The Metropolitan Area Planning Council told the Joint Committee on Transportation that two bills could raise new revenue for Massachusetts transportation needs: H 3756, a local option parking assessment, and S 2356/H 3774, a 50¢ fee on third-party food deliveries.

"We recognize that no one bill or policy will solve our transportation funding challenges, but we stand ready to partner with the legislature on a broad range of solutions," Adi Nochor, senior transportation planner at MAPC, said in testimony supporting both measures. MAPC provided estimates that a 10–25% local parking assessment in Boston, Cambridge, Worcester and Springfield could raise between $29 million and $74 million annually, and that a 50¢ fee on third-party food deliveries could generate roughly $69.6 million to $89 million per year statewide based on recent trip volumes.

Hope Ledford, director of civic innovation policy at Chamber Progress, testified in respectful opposition to the proposed delivery fee. Ledford argued a flat 50¢ fee could disproportionately affect low-income residents and small restaurants, and cited Colorado and Minnesota as examples where delivery fees produced unintended consequences, including lower-than-expected revenue in Minnesota and reported income losses for drivers in Colorado. She also said delivery platforms can reduce vehicle miles traveled through route optimization and that a fee could push some customers back to personal vehicle trips.

Committee members heard both written and oral testimony and asked no committee-level questions that led to a recorded vote. Supporters asked the committee to report the bills favorably; opponents urged consideration of equity and economic impacts before moving forward.