Written by Dallas Documenter Jenna Stephenson
The Dallas city manager’s proposed 2025-2026 fiscal budget includes $853,000 to outfit 50 sanitation vehicles with cameras that use artificial intelligence to identify “common nuisance violations” like high weeds, litter and graffiti. The cameras will scan public rights-of-way during sanitation routes.
Code Compliance Director Christopher Christian explained the proposed initiative at the Dallas City Council’s Aug. 12 budget workshop. Christian said the city has already conducted a four-day pilot program, which successfully flagged over 3,000 code violations with 95% accuracy…