Leave your cars at home

Did Patrick's New Year's resolution involve giving up his car?

The Boston globe reports that he wants to add a $2 carbon fee for parking at Logan, mostly to improve transit options.

The big surprise comes with this line "He wants the parking fee ... to be used for ... a proposal to build a new tunnel under South Boston to speed up the Logan-bound Silver Line bus service." This sounds like a better connection to the Ted for the buses.

The best news is the reason.
"Patrick's transportation secretary, James A. Aloisi Jr., said he will be glad if people stop parking at the airport and use public transportation to get there"

Of course the Globe couldn't resist the rich angle.

"We never park here. It's too expensive," said Fay Kelley, a Northborough resident who was returning from Florida with her husband last week. "We take a limousine. It's cheaper than parking here and they pick you up right at your house."

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