Atlanta Transit Officials Call for Traffic Cameras to Enforce Bus-Only Lanes

MARTA says bus-mounted cameras would be a more effective way to keep bus lanes clear and make upcoming bus rapid transit lines run smoothly and reliably.

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December 16, 2024, 7:00 AM PST

By Diana Ionescu @aworkoffiction


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The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) is asking the Georgia state legislature to allow it to use automated traffic enforcement cameras to keep cars out of the city’s first bus-only lanes, reports Sara Gregory for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

The agency says enforcement is necessary to make its new bus rapid transit (BRT) lines successful and reliable. “MARTA officials have said previously they don’t think using law enforcement to ticket is a good use of police resources. They’re proposing mounting cameras to the front of buses that could catch the license plates of any offenders.”

MARTA officials are proposing a six-month ‘warning-only’ period before beginning to enforce fines. “Violations would never result in arrests. Any revenue from fines would go back to the jurisdiction where the violation occurred.”

Thursday, December 12, 2024 in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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