District Speeding Camera Revenue Expected to Shrink

Officials are projecting a loss of $7.3 million this fiscal year in revenues from D.C. speeding cameras.

Close to $80 million is expected this year alone from the automated enforcement tickets, but the city is set to decrease $13 million in 2014.

"I don't see any crisis in these numbers," District Chief Financial Officer Natwar Gandhi said. "The changes are maybe in the order of 10 percent. I don't see a crisis in that."

Lon Anderson with AAA said this is due to fines shrinking in some areas.

"The fines aren't as large and speed limits are more realistic on some roads," Anderson said. "That's good news, but the bad news is that revenue isn't going away any time soon."

Mayor Vincent Gray's budget calls for the installation of 90 more cameras next year.

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