It s an enforcement tool that s penalizing people for living in this area, said Renee Bowser, an advisory neighborhood commissioner in Petworth.
The city first installed the camera at the intersection of Kansas Avenue and Buchanan Street in 2013 after neighbors requested it. They thought it would make the area safer since there s a school, church and park right nearby.
But now the ANC has heard so many complaints, it passed a resolution calling the stop sign camera predatory and a revenue-generating initiative.
Based on the ticket numbers obtained by the I-Team, that one camera generated nearly $1 million in ticket revenue just in November and December of 2020.