(FOX40.COM) — The City of Sacramento begins issuing citations for cars illegally blocking bike lanes with the use of its artificial intelligence-assisted parking enforcement program.

The city first launched bus-mounted AI-powered cameras to detect vehicles illegally parked at bus stops in February 2025. In April 2025, the city launched SacRT bus-mounted technology for automated bike lane enforcement, making it the first in the nation.

On May 13, officials began a 60-day warning period for drivers illegally stopped or parked in bike lanes.

On Monday, the city will be issuing $150 citations to those violating the bike lane parking laws.

“This program is about safety,” Megan Carter, the City’s Traffic Engineer, said. “Vehicles blocking bike lanes force people into traffic, reduce visibility and create unnecessary risks near schools, transit stops and busy corridors. The warning period gives drivers time to adjust before live enforcement begins.”

Meanwhile, officials said it has issued more than 32,000 citations for vehicles illegally parked at bus stops between February 2025 and May 2026. This excludes the more than 25,000 bike lane violations issued between June 2025 and May 2026.

The city is also focusing its enforcement on school zones around Sacramento.

“Keeping school zones safe for students and families is one of our highest priorities,” Councilmember Lisa Kaplan said. “Too often, vehicles stopping in bike lanes and near intersections create dangerous conditions for children walking or biking to school. Expanding this enforcement program will help improve visibility, reduce conflicts and support safer streets in our neighborhoods.”

The city said all potential violations are reviewed before warnings or citations are issued and any driver who feels a citation was issued in error will still have the chance to contest it.

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