They also called for giving the outlying bus agencies $1.5 million out of $5 million in leftover highway snow-removal money that had been earmarked for the T.

To make sure the T still gets the full amount it needs, House lawmakers want Massport to buy the T’s ferry boats, parking lots, and landings, and take over the MBTA’s four aquatic routes - a proposal that has gotten a lukewarm reaction from senators, the Patrick administration, and a reluctant Massport.

 Related: Massport takeover of ferry service urged

Massport should help solve T mess 

Don't see much on Massport in my Globe anymore.

That would not immediately affect commuters but would provide needed funds to the T, transfer the ferries to a more financially stable organization, and place them in hands better suited to waterfront operations, said Representative William M. Straus, House chairman of the Joint Transportation Committee....

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And while you are paying more for less service in the city, the elites coming in at the airport will be getting a free ride:

"MBTA to give free rides from airport; No Silver Line fare in test to cut Logan’s congestion" by Eric Moskowitz  |  Globe Staff, June 05, 2012

Passengers taking Silver Line buses from Logan Airport will ride for free starting Wednesday, a move that also means free transfers to the subway system at South Station and appears to make Logan the first major airport to provide free public transportation for travelers heading downtown.

Massport will underwrite the roughly $100,000 a month needed to subsidize the 90-day pilot project, part of an effort to promote public transportation that includes the recent installation of countdown clocks to demystify Silver Line arrivals.

Earlier this year, Massport raised rates for airport garages while cutting fees for parking at suburban lots and Logan Express bus rides. This summer, it will improve signs and hire students to promote public transportation and help travelers navigate the options....   

See: Passing By Massport

Secretary of Transportation Richard A. Davey said making the Silver Line free should make it even more attractive while reducing curbside congestion and greenhouse-gas emissions, describing it as “a lever we need to continue to push.’’

I call it an agenda but this is my stop, so.... 

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And you may not want to take the tunnel:

"Big Dig pavement crumbles early; repairs to cost $1 million" by Eric Moskowitz  |  Globe Staff, June 07, 2012

Sections of Central Artery pavement that were supposed to last 30 years are failing in less than a decade, causing a rash of potholes and debris at the mouth of the Thomas P. O’Neill Jr. Tunnel and at other key points and forcing $1 million in unexpected repairs, the state’s top highway official said Wednesday....  

The problem stems from a decision by the Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff team that oversaw Big Dig design and construction to pave the project with concrete, more commonly used in warmer climates, instead of traditional New England asphalt, Frank DePaola, the state’s highway administrator, said. That surface concrete is now separating from the structural concrete slabs below it wherever the highway has a steep slope, such as at on- and offramps and tunnel openings, he said.

“They recommended it on the steep slopes because they thought it would be more durable,’’ DePaola said....  

$15 billion dollars and $7 billion in interest payments for a pos.

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Yeah, I would stay off the roads in Boston.