Massachusetts Appeals Court May 3, 2001, No. 98-P-1246 (HTA Ltd. Partnership v. Massachusetts Turnpike Authority)

Gelinas, J.

Prompted by the necessity of reducing the number of single occupant vehicles, with the complementary objective of encouraging the use of multiple occupancy vehicles on the Massachusetts Turnpike (turnpike) to satisfy certain requirements of the Federal Clean Air Act and the State implementation plan, the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority (authority) conducted numerous studies in 1993