Q8 to Become ACE Equipped
60-Day Warning Period Began Monday, June 15
ACE Program Benefits More Than One Million Customers on 63 Routes
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced another bus route will now be equipped with Automated Camera Enforcement (ACE). The 60-day warning period on the Q8 bus route in Queens will begin on Monday, June 15. The goal of the program is to improve bus service by enhancing compliance with existing traffic rules.
With the addition of the Q8, ACE is now enforced on a total of 63 routes. More than 1,900 buses are now ACE equipped covering approximately 810 route miles and benefiting over one million riders on an average weekday.
ACE allows buses to run faster, safer, and more reliably. When combined with dedicated bus lanes and street upgrades, the ACE program has helped to improve bus speeds across the full length of ACE-enabled routes, with some segments on ACE routes achieving gains of nearly 30%.
The ACE program is administered in partnership with the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) and the New York City Department of Finance (NYCDOF). Once violations are captured by cameras on multiple buses, the resulting video, images, license plate information, location, and time stamp details are then securely transmitted to NYCDOT for review by City employees and processing thereafter.
Since its launch in June 2024, ACE has rapidly expanded from a few select routes to a citywide initiative covering all five boroughs. The program has shown measurable success in improving bus speeds, reducing traffic accidents, and keeping bus stops clear – ensuring New Yorkers can get to where they need to go safely and on time.
Each corridor with active ACE has signage indicating that those routes are camera-enforced. Details can be found at mta.info/ace.