[Massachusetts-NFB] Today's hearing regarding autonomous vehicles at Boston's City Hall 2PM

Tue Oct 28 16:49:47 UTC 2025

Hello NFB Family and Friends,

Below is the very important meeting link for today's Boston city Council
hearing. Also down toward the bottom of this email you will find ways to
send in your story or views. The hearing is in regard to an ordinance
pertaining to autonomous vehicles. Some of our members will be testifying
today, and others will be present to support. There is still time to get
there if you can,  The hearing will be in the Iannella Chamber, 5th Floor.
For those who are unable to attend and would like to listen in, the link is
below.

  <http://boston.gov/city-council-tv> http://boston.gov/city-council-tv

This is a public hearing - so anyone is welcome to attend or sign up to
testify. We do expect a mix of Teamsters, AFL-CIO, and 32BJ to be in
attendance and their most common talking point is about a potential loss of
human driver jobs. Our goal is for your local elected officials to have a
balanced perspective by hearing from the many communities that stand to
benefit from AVs. 

I realize this is giving you  very little notice . So if you can please do
what you can to support this effort. Please let me know if you are available
to attend. Our goal is to have a strong show of support in the room  We'd
love to see as many of us, particularly with our white canes and our Guide
dogs, as possible.  Let's get 30+ people among our supporters there.  this
is one of those situations where volume will truly help move the needle. We
want to make AVs a reality in Massachusetts. 

This is not a voting hearing, simply an information discussion and we are
really hoping to lift up the accessibility benefits of AV's so the council
isn't only hearing from labor unions/Uber & Lyft drivers. 

Let's fill the room!

City Council Committee On Government Operations Hearing On Docket #1432

A hearing regarding an Ordinance on the Safety and Efficacy of Commercial
Autonomous Vehicle Operations Relative to Workers, Emergency First
Responders, and Residents in the City of Boston.

The public can offer testimony.

Section Nav

*	 <https://www.boston.gov/public-notices/16486776#topics> topics

Discussion Topics

1.	 Docket #1432

Ordinance Regarding the Safety and Efficacy of Commercial Autonomous Vehicle
Operations Relative to Workers, Emergency First Responders, and Residents in
the City of Boston.

This matter was sponsored by Councilors Henry A. Santana and Erin J. Murphy,
and was referred to the Committee on August 6, 2025.

NOTICE: The Boston City Council may have a quorum in attendance due to
standing committees of the City Council consisting of both voting and
non-voting members. However, members attending this duly posted meeting are
participating and deliberating only in conjunction with the business of the
standing committee.

Public Testimony

Members of the public are cordially invited to attend and testify in person
or virtually. Those wishing to testify in person should arrive five (5)
minutes before the call of the hearing to sign up. Please bring fifteen (15)
copies of any written documentation you wish to present at the hearing.
Those wishing to testify virtually via videoconference should email the
staff contact for a link and instructions to do so. Written comments may be
sent to the Committee or staff email (below) and will be made a part of the
record and available to all Councilors. The public may watch this hearing
via live stream at boston.gov/city-council-tv
<https://www.boston.gov/departments/city-council/watch-boston-city-council-t
v>  and on Xfinity 8/RCN 82/Fios 964. This hearing will be recorded.

Staff Contact: Meagan Corugedo

Mail Address:  Docket #1432 City Council, City Hall, 5th Floor, Boston, MA
02201

Committee Email:  ccc.go at boston.gov <mailto:ccc.go at boston.gov>   

Staff Email:  meagan.corugedo at boston.gov <mailto:meagan.corugedo at boston.gov>
| Staff Telephone:  617-635-1711 <tel:617-635-1711> 

Broadcast Live on Xfinity 8/RCN 82/ Fios 964 and streamed at:
boston.gov/city-council-tv <http://boston.gov/city-council-tv> 

October 28, 2025

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02:00PM

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Iannella Chamber, 5th Floor

Boston City Hall

Boston , MA 02201

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send an email <mailto:meagan.corugedo at boston.gov> 

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617-635-1711 <tel:617-635-1711> 

*	Contact:

Meagan Corugedo

*	Neighborhoods:

Citywide

*	Posted:

10/14/2025 - 2:56PM

*	Resources:

Docket#1432
<https://www.boston.gov/sites/default/files/file/2025/10/Docket%20%231432.pd
f> 

Official Filed Posting
<https://www.boston.gov/sites/default/files/file/2025/10/%231432%20Public%20
Notice%20Hearing.docx.pdf> 

*	Accessibility Services

Interpretation, translation, and disability accommodation services are
available to you at no cost. If you need them, please reach out to the
contact listed in this Public Notice. 

Shara Winton

President, National federation of the Blind of Massachusetts

 <http://www.nfbma.org/> www.nfbma.org

 <mailto:sharawinton at gmail.com> sharawinton at gmail.com

617-304-0347

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