MBTA Bus Stop and Bus Lane Automated Camera Enforcement Program Begins October 1
Big brother is watching.
Heads up, Dorchester! If you’ve been chancing it parking in bus lanes and bus stops, your days are numbered. The MBTA has announced that a brand-new automated ticketing system will officially roll out on October 1st. So consider yourself warned.
Here’s how it works: cameras will scan for cars parked in bus lanes and bus stops, snap a photo, and send a ticket straight to your mailbox. Fines will start at $25 and can climb all the way up to $125 for repeat offenders.
The idea, pitched by Gov. Healey earlier this year and green-lit by the MBTA’s board last year, is aimed at keeping the bus lanes clear and the system moving.
With over 40 miles of bus lanes and around 7,000 bus stops, Hallowell and Morse proposed popular and most impacted lanes and stops to pilot the program.
You can get all the details here.
Maureen Dahill is the editor of Caught in Southie and a lifelong resident of South Boston sometimes mistaken for a yuppie. Co-host of Caught Up, storyteller, lover of red wine and binge watching TV series. Mrs. Peter G. Follow her @MaureenCaught.
