Study: Self-Driving Cars Are Worse at Detecting Darker-Skinned Pedestrians
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Autonomous vehicles might not solve the already disproportionate pedestrian death toll faced by black communities.
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Broad Coalition Calls for Reduced Police Influence in MBTA Management
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A large coalition of community groups, environmental organizations, and transit advocates are petitioning the MBTA to acknowledge the threats of police brutality and take steps to ensure that the region’s transit system will not be used as a tool for law enforcement. “Transit is a public good and necessity at all times. The T must […]
Safe Streets Advocacy Groups Join Growing Movement to Cut Police Spending
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In a letter sent yesterday to Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, three large advocacy groups for safer streets – the LivableStreets Alliance, Boston Cyclists Union, and WalkBoston – called on the City of Boston to remove the Boston Police Department (BPD) from the city’s Vision Zero Task Force, reduce the BPD’s annual budget, and “reallocate resources […]
Responding to Intense Criticism, T Will Stop Bussing Cops to Protests
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In the past 24 hours, the agency had come under intense scrutiny from its workers, city officials, and its oversight board for using public transit vehicles as troop transports to peaceful protest sites around the city.
How T Closures Escalated Post-Protest Tensions
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Management at the MBTA is facing intense criticism after shutting down core subway stations on recent evenings, leaving thousands of its riders stranded and trapped among the belligerent police forces they were protesting against. On Sunday evening, thousands of people participated in a peaceful march from Nubian Square to the State House. As night fell […]
Mental Health Break: Watch Some Buses Cruise Down Dedicated Bus Lanes
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Take some deep breaths and watching some city buses leapfrog past single-occupant vehicles.