Chicago motorists who block bus lanes, bike lanes. crosswalks or loading zones might soon get nailed by surveillance cameras installed on CTA buses, “city vehicles,” light poles and other property pinpointed by City Hall.
Both would use cameras mounted on public transit vehicles, city vehicles, city property and other locations identified by the Chicago Department of Transportation to record covered offenses and enforce parking regulations. Citations would hit mailboxes no sooner than 30 days after the system is installed. Every offending motorist would get one warning notice before being ticketed.
It took the CTA seven months to work out ticketing logistics with the Department of Revenue. The experiment was abruptly ended after blurry camera images and other technical trouble aboard just two CTA buses spared all but 400 of the 2,700 motorists caught blocking bus stops and bus lanes during a five-month rush-hour experiment.
“You never used to see people stopping on Michigan Avenue. There’s no curb lane there where you can stop and make deliveries. And now, people do it all the time.”
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