There is none. MB is unequaled.

128 goes north/south. What is this 95 you speak of?

You would assume that because you clearly have never ridden one and find it easier to just classify people based on stereotypes.

People should be caned for that shit.

I'd say the Kenmore did just as well when it was working correctly. However, after about 5 years, the suspension on the drum failed. I literally had to replace the shocks and springs like it was a car. However, I guess I didn't do it quickly enough because after about another year, we started finding beige plastic shavings in our clothes and it started making more noise.

The main bearing failed so the tub was wobbling within the drum. The plastic bits were the drum being shaved away by the stainless tub. It wasn't worth fixing.

A lot of people recommend Speed Queen for this reason, but we've had an Electrolux front loader for about 12 years and it's still going strong. It replaced a Kenmore (Whirlpool) front loader that died after 7 years from the main bearing failing.

People move to an area for a few reasons. One is the economy (i.e. jobs) is good, Two is that housing is affordable (which is partially a function of one), three is the area is nice (pleasant, low crime, etc) and four is family.

The rail line you describe doesn't help that much because nobody is commuting from Springfield to Boston (or even Worcester) on a daily basis. What the state needs to do is incentivize businesses to create good jobs in those cities like they did with the Seaport.

Zero tolerance policies and shitty parents are the problem.

There's a lot to be said for going into the trades.

Your combination of requirements isn't happening at your budget ($700k).

If you as a parent put in the effort, your kid will do fine in a lower rated school system and still get into a good college. You might find something at that price in Tewksbury, Wilmington, Billerica, Chelmsford, Maynard, Marlborough, etc. Avoid Saugus.

I already stated the problem. The turnpike authority purposefully spent all the money they had coming in so the authority would perpetuate, instead of paying down the bond which was the original intention.

As for toll taking being dangerous to health, it's no more so than being outside in a city or stuck in traffic.

Link to another source that counters it. How hard is that?

If you can look at roads in MA and the money we spend on them and think it's all good, you've clearly been brainwashed.

Realize you doing a shitty job costs normal people money and puts them in danger. Sleep well.

There are plenty of other examples of more comparable states in those links. CT and RI both have similar population densities and similar weather yet spend about 1/3 less.

I never assumed it SHOULD be the same nor did I say that, speaking of Dunning Kruger.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome

You engineer roads for a living? Do tell.

Sorry but the traffic levels don't change the instant you cross the border. Bring your Prius up to 80mph and drive that stretch I pointed to and tell me the MA part isn't worse.

I know exactly who they are. That doesn't mean their numbers are wrong here. How about you find a source that says MA isn't among the least efficient, highest spenders here?

Here's another example.

https://reason.org/policy-study/26th-annual-highway-report/massachusetts/

And I said PER MILE road spending. Now you're pointing out that MA has "many many more". No shit.

I already gave you a link and I already gave you an example of a shitty result (Rt 3).

I understand plenty and you're avoiding the comparisons I've made.

Why is per mile spending so damn high in MA already? Answer that in a cogent way and we can talk. Have you actually driven through NH? They rank mid pack out of all the states and their road quality is far better.

The sponsor of the bill literally said it's to "start a conversation".

It's not incumbent on me to come up with a solution, though I gave you some in another post. As a taxpayer, it's incumbent on me to point out the state already wastes a shitload of money and produces a shitty product. Don't expect anyone to be onboard after looking at those numbers.

You can share this with the planners and DOT staff.

https://www.yourlawyer.com/library/highway-system-costs-per-state/

Share with them that they're consistently in the top five (if not top 3) per mile road spending and the roads are shit. Come up with a good reason for that and I'll be more supportive of alternative funding methods.

I already gave a better idea. Build the roads to a higher standard in the first place. Put a thicker road bed down and put thicker asphalt down. It'll lead to less potholes and less need to resurface every few years. It'll also lead to less damage to vehicles. Try spending less on public sector unions and you could also go look at what NH does. They have worse weather yet much better roads for a lot less money. Oh yeah, stop paying cops for road details and get rid of that prevailing wage farce.

Yes, bitching does do something. It translates to political support.

I know how bills work. Some are just grandstanding especially when the person sponsoring the bill says just that. Plenty of ridiculous bills are submitted at the state and federal level that the sponsors realize have no chance. They do it for publicity.

An actual bill doesn't need to be submitted to get people onboard with the idea. They're called cosponsors.

Fun fact, tolls on the pike predate the big dig by decades.

Why shouldn't commercial trucks pay? The damage to the roads goes up exponentially with the weight each tire puts on that surface. Trucks do vastly more damage to road surfaces than passenger cars.

Weather also does a lot of damage, obviously. That can be mitigated to a substantial degree by building roads to a better standard. They do this in places like Japan and colder countries in Europe. They also do it in NH and the result is the road costs more up front, but long term maintenance costs (fixing potholes) are lower.

There's also NFW states won't chase those road dollars.

And btw, submitting a bill "to start a conversation" is shitty. The legislature has enough to do without wasting time on that bs tactic. Lobby for your idea and get others on board, then submit a bill.