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Team Trump moves to ban traffic cameras in DC — as NYC’s set to quadruple the dangerous devices | New York Post

January 29, 2026
  • D.C. Policy Center

On January 26, 2026, a D.C. Policy Center report was cited in the New York Post:

“Residents in black neighborhoods were 17 times more likely to receive a photo [traffic-violation] ticket,” per the DC Policy Center, even though black neighborhoods did not have higher rates of auto crashes.

Read More: Team Trump moves to ban traffic cameras in DC — as NYC’s set to quadruple the dangerous devices
Additional reading: Predominately black neighborhoods in D.C. bear the brunt of automated traffic enforcement

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