Review of Red Light Camera Program Management
Summary
At the request of the Mayor and members of the City Council, the Office of Inspector General reviewed the City’s red-light cameras program to better assess the program generally and the issues identified by the July 18, 2014 Chicago Tribune report in particular.
Executive Summary
On July 18, 2014, the Chicago Tribune published a report detailing “sudden spikes” in the number of violations captured by red-light cameras (RLCs) at some intersections in Chicago. According to the Tribune report, Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) officials were unaware of these anomalies until notified by Tribune reporters, and CDOT could not explain the anomalies. The Tribune report concluded that “the deviations in Chicago’s network of [384] cameras were caused by faulty equipment, human tinkering or both.”
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