Subsidized rideshare and taxis to reduce traffic
Resident proposes a trial subsidizing rideshare and taxis to downtown, the airport, Charlestown and the Seaport to cut traffic, with long-term funding from road tolls.
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The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
Traffic reduction. Proof of concept that will significantly reduce traffic. Subsidize rideshare/taxis downtown, airport, Charlestown, Seaport. Funds may be managed by outside accounting firm. After trial, long-term funding from road tolls.
Who it helps and why
This will help EVERYONE and be WILDLY popular with voters, in addition to being an example for the nation, as we've had a tendency to do for the past few hundred years!
Details
- Cycle
- 2026–27
- Submitted
- August 2, 2026
- Neighborhood
- Downtown
- Place
- Bowdoin Street, Boston, 02114
- Portal category
- Sustainability
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
- Themes
- Transit & getting around
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