"SFMTA data shows speed cameras are working to slow drivers After years of advocacy, SFMTA finished installing and activating speed cameras at locations throughout the city earlier this year. In August, the agency finally started using them to issue fines instead of just warnings. And now, at long last, the data is in: they work as intended. From an SFMTA release: Before installing our cameras, the SFMTA measured the speed of San Francisco drivers at all 33 locations in our automated speed enforcement network. We now have post-installation speed measurements for 15 of those locations. This adds an extra layer of monitoring and analysis for driving behavior and can work as a backup while we implement this new pilot technology."
"The new data was collected in September. In the graph below, you can see just how much speeding has decreased at these 15 locations. We conducted pneumatic tube measurements at 15 locations within the Speed Safety Camera network both before and after implementation. Bottom line, says SFMTA: there has been a significant decline in speeding. "On average, there was a 72 percent reduction in speeding vehicles across these 15 sample sites," concludes the report. From Streetsblog's view, it's time to expand the program beyond a pilot and roll them out everywhere along with physical infrastructure to reduce speeding."
"A successful Transit Month 2025 wrapped up this week Above is a chart of the ride leaders who took part in a transit month contest in September to log the most miles and trips on the Bay Area's transit systems. That was just one small part of a hugely successful month of over 70 events across the Bay Area. Advocates are planning one last soiree to hand out awards and thank everyone who participated. From the San Francisco Transit Riders: Join San Francisco Transit Riders and Seamless Bay Area on October 10th to close out Transit Month by celebrating some of the"
SFMTA completed installation and activation of automated speed cameras across the city and began issuing fines in August. Pre- and post-installation pneumatic tube measurements were taken at 15 of 33 network locations, with September data showing a substantial decline in speeding. The agency reported an average 72 percent reduction in speeding vehicles across the sampled sites. Advocates recommend expanding the pilot and adding physical infrastructure to further reduce speeding. Transit Month 2025 featured contests to log miles and trips, included over 70 Bay Area events, and will conclude with an awards celebration hosted by local transit advocacy groups on October 10th.
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