Koreatown, Pico Union and Westlake — some of the densest neighborhoods in Los Angeles — will get several speed cameras this fall as part of a new city pilot program aimed at slowing drivers down.
The program, approved by the Los Angeles City Council last month, is part of a larger rollout of 125 cameras across the city, according to the Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Cameras could start operating as soon as July, but drivers won’t be ticketed right away. Instead, the city will run a 60-day warning period, with fines expected to begin in September.
Officials say the goal is to reduce speeding and improve traffic safety, while also meeting a 2023 state law requiring Los Angeles and several other cities to install automated speed enforcement systems by 2032…