Originally Posted by
gnaget
Well, Brookline today is $3.20 a mile whereas my yardstick Washington Flyer (to from IAD) was still $2 a mile this summer. Other Boston suburbs probably similar to Brookline; your numbers suggest ~$3 plus toll. The suburban taxi will also charge you the ~$5 toll for his return since he cannot pick up at Logan.
$50 was the flat rate including tolls. I don't know what the per mile toll was at the time, but I just know that metered rate + tolls would've been more (much more with traffic congestion).