PPA to start using AI cameras to issue tickets for drivers illegally parked in SEPTA bus lanes

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia is moving forward with illegal parking prevention.

The Philadelphia Parking Authority posted a notice on its website on Thursday that AI cameras will generate tickets for cars illegally parked in bus lanes.

The cameras will be fitted on SEPTA buses.

Violators will be fined starting sometime in the spring.

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The camera-based parking enforcement technology was approved during the Jim Kenney administration.

A pilot program in June of 2023 reported more than 30,000 violations in Center City alone.