Now keep in mind that a Framingham-to-Newton commuter -- someone who is getting no more direct benefit from the Big Dig than anyone else in eastern Massachusetts -- is already being asked to effectively pay around $6/gallon. Most people who … [Read more...]
Mass Pike: Nation’s Longest Speed Trap?
Today's Boston Herald has a story that claims the Mass Pike is aggressively ticketing speeders to generate revenue. The Massachusetts Turnpike has turned into the nation's longest speed trap as state troopers, freed from their Big Dig … [Read more...]
MBTA/Mass pike merger…
Amid all the hype and the hoopla from the hoopleheads, I haven't heard a thing about the incipient proposal to merge the MBTA and the Mass Pike.While casinos have the potential impact to change the character of the state, this proposed … [Read more...]
E-Z Pass
E-Z Pass- The Mass Pike needs to raise tolls on cash paying customers and create greater incentives for drivers to use E-Z Pass. Electronic payments are cheaper, have no collection issues and reduce road congestion. … [Read more...]
like EB3 – good for 100,000 votes minimum
Even though the tolls on the eastern part of the pike should have gone away about 20 years ago when the initial bonds were paid off - you and I both know that won't happen anytime soon seeing as how the Turnpike Authority has become a … [Read more...]