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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced the activation of Automated Camera Enforcement (ACE) on 14 bus routes across Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, and the Bronx. Formerly known as Automated Bus Lane Enforcement (ABLE), the ACE program captures vehicles violating bus lane, double parking, and bus stop rules in real-time. The ACE program expands on ABLE cameras, now issuing violations for vehicles double parked or illegally parked at bus stops in addition to bus lane violations.

When enforcement cameras are activated, on average, routes see bus lane speeds increased by 5%, a 20% reduction in collisions, and a 5% to 10% estimated reduction in emissions. Only 9% of drivers commit another bus lane violation after being fined. All 623 buses on the 14 routes that are currently enabled with lane enforcement technology have now been updated with state-of-the-art artificial intelligence-based enforcement technology that will allow for expanded enforcement at bus stops and double-parked locations.

Enforcing vehicles parked in bus stops helps ensure buses can pull to the curb, allowing all customers to safely exit and board the bus including those using wheelchairs or mobility devices, and those pushing strollers or carts. ACE builds on the many accessibility improvements New York City Transit has made to its bus fleet since becoming the first large public transit agency to have a 100% wheelchair accessible fleet in 1993.

Bus routes now enforced with ACE cameras:
•    B44 SBS
•    B46 SBS
•    Bx12 SBS
•    Bx19
•    B62
•    Bx41 SBS
•    Bx36
•    M14 SBS
•    M15 SBS
•    M23 SBS
•    M34 SBS
•    Q44 SBS
•    Q54
•    Q58

The ACE program is administered in partnership with the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) and the New York City Department of Finance (DOF). Once captured by the cameras, license plate, location and time stamp information is then transmitted to NYCDOT for review and processing. Since 2019, NYCDOT has issued of 438,660 notices of violations. By the end of 2024, there will be 1,023 ACE equipped buses across 33 routes.

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