A new poll by the MassInc Polling Group for WBUR shows over half of Boston-area residents disapprove of Gov. Charlie Baker’s handling of the MBTA.

Just 29 percent of voters polled approved of his handling of the issue, and 52 percent disapproved. However, 40 percent of area voters approved of his handling of regional transportation issues, while 45 percent disapproved.

MassInc surveyed 553 registered voters living inside Route 128 or in towns which straddle Route 128. The poll included an additional 150 voters living in the City of Boston. Interviews were conducted June 21-24, 2019 by live telephone interviews via both landline and cell phone, with a 4.9 percent margin of error. Forty-six percent of those surveyed were registered Democrats, 46 percent were unrolled and 8 percent were Republicans, broadly reflecting political affiliations in the area.

The poll was conducted after the June 12 Red Line derailment but before Baker announced a plan Tuesday to aggressively attack the transit system’s maintenance backlog using more evening and weekend closures of rail lines, $50 million for more inspections and to support repair work and a team charged with both expediting work on infrastructure upgrades and smoothing the disruptions they cause. However, many transit observers have criticized Baker’s plan as insufficient to address the MBTA’s challenges.

The poll also queried Greater Boston voters’ support for a variety of tools for raising new revenue for the MBTA. While most voters surveyed think public transit helps improve traffic and think the public transit system is either in crisis or has major problems, no one way to raise new taxes currently commands public support.

• Raise the gas tax: 36 percent support / 61 percent oppose
• Increase highway tolls: 37 percent support / 58 percent oppose
• Adding tolls to more highways: 32 percent support / 64 percent oppose
• Adding a “congestion charge” to cars entering or exiting Boston at rush hour: 32 percent support / 64 percent oppose
• Raise fees on ride-hailing services: 41 percent support / 50 percent oppose

The one option that commanded broad support, the so-called “millionaire’s tax” on income over $1 million to pay for transportation and education, would not start providing revenue for the MBTA until the middle of the next decade, and would only generate around $2 billion. Of voters surveyed, 69 percent supported the tax and 28 percent opposed it.