New York City’s Smart Camera Plan
From New York Times:
A 25 year blueprint for NYC includes a role for smart cameras in several areas. For example, incorporating congestion pricing (ala London) for Manhattan below 86th Street from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays.
In Manhattan, cameras and other equipment at intersections would deduct money from a driver’s E-ZPass account or photograph a car’s license plate, with the driver given two days to pay the fee through the mail, online or at certain stores.
The city said yesterday that it intended to seek state approval for a three-year test of congestion pricing and would need to spend $225 million to buy and install traffic-recording equipment. Officials said the city and state could jointly apply for grants from the United States Department of Transportation to cover those costs.
”The federal government really does want to be helpful,” Mr. Bloomberg said, in a rare departure from his prepared text.
According to thenewspaper, there are also proposals for:
plans to expand the use of multi-space parking meters designed to double-charge for parking. Bloomberg is counting on a windfall from traffic ticket revenue to further boost revenue from his plan. . . . Finally, Bloomberg wants to introduce speed cameras and massively expand the city’s existing red light camera program.
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