Streetsblog has a fascinating article on how speeding and red light cameras function in light of conversations about bias in policing and traffic enforcement. The map of traffic cameras shows that relative to the rest of the city, few tickets are given in Harlem and East Harlem by these automated systems.
In the map below, darker colors indicate more tickets for speeding and running red lights:
In a more detailed view, the Upper West Side, and the South Bronx both have more tickets:
On the map, you can zoom i n to see the location fo the cameras – their size indicating the number of tickets served from that camera:
“There’s still a lot of work that needs to be done around infrastructure in communities and communities of color. And I would be lying to you if I told you that tickets don’t impact communities in different ways,” he said. “I believe you should follow the law, but those tickets are going to impact a single mom living in public housing differently than somebody who may be making six figures or more a year.”
Just. No.
As seen at Madison/118…