A screenshot from an MPD ad for its new Street Safe campaign.

Second update: A release from the MPD says ticketing will begin on February 1.

Because this is a new enforcement effort, we made a decision to extend the warning period by 30 days to ensure the community is aware of the program. The goal of the program is to change driver’s behavior and increase safety for the driving, biking and pedestrian community. The new technology focuses on a number of new enforcement areas such as blocking the box, oversized vehicles and failing to yield to pedestrians.

Update: MPD spokeswoman Gwen Crump told the Washington Times that, because all cameras have not been active for a full 30 days, “the warning period will be extended.”

Ms. Crump did not provide any estimate on when live tickets will begin to be issued. She also did not clarify whether each individual camera would begin to issue real tickets after it has been operating for 30 days or if all 100 cameras would delay ticketing until every new camera reaches the 30-day mark.

Original post

On Monday, the city will begin issuing tickets for new traffic cameras activated in late November.

More than 100 cameras were installed as part of the Street Safe program to combat issues including blocking the box, pedestrian safety at crosswalks and running stop signs. The locations of the cameras can be seen both on Street Safe’s website and on this map. The spots “were selected based on a variety of criteria, including sites with crashes and injuries, calls for service, high speed volume, near schools, or in zones prohibited for use by certain commercial vehicles,” according to the Metropolitan Police Department.

So how hefty will the fines be? It depends on the offense. Red light violations carry a fine of $150, while “overtaking a vehicle stopped at a crosswalk for a pedestrian” will cost you $250.