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From: miraje7/23/2025 1:35:07 PM
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Will drivers and citizens put up with this? Seems it's always about more and more control..

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Should States Be Allowed to Legally Track Our Driving Miles?

By Tara Hurlin July 22, 2025

Massachusetts might start monitoring how much its residents drive, according to a newly introduced bill that’s making its way down the pipeline.

Bill S.2246 in Massachusetts, officially titled “An Act aligning the commonwealth’s transportation plans with its mandates and goals for reducing emissions and vehicle miles traveled”, aims to integrate the state’s transportation planning with its mandates and goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle miles traveled.

This bill, based on laws and regulations in Colorado and Minnesota, seeks to “align the Commonwealth’s transportation plans with its climate mandates” and “require MassDOT’s transportation plans to provide a reasonable pathway to compliance with our emissions limits for the transportation sector.”

The bill essentially seeks to ensure that transportation planning in Massachusetts aligns with the state’s broader goals of reducing its carbon footprint and promoting more sustainable transportation options, but drivers have other concerns. Is the region preparing to limit how many miles people are legally allowed to drive?

Like Massachusetts, both Colorado and Minnesota have likewise pledged to become “zero-emission” states by 2050. Currently, the Minnesota Department of Transportation is looking into replacing fuel tax with Road User Charges (RUCs) and Distance-Based Fees (DBFs) that would fine motorists based on the distances they travel...

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