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‘Cameras Don’t Have Guns’ – Boston’s Black Community Weighs In On Camera-Based Traffic Enforcement
As Massachusetts lawmakers continue to debate a legal framework for camera-based traffic law enforcement, a former Boston transit planner has compiled some useful advice from neighborhood leaders in Boston's Black communities.
November 16, 2023
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
Here’s the MBTA’s Bus Lane Wishlist for Its New ‘High Frequency’ Bus Routes
"MBTA's Transit Priority Vision corridors are identified based on service offering (bus network redesign frequency), social benefit (existing bus and passenger delay), and passenger experience."
October 23, 2023
Boston’s New Huntington Ave. Bus Lanes Are Saving T Riders 25 Hours Every Workday
Last year's month-long shutdown of the entire Orange Line has famously failed to deliver then-Governor Charlie Baker's promise of "far better service and a more modern infrastructure for its riders."
September 25, 2023
Boston Wants to Redesign Blue Hill Ave. For Bus Riders, But Car Owners Dominate Public Meetings
For over a year, City of Boston planners have been hosting dozens of meetings with residents of Mattapan, Roxbury, and Dorchester about the city's plans to speed up transit service with a dedicated busway on Blue Hill Avenue.
August 9, 2023
Back Bay NIMBYs Try A Gruesome New Threat Against Protected Bike Lanes: ‘Someone Will Die’
As part of Mayor Wu's proposed expansion of the citywide protected bike lane network, the City of Boston is planning a new parking-protected bike lanes on Berkeley and Boyslton Streets through the Back Bay neighborhood.
June 29, 2023
Buses Get Pushed to the Side in Boston’s Latest Design for Summer Street
Under the administration of former mayor Marty Walsh, Boston had proposed a center-running dedicated busway on Summer Street to connect South Boston, the Seaport District, South Station, and the downtown financial district. Revised plans call for a shared bus-and-truck lane that will run on the side of the street instead.
April 6, 2023
Judge Dismisses Suit Against Cambridge’s Cycling Safety Ordinance
In a memorandum dismissing the case, Middlesex County Superior Court Judge Maureen Hogan observed that, contrary to the plaintiff's claims, the Cycling Safety Ordinance "does not prohibit individuals from visiting any businesses or residences, and the Plaintiffs have not plausibly suggested facts to the contrary."
March 13, 2023
Advocates Set An Agenda For Salvaging the T’s Troubled Buses
One of the report’s key arguments – and the reason for its title – is that the region’s current bus fleet is actually smaller than it was in the early 1970s, even though the region has added 1.7 million new residents since then.
January 25, 2023
Our First Look at Boston’s Plans to Extend Columbus Ave. Bus Lanes
The project would more than double the length of the existing busway that opened on Columbus Avenue last year.
December 13, 2022
