Episode 8
SEPTA Announces Results of Bus Lane Enforcement Pilot
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/
Transcript
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.
