The Conservative Party branded the move a kick in the teeth to drivers, criticizing Labour's approach to heavy-handed policies against car owners, especially in London.
"This is not meant to be a revenue opportunity," Rachel Morse, the MBTA's senior director of transit policy, clarified during a meeting of the agency's board of directors. She noted any net revenue from the tickets will go to the state's Transportation Trust Fund, which helps to finance transportation-related projects statewide.