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Wicked Local Asked to weigh in on the differing visions of public safety offered by the Select Board’s Committee on Policing Reforms and the Task Force to Reimagine Policing in Brookline, community members had some ideas of their own. Residents at a public hearing Tuesday shared thoughts on local policing, often endorsing one group’s recommendations over the other and occasionally hurling accusations of bias. The committee and task force have been compared and contrasted from conception, with one setting out to improve the town’s existing policing and the other considering bold changes to the public safety model. Both were convened by the Select Board.
Wicked Local Brookline’s Transportation Board on Monday approved a pilot program to test out bus lanes on Route 9 in Gateway East, a modification that would bring traffic down to one lane in some areas. But while the board’s vote was unanimous, it was no quick decision; the discussion spanned roughly four hours as board members heard from community members and debated how best to implement and judge the pilot. Ultimately, the board approved the bus lanes contingent on town staff working with the MBTA to draft metrics for evaluating the pilot before the lanes are put in place.