I agree that discouraging people from taking public transportation is not a good idea. So I was inclined to agree with you.
But I couldn't believe that the city would want to create such an odd incentive, so I tried to come up with an alternative that might make sense. The only thing I could think of was that they're not trying to encourage people to drive to work--instead, they're trying to discourage people that take the T from owning a car/parking it on the street. Basically, it's a way to make owning a car a PITA, so that you only own a car if you really want/need it. Of course, they could probably accomplish the same thing by charging more for resident permits...
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But I couldn't believe that the city would want to create such an odd incentive, so I tried to come up with an alternative that might make sense. The only thing I could think of was that they're not trying to encourage people to drive to work--instead, they're trying to discourage people that take the T from owning a car/parking it on the street. Basically, it's a way to make owning a car a PITA, so that you only own a car if you really want/need it. Of course, they could probably accomplish the same thing by charging more for resident permits...