The MBTA is facing a serious problem with its funding and its budgeting. During my research, I have learned that the MBTA is struggling especially with their revenue. I have found out that the MBTA is facing a “$239 million deficit” this fiscal year. I do understand all the help and work you have given to this issue, as you have given solutions such as “drawing from the agency’s rainy-day fund”, which you and lawmakers replenished with $300 million in surtax funds last year, and even you “submitted a “supplemental” budget for $1.15 billion in surplus “Fair Share” tax revenue” which would give the T an extra $523 million to balance its FY27 operating budget, plus an additional $122 million to replenish its reserve funds. However, the deficit this fiscal year is expected to “bloat to $648 million next year, and $837 million by 2028” and even a watchdog thinks the “opportunity has sort of faded” for a more permanent funding solution, showing that these solutions will not be a permanent one and something else needs to be done. Thus, I am proposing introducing congestion pricing on controlled-access  highways within route 128, and increasing registration fees.

The city of Boston should begin introducing congestion pricing to highways within route 128 and increasing registration can address the issue of these deficits. By providing congestion pricing and increasing registration fees, the city can expect to see these improvements and benefits

The Boston region MPO has estimated that this conceptual congestion pricing system on controlled-access highways within route 128 such as Interstate 95, 90, and 93 could generate “$440–880 million” annually.
The MBTA Sources of Community Value created in June 2024 states that increasing registration fees could produce an estimated revenue of up to “570 million”.
 Although people who don’t rely on public transportation may not find this solution helpful, careful consideration of the situation reveals that this compilation of solutions will be able to bring in enough revenue to fill these deficits. I know that you have tried to fix these estimated deficits coming up, but those solutions are mostly temporary, and these solutions will bring long standing stability to the MBTA. 

I have taken this stand since many people rely on the MBTA and will rely on it for years to come. I have taken this action to try to introduce congestion pricing to the highways within Route 128 and to increase registration fees, so that the MBTA can survive and improve itself. If we do not take action on this problem, we can expect the MBTA to probably go bankrupt in the future years. I ask you to support my proposal by doing these solutions, so the many adults and children of the present and future that don’t have other forms of transportation can rely on the MBTA.