Pittsburgh's newest red-light camera goes up in Squirrel Hill, starting a 30-day warning period
Editorial illustration — Press Pass USAPittsburgh has installed another red-light enforcement camera — this one in Squirrel Hill — and drivers who run the light there will get warnings, not fines, for the next 30 days.
The camera went up October 26 at the intersection of Browns Hill Road and Parkview Boulevard, according to the city's Department of Mobility and Infrastructure. During the 30-day warning period, violations result in a warning. Once the period ends, drivers who enter the intersection after the light turns red could receive a $100 fine in the mail, the city says.
The Squirrel Hill camera is one of six intersections the city planned to equip with red-light enforcement cameras during 2026. As of October 27, four were operating: Saw Mill Run Boulevard and Woodruff Street; Penn Avenue and Dallas Avenue; East General Robinson Street and Anderson Street; and Browns Hill Road and Parkview Boulevard. The city began fining drivers at the first intersections a little more than two weeks ago.
City officials stress that Pittsburgh's cameras are not Flock cameras — the automated license-plate readers that have drawn controversy elsewhere over the data they collect. The red-light cameras photograph vehicles that enter an intersection after the signal turns red; they are a traffic-enforcement tool, not a general surveillance system, according to the city's explanation.
Sources: USA Today (Oct 27, 2026); City of Pittsburgh Department of Mobility and Infrastructure (Oct 2026).
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