RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:Fidelity Purchased 880k GSI Since May 10/21 Finally got a chance to read this! The link didn't work, however I was able to find it. Great information, thanks for sharing! What I find interesting is the fact that ongoing rollout of bus lane camera enforcement in NYC is mentioned!! I am surprised there has been no talk about this. I don't recall any PR's about pilots in NYC, but who else has similar equipment? I would hope it's Gatekeeper, but It would be great to find out who is behind that contract!
HOW THE CITY INFLUENCES TRANSIT SERVICE
In addition to installing bus shelters and building bus priority treatments, the city also influences transit service quality by working with SEPTA on layover spaces, communicating about street closures due to construction and special events, and enforcing bus lanes and bus stops. The City can help agencies like SEPTA meet its standards by aligning our own policies and processes to better facilitate transit service.
Enforcing Traffic Laws
The City works with internal and external organizations such as the Philadelphia Police Department, SEPTA Police, and the Philadelphia Parking Authority to enforce traffic laws, including those that affect transit. Improved enforcement of existing traffic laws must be part of any effort to improve bus service. Enforcement must also take equity into consideration and ensure that
specific communities, particularly people of color, are not overly burdened by enforcement activities.
Recent enforcement blitzes in Center City on Market and Chestnut Streets have shown that PPD, PPA, and SEPTA do not have all the available tools to adequately enforce traffic laws. While additional enforcement personnel, such as the proposed new class of public safety enforcement officers, are likely to help with improving bus flow, additional enforcement tools are needed to have a more equitable and effective approach.
The use of camera based enforcement significantly reduces concerns of racial bias in traffic stops and the potential escalation of the interaction. Automated enforcement also allows continual enforcement of a problem without a 24/7 in-person presence. Continuing to shift to automated enforcement of traffic violations is a Vision Zero priority to both reduce traffic crashes and racialized policing. Camera-based automated enforcement has been an effective and fair method for enforcing traffic laws since it was first implemented in Pennsylvania in 2005, with the Automated Red Light Enforcement and Roosevelt Boulevard Automated Speed Enforcement.
Automated enforcement can be used to ticket vehicles that illegally block bus lanes or otherwise obstruct traffic. In New York City, the MTA installed cameras on multiple bus routes and saw an increase in bus speeds on the routes, leading to a larger rollout that is ongoing.7 An automated enforcement system
for Philadelphia transit would require collaboration between the City, SEPTA, and PPA, and the State Legislature.
7 Mass Transit Magazine, “MTA, NYCDOT announce expansion of bus lane camera enforcement” (August 7, 2020)