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• Car, bike or Green Line? Putting the Beacon Street gauntlet to the test (brookline.news) — Reporters raced by bike, car, and Green Line from Cleveland Circle along Beacon Street through North Brookline to Cafe Landwer near Park Drive, and the bike won easily. Their informal test highlights how downhill stretches, parking hassles, and MBTA delays shape real travel times for Brookline residents, even outside rush hour.
• Threat or menace? Police abuses of Flock's spycams renew a simmering debate over their use. (dankennedy.net) — Brookline now has Flock license-plate cameras quietly monitoring local streets, part of a fast-growing surveillance network across Massachusetts. The piece details police abuses in other cities, questions Flock's civil-liberties impact, and contrasts it with other technologies like ShotSpotter as communities weigh safety against privacy.
• Climate Activism Groups Hold Demonstration in Needham Center (needhamlocal.org) — Climate activists recently rallied in Needham Center, and organizers say they held a similar demonstration in Brookline the previous weekend to push lawmakers on climate action. The Needham event tied into a national campaign, highlighted local climate impacts, and urged residents and Congress to prioritize stronger environmental policies.
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