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Legislature’s Latest Attempt for Automated Traffic Enforcement Is Missing the Bus
For the third year in a row, lawmakers are attempting to legalize automated traffic enforcement cameras that would slap speeding drivers and red-light runners with $25 fines.
October 30, 2023
Colorado’s Vehicle Weight Fee Could Tame Megacar Crisis — And Protect Vulnerable Road users
The proposal could also dodge many of the political pitfalls that too often kill similar ideas.
October 18, 2023
What’s In Gov. Healey’s Budget Proposal
The state government expects to get over $1 billion next year from a new surtax on high-income earners. Here's how the Governor plans to spend it.
March 6, 2023
Three Things to Watch in Gov. Healey’s First Budget Proposal
Later this week, Gov. Maura Healey is expected to release her administration's first state budget proposal, which will be a key indicator of how she expects to implement her campaign promises.
February 27, 2023
With Last-Minute Legislating, Roadway Safety Bill Finally Becomes Law
“An Act to Reduce Traffic Fatalities” would establish a suite of new regulations intended to improve safety on Massachusetts roadways.
December 28, 2022
New Road Safety Law Stalled (Again) in the State House
House bill 5103, “An Act to Reduce Traffic Fatalities,” would establish a suite of new regulations intended to improve safety on Massachusetts roadways.
December 23, 2022
Cities and Feds Work on Accessibility Guidelines for Curbside Car-Charging Stations
“At present, there are no federal regulations specifying accessibility requirements for EV charging stations to ensure that they are accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities,” according to the U.S. Access Board.
November 16, 2022
Cambridge Repeals All Minimum Car Parking Requirements for New Buildings
The new zoning rules have been in the works since April, when co-sponsors Burhan Azeem, Quinton Zondervan and Marc McGovern passed a policy order calling on city staff to draft new zoning language that would eliminate minimum parking requirements from city laws.
October 25, 2022
Evidence Suggests That Driver’s Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants Will Improve Street Safety
This November, Massachusetts voters will decide whether to keep or repeal a new law that supporters say make our roads safer by allowing undocumented immigrants to apply for a driver’s license.
October 19, 2022
Gov. Baker Sends Traffic Safety Bill Back to Legislators With Objections to Safer Speed Limits and Passing Rules
The Governor proposed several amendments, including a simpler 3-foot minimum distance for motor vehicles passing bikes and pedestrians, and striking language that would let cities and towns reduce speed limits to 25 mph on state-owned roadways, including the Department of Conservation and Recreation's dangerous "parkways."
September 26, 2022
