Los Angeles is moving forward with a major street safety push, as the city prepares to install up to 125 speed cameras across its neighborhoods in the coming months.
The Los Angeles City Council voted 14-0 on Tuesday to authorize the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) to launch the speed camera pilot program, making Los Angeles the last of six authorized California cities to do so. The program is expected to cost the city nearly $8.5 million.
City workers are expected to begin installing and testing the cameras between April and July, with cameras mounted on streetlight poles throughout the city. Most council districts will receive eight cameras each, though districts 4, 6, 8, 9, and 10 will each get one additional camera…