The House and Senate chairs of the Legislature’s Transportation Committee engaged in a back-and-forth debate about legislative priorities on transportation this year, with Sen. Joseph Boncore of Winthrop calling for a dramatic paradigm shift and Rep. William Straus of Mattapoisett questioning whether that shift has too big of a price tag.

The two lawmakers appeared on The Codcast, where they offered a sneak peak of the legislative deliberations that will likely take place this year as the Transportation Committee sets policy for the coming year. Both officials indicated they thought driving would return quickly to pre-pandemic levels, although it may not follow traditional rush hour patterns. They said transit ridership would probably take longer to bounce back.

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