Recent Streetsblog MASS posts about Policing

Support For Camera Enforcement Increases When Put in Racial Justice Context, Study Finds

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 25, 2022 | No Comments

Researchers hope the results can increase support nationwide for swapping out cops for cameras, effective tools at keeping reckless drivers off the road and reducing fatal and injury-causing crashes.

A red light camera in Springfield, Ohio. Public domain photo by Derek Jensen, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

State House Update: New Bills Would Tackle Racial Profiling, Traffic Enforcement Cameras, E-Bikes

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 19, 2021 | No Comments

Last week, two legislative committees – the Joint Committee on Transportation and the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security – hosted public hearings to discuss bills that could affect traffic rules and enforcement across the Commonwealth.

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Report: To Make Transit Safe, Rethink Transit Cops

By Kea Wilson | Jul 13, 2021 | No Comments

Transit agencies need to do more to make sure their networks are comprehensively safe — and that may include reforming, defunding, or outright removing police from these critical public spaces, a new report argues.

Gov. Charlie Baker (left) and MassDOT Secretary Jayme Tesler (background).

Advocates Pan Proposed Expansion of Policing in Baker ‘Safety’ Bill

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 26, 2021 | No Comments

Advocates remain in the dark about what's being proposed, and are concerned about the administration's focus on policing instead of preventing crashes.

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NY City Council Seeks To Remove Police From Crash Investigations

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 2, 2021 | No Comments

Protesters gather on the Boston Common on May 31, 2020 at a protest against police brutality and the killing of George Floyd. Photo by Wikimedia Commons user GorrillaWarfare, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.

Going to Post-Election Protests? Don’t Count On the T

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 4, 2020 | No Comments

If you’re considering attending a protest, start thinking about contingency plans for getting home safely in case the T isn’t available.

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