Traffic & Transit

Parking Ticket Fines Based On Your Income Proposed In Boston

A Boston City Councilor would like to see parking ticket fines based on how much money a driver makes.

(Rachel Nunes/Patch)

BOSTON — A Boston City Councilor would like to see parking ticket fines based on how much money a driver makes.

City Councilor At-Large Julia Mejia plans to introduce her proposal in a hearing order at the council’s weekly meeting Wednesday at City Hall.

She believes income-based parking tickets would ease the financial burden on lower-income families because they would pay a smaller fine when they get a ticket in Boston.

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