Recent Streetsblog USA posts about enforcement

Interstate 95 winds past Main Street Station in Richmond, Virginia. Photo: Ned Oliver/ Virginia Mercury

Slowing Down Virginia Drivers

By Wyatt Gordon | Jul 21, 2021 | No Comments

Controversies around equitable enforcement and the political unpopularity of speeding cameras mean that no one can say what Virginia's new road-safety program will look like when details are debuted this fall.

STUDY: Police Stops Don’t Stop Car Crashes

By Kea Wilson | Jul 14, 2021 | No Comments

An explosive new study found that higher rates of state patrol traffic stops — which increase the possibility of dangerous contact between people of color and law enforcement — does not lessen car-crash rates.

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California Won’t Be Getting Speed Enforcement Cameras

By Melanie Curry | May 25, 2021 | No Comments

A bill that would have permitted cameras for speed enforcement was killed last week.

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OPINION: Treat Traffic Violence Like Other Violence

By Lucy Lang | May 15, 2021 | No Comments

New Yorkers should not have to choose between ending mass incarceration and safety, says Manhattan DA candidate Lucy Lang. Restorative-justice techniques can help achieve both.

Image: Christian Gooden via Creative Commons

Another View on Traffic Fines

By Kea Wilson | Apr 29, 2021 | No Comments

Does automated enforcement always make our streets safer? Or do the traffic fines they spit out simply send poor drivers into a spiral of poverty, lost mobility, and even incarceration, without necessarily saving the lives of many vulnerable road users?

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Police Shoot Passenger Over Fare Enforcement

By John Greenfield | Mar 10, 2021 | No Comments

What's the best way to deal with unruly fare evaders? It's a complex question, but a more lenient policy might be worth the downsides, if it helps prevent the kind of near-deadly scenario we saw last week.

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