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Bowser Budget Proposal Calls For Repurposing Camera Ticket Money, New Task Force To Look At Equity In Fines | DCist

April 05, 2023
  • D.C. Policy Center

On April 5, 2022, the D.C. Policy Center’s article, ARTICLE, was cited by DCist:

He cited a 2019 study from the D.C. Policy Center that shows the cameras are distributed in neighborhoods that have more people of color and lower incomes. He also said D.C. fines more money per capita than any other city.

“One of the collateral consequences of unpaid fines and fees in the District is that if you have over $100 in unpaid fines and fees for any reason, you are disqualified from getting your occupational license. And the District license is over 130 jobs,” he said. “So if you want to be an HVAC cleaner, you want to be a cosmetologist, you want to be a barber, you want to be a nurse, and you get a fee that doubles quickly and you can’t pay? You cannot work lawfully in your chosen profession.”

The speed cameras will be deployed on the District’s high-crash corridors, though exact locations are yet to be determined.

Read more: Bowser Budget Proposal Calls For Repurposing Camera Ticket Money, New Task Force To Look At Equity In Fines | DCist

Related: Predominately black neighborhoods in D.C. bear the brunt of automated traffic enforcement | D.C. Policy Center

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