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Loss of gas-tax money won't delay Green Line extension any more than it's already been delayed
By adamg on Sat, 11/08/2014 - 10:37am
Somerville Voices reports on a meeting at which MBTA General Manager Beverly Scott said the T had to be prepared for the potential loss of money from increasing gas taxes in order to win federal funding for the plan to someday extend the Green Line into Somerville and Medford.
On Tuesday, voters repealed a plan under which gas taxes would increase every year at the inflation rate.
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Simple solution
Legislators simply need to pass a tax increase bill. Its not like its a two party system here to slow them down.
Really, Charlie Baker is a
Really, Charlie Baker is a democrat now?
He's definitely not a typical
He's definitely not a typical Republican. If it wasn't necessary to run in the two-party system to win he probably would have been an Independent.
It will be interesting to see how he gets around raising taxes or fees if the gas tax does need to be raised. He'll probably just break his debate promise.
Put me at all on & off ramps
Put me at all on & off ramps + bridges. This would make out of state people carry the same burden as residents for use of our infrastructure.
Toll booths at the NH border
Just Rtes 3 & 93 would generate a ton of money.
Too bad the feds have the
Too bad the feds have the power to regulate interstate commerce, and thus prohibit tolls at state borders.
Which is why there are no
Which is why there are no tolls on 95 shortly after entering NH...
I'm sure we could play the same trick, putting them 2 miles from the border.
The Hampton tolls are 8 miles
The Hampton tolls are 8 miles from the border, not 2. And there's a free exit before you get to the tolls (NH 107). If MA put tolls 8 miles from the border the feds likely wouldn't have issue, because there would be plenty of opportunities for people to avoid them.
However, the feds would have another issue since 95 in MA was built with federal money. 95 in NH was built in 1950 (before interstates even existed) with state money, and then was grandfathered in as 95, like most. Since the state built it with their own money, they can do whatever they want with it.
Already pay income taxes
People who live out of state but work in Mass are forced to pay Mass state income tax, which then helps pay for roads. Its not like they all get away from paying.
Simpler solution
End the ongoing public meetings and neighborhood design groups and JUST BUILD the line now!
Wait... I though we needed a
Wait... I though we needed a locked-in gas tax to pay for road and bridge maintenance. Tell me again why people who drive cars should pay for people who don't.
Because you want to be completely selfish, here's why
The more people the state can cram on trains and buses, the better your commute will be.
Nothing will change until the
Nothing will change until the commuter rail is extended to NH. Then all the people that fled the MA hellhole but still somehow work here won't be clogging our roads anymore and bitching that Boston "HAS NO FREE PARKING!!!!11111"
How is that rlated to transit funding?
Feel free to use charts and other props.