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State House Update: New Bills Would Tackle Racial Profiling, Traffic Enforcement Cameras, E-Bikes
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.
October 19, 2021
Report: To Make Transit Safe, Rethink Transit Cops
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.
July 13, 2021
Advocates Pan Proposed Expansion of Policing in Baker ‘Safety’ Bill
Advocates remain in the dark about what's being proposed, and are concerned about the administration's focus on policing instead of preventing crashes.
April 26, 2021
Going to Post-Election Protests? Don’t Count On the T
If you’re considering attending a protest, start thinking about contingency plans for getting home safely in case the T isn’t available.
November 4, 2020
It’s Election Day – Here’s What We’re Watching
Here's a quick roundup of things that aren't the Presidential race that we're watching this Election Day.
November 3, 2020
If the T Decriminalizes Fare Evasion, What’s Next for Its Transit Police?
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.
August 10, 2020
Lawmakers Are Poised to Reform Fare Enforcement on the T
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.
July 28, 2020
Berkeley to Become the First U.S. City to Remove Police From Traffic Enforcement
Advocates say it's important to remain vigilant about what replaces armed police in traffic stops.
July 21, 2020
Study: Police Are Weak Deterrent to Texting While Driving
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.
June 12, 2020
