Going to Post-Election Protests? Don’t Count On the T
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If you’re considering attending a protest, start thinking about contingency plans for getting home safely in case the T isn’t available.
Recent Streetsblog MASS posts about Policing
It’s Election Day – Here’s What We’re Watching
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Here’s a quick roundup of things that aren’t the Presidential race that we’re watching this Election Day. If you still haven’t voted, look up your polling place here and get there before 8 p.m. this evening. Transit on the Ballot in Austin, Portland, and Suburban Atlanta StreetsblogUSA has a roundup of local transit funding […]
If the T Decriminalizes Fare Evasion, What’s Next for Its Transit Police?
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While the Massachusetts State House ponders significant reforms to fare enforcement on the MBTA, and – in separate legislation – to policing in general, the MBTA’s in-house police force faces a reckoning. The Transit Police attracted intense criticism earlier this summer for their closures of downtown subway stations during Black Lives Matter protests and for […]
Lawmakers Are Poised to Reform Fare Enforcement on the T
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In addition authorizing debt spending for hundreds of infrastructure projects across the Commonwealth, the multi-billion dollar bond package that the Massachusetts Senate passed earlier this month would also make significant reforms to how the MBTA enforces fare payments on its trains, buses, and ferries. The Commonwealth’s current fare evasion law sets large penalties for people […]
Berkeley to Become the First U.S. City to Remove Police From Traffic Enforcement
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Advocates say it's important to remain vigilant about what replaces armed police in traffic stops.
Study: Police Are Weak Deterrent to Texting While Driving
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The threat of police enforcement isn’t deterring dangerous drivers from texting behind the wheel, a new study shows — the latest reminder that law enforcement is unreliable in making streets safer.