""Last year, traffic fatalities in Washington, D.C. fell 52 percent, marking the lowest number of roadway fatalities since 2014," she said in a statement to Streetsblog. "Traffic enforcement cameras are a critical tool in the work to save lives and make our streets safer. Removing [automated traffic enforcement] cameras would endanger people in our community.""
""In addition to the public safety implications, removing the cameras would also create a $1-billion hole in D.C.'s financial plan, which would mean cuts to everyday city services," she added. "We call on our federal partners to stand with us in prioritizing safety and respecting the District's ability to govern our own streets.""
""Bowser's comment followed the Politico report by reporter Chris Marquette, who obtained a copy of a proposal sent by the U.S. DOT to the White House Office of Management and Budget to eliminate the 26-year-old camera program as part of the Surface Transportation reauthorization process. In D.C., automated enforcement is used to sanction drivers who blow through red lights and stop signs, disobey the speed limit, or block bus lanes.""
Mayor Muriel Bowser denounced a U.S. Department of Transportation proposal to prohibit automated traffic camera enforcement in the District of Columbia. Traffic enforcement cameras are credited with reducing dangerous speeding and saving lives. Traffic fatalities in Washington, D.C. fell 52 percent last year, marking the lowest number of roadway fatalities since 2014. D.C.'s network comprises nearly 500 cameras that sanction red-light running, stop sign violations, speeding, and bus lane blocking. Removing the cameras would create a $1-billion hole in the city's financial plan and likely force cuts to everyday city services. Proponents point to studies showing declines in collisions and injuries on roads with cameras installed.
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