Boston mayor looks to New York City's congestion toll as a model for MBTA funding
Boston's search for a durable way to pay for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority may bring a once-politically fraught idea back into the conversation: congestion pricing. Boston's mayor, Michelle Wu, has suggested that New York City's congestion-pricing program may be a model for future transit funding for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). This comes as the city is looking for a permanent revenue model for the MBTA. Wu cited New York's system as evidence that tolling can provide a significant stream of transit funding. The city's transportation authority reported that congestion pricing brought in over $550 million in its first year and led to 27 million fewer vehicles entering the zone, an 11% drop in traffic. Supporters of a New York-style approach see it as a way to tackle congestion and create a new revenue stream for trains and buses.
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