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Friday Video: You Should Care That Your Car Is Spying On You

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A view of the new Columbus Ave. bus lanes and the new bus platforms at Walnut Avenue.

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Bus lanes

Public Hearing Reveals Support for Automated Enforcement of Bus Lanes in Boston

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Column: What Does the Freedom of Movement Really Mean? Reflections from the Youth Bike Summit

<p>Sam Mintz is currently the editor of <a href="https://brookline.news/">Brookline.News</a>, a nonprofit news website covering the Town of Brookline. Before moving back to the Boston area in 2021, Sam spent five years in D.C. covering Congress and federal agencies for Politico and E&amp;E News.</p>


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A State Cop Ran Her Over In a Brookline Crosswalk. Now Her Grandchildren Demand Answers.

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Crashes

Victim’s Family Files Lawsuit Over Homicide on Hampshire Street Bikeway

An evening city street scene on Boylston Street near Copley Square. On the left side of the photo is a busy sidewalk and a Chick-Fil-A restaurant. On the street in front of the restaurant, four cars, three of them double-parked, occupy the multiple-lane street; a food delivery driver is stepping out of one of the cars while a second car is attempting to drive between the others to fit in closer to the curb.

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Vision Zero

Mayor Wu Introduces Ordinance to Regulate Delivery App Companies

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Conceding to Trump, State House Democrats Fast-Track Legislation to Repeal State Climate Laws

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Monday’s Headlines Remember

A horizontal strip diagram of the MBTA's Red Line between JFK/UMass (at left) and Braintree (at right) showing service alternatives during the November 15 – 23 closure of the Braintree branch. A dotted black line connects (from left to right) the North Quincy, Wollaston, Quincy Center, Quincy Adams, and Braintree stops, indicating bus shuttle service. A purple line parallel to the red line indicates the Old Colony commuter rail lines, which stops at JFK/UMass, Quincy Center, and Braintree. At the bottom of the map is the Ashmont branch of the Red Line, which will operate as usual.

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T Suspends Quincy, Braintree Red Line Branch Nov. 15-23

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Sunday Is the World Day of Remembrance

A view down a long, straight bike path at dusk. In the center is a painted yellow line stretching to the horizon; to the left is a chain link fence with bands of horizontal lighting illuminating the path at regular intervals from underneath a steel railing at waist height. On the right is a 2-story brick warehouse building with illuminated windows and graffiti art. In the middle distance are two people blurred from a long photo exposure walking along the path.

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Trails

Somerville Completes Installation of Community Path Lighting Improvements

A long line of cars waits in two lanes of stopped traffic on the right, while on the left, a single car drives down a roadway next to a wide bike lane. A concrete median divides the two sides of the road, and on the edges of the photo are large, mature leafy trees.

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Want Safety Cameras On Your Kids’ School Buses? Here’s How to Get Them