The Brief<\/p>\n
Philadelphia will begin using cameras on trolleys to catch drivers blocking trolley lanes starting Monday.<\/p>\n
There will be a 30-day warning period before $51 fines are issued.<\/p>\n
Philadelphia is the first city in the country to use this enforcement method on trolleys.<\/p>\n
PHILADELPHIA – SEPTA and the Philadelphia Parking Authority are launching a new program to stop drivers from double-parking or blocking trolley lanes, with automated enforcement cameras set to go live on 30 trolleys starting Monday.<\/p>\n
New enforcement cameras aim to keep trolley lanes clear<\/p>\n
What we know<\/p>\n
SEPTA says the new cameras will catch drivers who double park or block trolley lanes and stopping zones. After a 30-day warning period, drivers caught on camera will receive a $51 fine.<\/p>\n
The program is a partnership between SEPTA and the Philadelphia Parking Authority.<\/p>\n
Officials say the goal is to keep trolleys moving and riders safe.<\/p>\n
Zee Ahmad, a University City resident, said, “This happens many times in front of a restaurant. People come and they just go in and they double park their car there and we have many problems, like the trolley gets late.”<\/p>\n
Amaya Hemmings, a Temple University student, said, “I feel like it’s a good idea. I do feel a lot of people are going to be upset with more fines coming from the PPA.”<\/p>\n
Local reaction to the new fines<\/p>\n
Why you should care<\/p>\n
The new enforcement is designed to reduce delays and improve safety for trolley riders. Some riders say the $51 fine is steep, but others believe it will deter drivers from blocking trolley lanes.<\/p>\n
Safiatou Righter, a trolley rider, said, “I think it is an amazing idea, but 51 might be a little too much. That’s not even a parking ticket.”<\/p>\n
Righter also said, “If a trolley has honked its horn five times and you’re not outside you might need to get that fine.”<\/p>\n
Dylan Seay, a University of Pennsylvania student, said, “Not the end of the world.. but definitely something that’s annoying if you are trying to get somewhere at a specific time.” Seay added, “100 percent. I know me personally. I wouldn’t want to spend 50 dollars for no reason. I feel like it’s a good deterrent.”<\/p>\n
Philadelphia is the first city in the country to implement this enforcement approach on trolleys, according to the Philadelphia Parking Authority.<\/p>\n
The warning period begins Tuesday, and fines will start being issued April 1.<\/p>\n
What we don’t know<\/p>\n
Officials have not said how long the program will last or if more trolleys will get cameras in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Brief Philadelphia will begin using cameras on trolleys to catch drivers blocking trolley lanes starting Monday. There…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":124935,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[69,71,70,5204,2618,40609],"class_list":["post-124934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news","tag-philadelphia-parking-authority","tag-septa","tag-trolley"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124934"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124934\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}