Several streets in Boyle Heights are on a list of proposed speed camera locations as Los Angeles prepares to launch an automated traffic enforcement program.
The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) last week announced 125 proposed camera locations as part of the city’s Speed Safety Systems Program pilot. Seven of those sites are slated for Council District 14, including four in Boyle Heights.
If approved, the cameras would issue citations to motorists driving 11 mph or more over the speed limit.
Where cameras are proposed in Boyle Heights
- 4th Street between Mott Street and Evergreen Avenue
- 4th Street between Pecan Street and Boyle Avenue
- Soto Street between 4th Street and 6th Street
- Marengo Street between Mission Road and Lord Street
According to LADOT, the systems look to “reduce excessive speeding, save lives, and improve street safety by encouraging safer driving behavior.” The department said sites were selected using crash and speeding data. It also considered areas near schools and senior centers.
At least one proposed site in Boyle Heights is near the location where 77-year-old Boyle Heights resident Jose Francisco Trevizo was killed in a 2024 crash.
How the speed camera system works
- Motorists driving 11 mph or more over the speed limit would be cited
- Cameras capture license plate images
- Tickets are mailed to the registered vehicle owner
- Citations start at $50 and increase based on speed
According to LADOT, only license plate information needed for enforcement is collected and no personally identifiable data is captured or shared with local, state, or federal law enforcement except as required by California law.
The program is expected to launch in late summer or fall 2026. LADOT will lead a public education campaign at least a month before the systems are activated. A 60-day warning period will preceed formal ticketing.
Why now?
Last year, 290 people were killed in traffic collisions in the city of LA, according to data from the Los Angeles Police Department. While that marked a 6% decrease from 2024, the total remains far from the city’s goal to reach zero such deaths by 2025.
Under a 2023 law, six California cities — including Los Angeles, Glendale and Long Beach — are required to establish automated speed enforcement to reduce traffic deaths before 2032.
Cameras are already issuing citations in San Francisco, where officials report early success. However critics argue that the automated enforcement would disproportionately impact communities of color that “are already over-surveilled, over-policed, and historically disinvested from.”
What happens next?
The proposal will go before the LA City Council this summer.
LA residents are encouraged to share feedback on the proposed locations through the council file public comment section, under Council File or to LADOT directly by emailing ladot.speedsafety@lacity.org. The window for public comment will close on March 13, 2026.
