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Committee advances bill allowing NJ Transit to use onboard cameras to cite obstructive parking after vendor pilot results
Summary
The committee released AB 56‑12 to let NJ Transit deploy bus‑mounted camera systems to detect and enforce parking that obstructs bus stops and bike lanes; testimony from Hayden AI reported a pilot detecting 19 obstructions per hour and cited reductions in collisions and illegal parking in other cities. Members raised questions about human review, privacy, local enforcement, and ticket contesting.
The Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee advanced AB 56‑12 on May 8, a bill authorizing New Jersey Transit to use onboard camera systems on select buses to enforce parking violations that obstruct bus service or bicycle lanes.
Sponsor Chairman Clinton Calabrese told the committee the bill aims to improve safety and reliability by keeping bus stops and adjacent bike lanes clear. He said the measure includes privacy protections, limits on data retention, a 60‑day warning period, prohibitions on biometric surveillance, and a process for contesting citations;…
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