Automated Traffic Enforcement
Flock cameras misread license plates in 71% of cases in California study
An analysis of 1,500 reports showed a shockingly high rate of error when reading license plates.
Speeding surges after Ontario cities remove traffic cameras
The province ordered cities to remove the devices despite data that shows they save lives.
Commentary: Legitimate privacy fears undermine legitimate, life-saving speed camera programs
Automated traffic enforcement works — but excessive surveillance threatens to derail this key safety initiative.
After San Francisco installed traffic cameras, speeding dropped by 80%
The city was allowed to install speed cameras as part of a five-year pilot program approved by California in 2023.
UPS trucks blocked NYC bus lanes 25,000 times last year
The city recorded 843,000 bus lane violations in 2025.
San Jose Moves to Rein in Flock Cameras, Joining in Backlash Amid Privacy Concerns
The city’s police chief is asking to limit the company’s data retention and sharing abilities.
Silicon Valley City Expels Automated License Plate Cameras Over Surveillance Fears
Mountain View, California voted to end their contract with Flock after residents protested the automated license plate readers.
USDOT Blocks Federal Funding for Traffic Cameras
Applicants to the Safe Streets and Roads for All grant program will not be allowed to use funds for automated traffic enforcement.
Santa Monica Puts AI Cameras on City Vehicles to Ticket Bike Lane Blockers
The city already uses bus-mounted cameras to catch violations along bus routes.
NYC Will Quadruple Traffic Camera Locations This Year
New York has used red light cameras since the 1990s and plans to deploy them to 600 intersections this year.
USDOT Formally Moves to Ban DC Traffic Cameras
Despite the proven success of automated traffic enforcement in other cities, the Trump administration wants to eliminate D.C.’s speeding and red light cameras.
New Chicago Cameras Will Automatically Ticket Drivers Parked in Bus and Bike Lanes
The city is adding cameras to transit buses as part of a pilot program aimed at stopping drivers from blocking bus lanes.
Data: San Francisco Traffic Cameras Reduce Speeding by 72%
The city’s automated enforcement program has led to a dramatic drop in speeding at camera locations.
Republicans Aim to Kill DC’s Traffic Cameras, Reverse Right-on-Red Ban
Congressional Republicans want to eliminate funding for automated traffic enforcement and other traffic safety interventions proven to reduce crashes and injuries.
AI-Powered Bus Lane Cameras Are Speeding up Buses by up to 36%
More cities are turning to automated enforcement to keep bus lanes clear of cars and improve service.
Studies Repeatedly Show Traffic Cameras Save Lives
Although divisive, speed and red-light cameras significantly improve road safety, but many U.S. jurisdictions remain resistant.
DC Traffic Deaths Dropping ‘Substantially’ in 2025
Between January and June 2024, 29 people died in traffic crashes in the District. This year, that number fell to nine.
Sacramento Leads Nation With Bus-Mounted Bike Lane Enforcement Cameras
The city is the first to use its bus-mounted traffic enforcement system to cite drivers who park or drive in bike lanes.
San Francisco Turns On California’s First Speed Cameras
The city is the first in the state to use automated traffic enforcement to reduce speeding and traffic deaths.
Data Shows Chicago Speed Cameras Reduce Speeding, Crashes
Countering claims made by the Chicago Tribune that automated enforcement doesn’t improve safety, Streetsblog Chicago lays out the data showing how traffic safety fared in camera zones.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
