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Committee recommends Bus Patrol camera program for school buses; city staff warn revenue will fall as compliance rises
Summary
The finance committee recommended a multi-year agreement with Bus Patrol America LLC to install stop-arm cameras on New Haven school buses to detect illegal passes and process civil citations.
The New Haven Board of Alders Finance Committee on Sept. 8 recommended the city enter a multi-year agreement with Bus Patrol America LLC to install stop‑arm camera systems on school buses to detect and process citations for drivers who illegally pass stopped buses. City staff said the vendor was selected after a competitive RFP and that the program would be implemented under the state law authorizing automated stop‑arm enforcement (Public Act 24-107) and a city ordinance amendment adding a school bus violation enforcement article to chapter 29.
Brad McDowell, Bus Patrol’s community partnerships manager, described the system’s technology and the vendor’s operating model. He said the company’s automated analysis filters footage using an AI tool (referred…
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