SEPTA conducted a summer this past spring and summer looking at bus lane violations. Read the entire report: https://www5.septa.org/media/news/septa-releases-findings-of-ai-camera-assistedbus-lane-enforcement-study/

This is your Transit Unplugged News Minute.

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SEPTA, the transit system in

Philadelphia, recently conducted an AI

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camera assisted bus lane enforcement

pilot that showed an average of 4,000

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weekly violations occurred along

just two bus routes that were studied

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over the spring and early summer.

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The findings are intended to

raise awareness about the safety

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issues these violations create.

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and informed discussions

about enforcement solutions.

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The 70 day pilot program identified

key hotspots where vehicles were

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illegally parked in transit zones.

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A camera system was mounted inside

seven buses and automatically detected

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illegally parked vehicles in the

bus only lanes and at bus stops.

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The study documented over 36,000 total

parking obstructions in the pilot

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zone and showed that 50 percent of bus

stops were obstructed at some point.

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Both New York City and San Francisco's

MTA have used this technology that

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has helped improve average bus

speeds and reduce bus collisions.

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I'm Paul Comfort.