The MBTA’s board of directors on Wednesday, Sept. 24, approved new penalties for a proposed camera system that would target drivers obstructing bus lanes in Boston.
MBTA hopes that these sanctions, made possible by a state law put into place in January, will “disincentivize the common and often unpunished habit,” according to a Boston Globe report.
The new state law, signed on Jan. 8, sets the range for bus lane fines between $25 and $125. It also established a $100 penalty for vehicles parked at bus stops…