Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about enforcement

Data: Unreadable Plates Soared Last Year, Foiling Speed and Red-Light Cameras

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 13, 2023 | No Comments

The problem of cars evading speed, red-light and bus-lane cameras with defaced or covered plates has gotten markedly worse — with more than 7 percent of plates that triggered automated enforcement cameras last summer proving to be unreadable.

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Four Ways To Build A Better Automated Enforcement Program

By Kea Wilson | Dec 15, 2022 | No Comments

Simple messaging changes can help transportation leaders win over residents who are skeptical of automated enforcement, a new study finds — and there's even more they can do to make those programs equitable, effective, and deserving of public support.

Given how New Yorkers park, there's a lot of money to be made out there. (Note: This is an artist's rendering. The money will not automatically fall from the sky.)

Civilian Enforcement: A Get-Rich-Quick Scheme That Also Makes the City Safer

By Joseph Tedeschi | Dec 9, 2022 | No Comments

Want to make a six-figure salary and never leave your neighborhood? AND make the city safer? It may soon be possible.

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Should People Be Able to Issue Their Neighbors Traffic Fines?

By Kea Wilson | Nov 24, 2022 | No Comments

Imagine a world where every cell phone in every pocket in America could be instantly transformed into a portable traffic camera, capable of issuing misbehaving motorists a ticket with little more than a few swipes on a touch screen.

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Opinion: Cars Do More Damage to Business Districts Than Local Officials Admit

By Rachel Witt | Oct 26, 2022 | No Comments

The disproportionate number of crashes caused by unlicensed drivers defeat the business-friendly and safety purpose of complete streets, road diets, curb extensions, and other traffic-calming elements to encourage bike- and pedestrian-safe main streets.

DSNY caught the driver of this car dumping illegally — and impounded the vehicle. Photo: DSNY with help from the Streetsblog Photoshop Desk

Analysis: City is Much Better Seizing Cars from Illegal Dumpers than Reckless Drivers

By Eve Kessler | Sep 21, 2022 | No Comments

If only the Department of Transportation would start treating reckless drivers like garbage!

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