Uber Addict Sharon Durkan Wants the MBTA to Film You Driving

Saturday, August 23, 2025
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Uber Addict Sharon Durkan Wants the MBTA to Film You Driving

Boston councilor who racked up thousands on rideshares backs new bus lane cameras to ticket drivers

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BOSTON — Sharon Durkan says she wants “automated camera enforcement in bus lanes.” What that really means: more fines, more tickets, and more cameras pointed at Boston drivers.

Sharon Durkan preaches ‘reliable and equitable buses’ online — even as she relies on Uber to get around Boston.
Sharon Durkan preaches ‘reliable and equitable buses’ online — even as she relies on Uber to get around Boston.

The freshman councilor, who’s racked up thousands in Uber charges during her incumbency, jumped into the MBTA’s public comment period to declare her “strong support” for letting the T film cars and mail out tickets.

Mayor Michelle Wu and her loyal councilor Sharon Durkan — walking in step as Boston braces for more cameras, fines, and rules.
Mayor Michelle Wu and her loyal councilor Sharon Durkan — walking in step as Boston braces for more cameras, fines, and rules.

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“As Boston City Councilor for District 8, I represent five of the network’s 20 highest-ridership bus routes,” Durkan boasted. “When bus lanes and stops are blocked, riders lose out, accessibility is compromised, and congestion worsens for everyone.”

What she didn’t say: while preaching about “service reliability” and “equity,” Durkan herself avoids the T and relies on Uber rides — sometimes as cheap as ten bucks — to get around.

“This program is a smart, common-sense step,” Durkan insisted. But to many Bostonians, it’s just another surveillance scheme rubber-stamped by one of Mayor Wu’s most loyal puppets.

Durkan even urged the MBTA to make sure small businesses fall in line, saying enforcement should work “hand-in-hand with their needs around loading zones.” Translation: neighborhoods get lectured, drivers get tickets, and City Hall pats itself on the back.

Councilor Sharon Durkan has already burned through more than $3,400 on Ubers in 2025 — while pushing cameras to ticket Boston drivers.
Councilor Sharon Durkan has already burned through more than $3,400 on Ubers in 2025 — while pushing cameras to ticket Boston drivers.

Durkan claims, “Boston is at its best when buses run reliably and equitably.” Yet her record shows she’s at her best when hailing an Uber — while calling for cameras to film everyone else.

In Wu’s Boston, Sharon Durkan rides. You get fined.

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