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Wouldn't critics say that congestion tolling will increase congestion and just takes away taxpayer money?

Honestly, When can there be good things to talk about for MBTA's future from Baker? This resignation doesn't look good....

A good politican knows how to break promises at times, but also deliver on key issues. A major tax that actually encourages public transit usage is the gas tax and tolling. Of course, no politican is going to vote in favor of a gas tax because it is political sucicde.

A promising start to fix the MBTA's problems? http://boston.cbslocal.com/2015/02/20/gov-baker-to-announce-mbta-recovery-plan/ "Gov. Charlie Baker has assembled a special commission to spearhead recovering the MBTA which has struggled to provide consistent service through the brutal stretch of...

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Re: Dr. Beverly Scott resigns "Governor Charlie Baker said Thursday that he regretted not stepping in earlier to work with the MBTA, which has been stuggling to recover from one of the snowiest winters on record. “Given the significant nature of what was going on and how big a deal this...

Re: Dr. Beverly Scott resigns I did say "operated". O_O. Yes, it is one of those semi-private semi-government owned.

I didn't mean that it is fully a tax. It can be treated as one for some people like how tariffs reduce trade. Of course, not every barrier is a tax, but since tolls are collected to the government and then it is distributed via maintaining or financing infrastructure projects. Then, yes....It is...

If there is a barrier for you to get the food, then the barrier acts as a tax.

Yes. Highway Tolls. I wouldn't say it is a "tax" per say, but it kinda acts like a tax on movement of goods. People can take the other roads, but there are also tolls on the exits of Pike as well.

You got a point. Though, people already in Boston can easily walk, buy a car, bike, taxi, uber, etc to many of the areas because it is already so density populated. The subway fare isn't a "toll" per say. Trade/Services/Goods exchanges can still happen. For people outside of Boston in the...

Re: Dr. Beverly Scott resigns Yep. Expansions do increase ridership and revenues, if done properly with demand already there.

Re: Dr. Beverly Scott resigns I have heard people say that the Green Line Expansion is a waste of money and the real focus should be maintaining the current system. Should we just delay the expansion and divert some costs to maintenance? Just wondering.

Yep. I agree. Tolls do alter traffic patterns. No Toll should charge $1000 per ride.

If tolls are on all highways going out of the city and in the city, wouldn't it be a protectionist policy? Also, Wouldn't it just divert traffic to side roads and avenues, but allow more congestion to main streets? Also, Wouldn't people just not want to go into Boston anymore?

Re: Dr. Beverly Scott resigns http://www.whdh.com/story/28139172/gov-baker-done-with-excuses-for-commuter-rail-issues ""I'm sort of done with excuses, okay, I want to hear what people are actually going to do to get the riding public back to the point where people can depend on and rely on the...

Tolls are in place, so commuters have an incentive to take the MBTA. If the tolls were removed, the incentive is to not take the train because cars tend to be faster than trains at times.

Re: Dr. Beverly Scott resigns Agreed. Though, this problem is the result of balanced budget amendments. Nobody votes for more revenues politically because it looks bad, even though businesses do occasionally try to raise revenues.

Re: Dr. Beverly Scott resigns Ya. Though it is interesting how the Massachusetts Senate and House passed a budget with 40 million dollars in cuts to the MBTA during this crisis. http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/02/massachusetts_senate_reluctant.html "Baker's proposal, which...

Re: Dr. Beverly Scott resigns Does anybody have any thoughts on Baker's attempt to get full service before the 30 day time frame? "Gov. Charlie Baker said he is working with MBTA officials to do everything they can to get the T back to normal service. “Beverly Scott said 30 days, we're...