ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Owners of loud vehicles soon could pay for the noise pollution they generate.
City officials last week presented some of the benefits and costs of “noise cameras” that detect and cite vehicles that violate a municipality’s noise ordinance.
The automated devices, which use cameras and microphones, are used in New York City and Knoxville, Tennessee, and they’re being piloted in many other cities, including Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and Albuquerque, New Mexico…