Citing the Baker administration’s warning that traffic is at a “tipping point,” lawmakers and advocates renewed calls Tuesday for Massachusetts to follow its peers and adjust roadway tolls at different times of day in an attempt to reduce congestion.
With recent public debate focused on the lack of new and affordable housing and its impact on job growth, traffic congestion and others facets of daily life, public housing advocates reminded lawmakers on Tuesday not to neglect what the state already has.
Opening the door for a near-term debate over transportation and transportation financing on Beacon Hill, House Speaker Robert DeLeo said he is open to tax hikes or just about any other prescription to address the state’s critical needs – but he first wants to know what businesses will support.
The state legislature is back to square one on housing production legislation after failing to make progress on that in 2018 and with a new session and new bills filed for consideration in the 2019-2020 session.
