RE:RE:Automated streetcar enforcement, TTC pilot project Some excerpts from a report summary. Pilot in 2025, implementation in 2026.
Automated Streetcar Enforcement System
Date: October 29, 2024
To: TTC Board
From: Chief Strategy and Customer Experience Officer
Financial Summary
Funds for this pilot project are included in the TTC’s 2024-2033 Capital Budget and Plan under Program 7.1, ITS Systems/Infrastructure Program, Corporate Camera Strategy and Delivery project, which was approved by the TTC Board on December 20, 2023, and by City Council on February 14, 2024.
The total project cost for the Corporate Camera Strategy and Delivery project is approximately
$120.6 million, including costs to the end of 2023 of $4.5 million, approved cash flow funding of $6.8 million and unfunded estimates of $109.3 million in the TTC’s 2024-2033 Approved Capital Budget and Plan. Beyond the pilot for streetcar illegal passing, the Corporate Camera Strategy and Delivery project also includes projects like Body-Worn Camera and Special Constable In-Car Camera System. Proof of Concept
To test the efficacy of automatic enforcement camera technology, a proof of concept was completed in 2020. The TTC worked with two vendors and tested a combination of existing technologies that together were able to provide a potential solution for the streetcar illegal passing violations. This included testing cameras and license plate recognition software in a controlled, non-revenue environment that captured different types of offending vehicles in various lighting conditions. Both solutions presented by the vendors for the proof of concept were technically viable since the provided equipment and technology met the requirements. Through this process, the TTC also determined that no single, out-of-the-box solution existed on the market.