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Among all the speed cameras in D.C., the one that provoked the most ire was located along Porter Street between Cleveland Park and Mt. Pleasant. Set to catch motorists driving over 30 miles per hour, the camera angered drivers who said that the speed limit was far too low for a two-lane expressway with few pedestrians and even fewer, if any, cyclists.

That camera has been removed, tweeted NewsChannel 8’s Bruce DePuyt this morning. We were able to confirm that yes, in fact the camera is gone from Porter Street.

But according to a person with knowledge of the situation we spoke to, it wasn’t moved because of the complaints it received, but rather because it was so effective in coaxing drivers to slow down. Additionally, the move was part of a routine process by which D.C. police review speeding infractions at specific locations and move cameras accordingly; four other cameras were also moved last week, we were told.

D.C. receives more requests for speed cameras than it has speed cameras to deploy, we were told. Starting in October, though, D.C. will start buying more cameras for an expanded automated traffic enforcement network that won’t only target red light-running and speeding, but also infractions such as rolling through stop signs and cutting off pedestrians in a crosswalk. A D.C. Council taskforce is currently debating whether or not to lower fines for traffic camera violations.