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Planners back parking assessments and delivery fees; tech industry group warns of harm to customers and small businesses
Summary
The Metropolitan Area Planning Council urged the committee to advance H 3756 (local option parking assessments) and S 2356/H 3774 (50¢ third-party delivery fee). Chamber Progress testified in respectful opposition to the delivery fee, citing potential consumer and worker impacts observed in other states.
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…
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