Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Speeding Cameras

People still speed. A lot. But less. At least that's the story. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

‘Major Victory’: Drivers Getting Nabbed With Fewer Speeding Tickets: City

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 17, 2023 | No Comments

The city’s speed cameras are spitting out less tickets to drivers than they were six months ago, Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez said — and that's good.

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.

Vision Zero ain't done. File photo: Julianne Cuba

Highways to Hell: Now Mayor Adams Needs to Advocate for Speed Cameras on Expressways

By Stephen Graham | Jan 26, 2023 | No Comments

The only part of New York's traffic system that has lately gotten more deadly instead of less is highway driving. The solution is simple, but prohibited. Mayor Adams needs to work to change that.

Transportation Committee Chair Selvena Brooks-Powers has racked up a lot of speeding tickets on her gray Nissan. [Editor's note: We have diffused the Council member's plate because her office said that showing the plate "puts her and her family at risk."] Photos: Julianne Cuba (main); Gersh Kuntzman (inset)

Monday’s Headlines: Boxing Day Edition

By Streetsblog Editorial Board | Dec 26, 2022 | No Comments

The biggest story of the holiday weekend dropped on Friday when Gothamist became the latest outlet to notice that a car belonging to Council Transportation Committee Chair Selvena Brooks-Powers continues to be caught by city speed cameras at a rate that's well past shrugging off.

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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.

Council Member Erik Bottcher wants speed cameras to work better. Warning: This is a Photoshopped image!

CM Bottcher: City Must Publicly Report on Plate-Covering Perps

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 29, 2022 | No Comments

The Council member wants to require the Department of Transportation to issue monthly reports detailing how many times a city speed or red-light camera was foiled because a driver had defaced or covered his or her plate.

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