to add their organization’s name to the coalition’s public roster of support and to assist with any grassroots advocacy or public relations efforts that may be necessary.

Become a Supporter
As a supporter of the coalition, you agree to add your organization’s name to the coalition’s public roster of support and authorize the use of your name in the campaign’s dissemination of information, including grassroots advocacy and public relations efforts, to Massachusetts elected officials, the general public, media and the business community.

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Rail To Boston Coalition 
c/o Southeastern Massachusetts Association of REALTORS®, 
651 Orchard Street, Ste. 101 New Bedford, MA 02744

We invite other business and community groups to join this critical campaign.
Chair Paul Chasse, CEO, Southeastern Massachusetts Association of REALTORS®
(508) 993-0406;  [email protected] 

PR Consultant Elizabeth Isherwood, President, Moore & Isherwood Communications
(508) 996-3946; [email protected]