The program will mark the first use of automated enforcement to ticket vehicles blocking access to bus stops.

Washington, D.C. will use bus-mounted cameras to issue citations to drivers who block bus lanes and bus stops, reports Jordan Pascale in DCist. “The goal is to reduce trip times, decrease operator stress, increase schedule adherence and reliability and improve bus stop accessibility. Metro says 64% of D.C. bus riders would see better service because of the bus lane enforcement.” According to Pascale, keeping bus lanes clear could speed up average bus speeds in the District from 10 miles per hour to 20 miles per hour.
The program will make Metro and the District Department of Transportation the first agencies to use cameras to ticket drivers for blocking bus stops, meaning a bus can’t approach as closely as it should. Four buses used as part of a test run each captured 60 violations daily. “The camera-equipped buses will first be rolled out on 31 routes that travel through bus lane areas like H and I streets NW in downtown, 14th Street in Columbia Heights, 16th Street NW, M Street SE, Martin Luther King Avenue SE, Pennsylvania Avenue S.E., and Minnesota Avenue S.E.”
The District has seen success with other automated traffic enforcement cameras that ticket drivers for speeding and other violations. However, there has also been a rise in fake or obscured license plates that limits the efficacy of camera enforcement programs.
FULL STORY: D.C. Will Use Cameras To Ticket Drivers In Bus Lanes, At Bus Stops For First Time

Trump Administration Could Effectively End Housing Voucher Program
Federal officials are eyeing major cuts to the Section 8 program that helps millions of low-income households pay rent.

Planetizen Federal Action Tracker
A weekly monitor of how Trump’s orders and actions are impacting planners and planning in America.

Ken Jennings Launches Transit Web Series
The Jeopardy champ wants you to ride public transit.

Driving Equity and Clean Air: California Invests in Greener School Transportation
California has awarded $500 million to fund 1,000 zero-emission school buses and chargers for educational agencies as part of its effort to reduce pollution, improve student health, and accelerate the transition to clean transportation.

Congress Moves to End Reconnecting Communities and Related Grants
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee moved to rescind funding for the Neighborhood Equity and Access program, which funds highway removals, freeway caps, transit projects, pedestrian infrastructure, and more.

From Throughway to Public Space: Taking Back the American Street
How the Covid-19 pandemic taught us new ways to reclaim city streets from cars.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
Ada County Highway District
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
Salt Lake City
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service