10 New Bus Routes in Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens
1,000 Buses Will Be Equipped with ACE By End of Month
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced the warning period activation of Automated Camera Enforcement (ACE) on 10 new bus routes across the Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, on Monday, Sept. 30. Vehicles blocking bus stops or illegally double parked will receive warning notices for an initial period of 60 days followed by summonses thereafter. Summonses start at $50 and increase to $250 for repeat violators.
This is in addition to existing enforcement of 14 bus routes equipped with ACE technology and 10 bus routes in all five boroughs that began a warning period on Monday, Sept. 16.
60-day warning periods begin Sept. 30 on the following routes:
- B82 SBS
- Q53 SBS
- M86 SBS
- M79 SBS
- M60 SBS
- B25
- Q5
- Q69
- Bx6 SBS
- B26
When enforcement cameras are activated, on average, routes see bus lane speeds increased by 5%; a 20% reduction in collisions; and 5% to 10% estimated reduction in emissions. Only 9% of drivers commit a second bus lane violation after being fined.
The ACE program is administered in partnership with the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) and the New York City Department of Finance (NYCDOF). Once captured by the cameras, video, images, license plate, location and time stamp information are then securely transmitted to NYCDOT for review and processing.
Each corridor with active ACE camera enforcement has signage indicating that those routes are camera-enforced.