We must remember the $3.2 billion a year lost by Boston-area drivers to congestion.
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First steps toward a coherent transportation revenue plan
These issues – the short-term need to generate ample net new revenue for the MBTA and the state regional transit authorities (RTAs), and the long-term need to find a permanent, fair, and viable replacement for the gas tax – intersect, and it’s important to understand this as policymakers decide what course to take.
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Congestion pricing is the wrong answer to Boston traffic woes
Some have proposed congestion pricing as a solution to Boston’s traffic problems, but we should be wary of any plan that could harm the fragile post-pandemic downtown economy.
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For complex traffic problem, Baker offers smorgasbord
LACKING A “SILVER BULLET” to deal with traffic congestion, Gov. Charlie Baker presented a scattershot plan Thursday to tinker with intersections, quickly clear road wrecks, and consider building special new […]
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Don’t blame Uber and Lyft for congestion
NOT LONG AGO, many of us who live and work in Boston had to plan our days around times the T would run, hope that a taxi scheduled the night […]