AAA: Self-Driving Tech Won’t Save Pedestrians from Deadly Cars

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A bar chart titled "ticketed civil violations of Mass. speed limit laws since 2013, source: MassDOT driver citation portal, drivercitationdata.dot.mass.gov. The chart x-axis goes from 2013 (left) to 2025 (right) and the y-axis from 0 to 120,000. The bars show a steady downward trend from 2013 (112,503) to 2020 (55,314), then rebound slightly and plateau around 65,000 in 2024 and 2025.

Policing

Mass. Law Enforcement Data Show Dramatic Decline In Speeding Tickets

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Street Design

Traffic Analysis Shows Newton Bikeway Project Reduced Car Traffic, Speeding, and Crashes

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Traffic Enforcement Camera Bills Pick Up Speed on Beacon Hill

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Legislation

Policy Riders In Governor’s Budget Proposal Would Legalize Speed Enforcement Cameras, End Debt-Based License Suspensions

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Vision Zero

T Receives Additional Federal Funds to Eliminate Blind Spots On Buses

<p>Jesse Coburn is a reporter at ProPublica after a stint as Streetsblog’s investigative reporter, where his reporting received a Polk Award, a Sigma Award, and awards from the Silurians Press Club and the Overseas Press Club Foundation. Previously he was a reporter at Newsday and an editor at ARCH+.</p>


Jesse Coburn, ProPublica

Crashes

Trump’s U.S. DOT Is Rolling Back Safety Rules Meant to Protect the Public

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MBTA

Volkswagen’s Crimes Help Finance New Electric Buses In Massachusetts

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The Climate Emergency

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