波士顿（Boston）研究拥堵收费为交通筹资：市长吴弭称已向纽约市取经
位于马萨诸塞州萨福克县的波士顿（Boston）市长吴弭近日在 MBTA 顾问委员会会议上表示，市府团队已与纽约市方面接触，了解其拥堵收费系统的运作方式。纽约的计划对进入指定区域的车辆收费，据大都会运输署（MTA）数据，该计划实施首年净收入超过5.5亿美元，进入收费区的车辆减少约11%。
吴弭表示，拥堵收费是市府为交通筹资考虑的选项之一，但波士顿（Boston）目前尚未提出任何具体的收费费率或立法方案；任何收费计划都需要州层面的批准，也预料将面对公众讨论。与此同时，市府正推进本地交通服务改进，包括其称为具变革意义的免费公交试点，并计划以1,150万美元联邦拥堵缓解资金支持五条免费 Link Bus 路线。
（GSM 据 Particle News 报道）
Boston Weighs Congestion Pricing for Transit Funding: Mayor Wu Says City Has Contacted New York
BOSTON, Massachusetts — Mayor Michelle Wu of Boston, in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, told the MBTA Advisory Board that city teams have been in contact with New York City to learn how its congestion pricing system works. New York's program charges vehicles entering a defined zone and, according to the MTA, produced more than $550 million in net revenue and an 11 percent drop in entries in its first year.
Wu said Boston is treating congestion pricing as one of several funding options for transit but has not proposed any specific tolls or legislation; any such move would require state approval and face public debate. In the meantime, the city is advancing local service changes, calling its fare-free bus pilot transformational and planning five free Link Bus routes supported by $11.5 million in federal Congestion Relief funds. (GSM, based on Particle News reporting)
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