{"podcast":{"title":"City Cast Las Vegas","slug":"city-cast-las-vegas-5262773","podcast_index_feed_id":5262773,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/citycastlasvegas","website_url":"https://lasvegas.citycast.fm/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/74769524-a92d-11ec-b251-4b2de8922a3c/image/8e3f45862197b9114dc69aafeabe0851.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"City Cast","episode_count":1024,"summary":"City Cast Las Vegas is an an award-winning daily podcast and newsletter created by and for locals (and locals-at-heart) that’ll challenge the easy narratives about our city … and, okay, maybe confirm a few of them, too. Join us every weekday morning for the messy, delightful, complicated conversations that Las Vegans are having: You’ll hear us ask hard questions about where we’ll get our water when Lake Mead runs out, and how we’ll keep housing affordable. We’ll argue over our favorite Chinatown bars, and share insider tips on the best tacos in town. City Cast Las Vegas will show you how loving a city means celebrating it and also holding it accountable, while having some fun along the way—because Las Vegans know how to have a good time. Learn more and subscribe to our daily newsletter at lasvegas.citycast.fm. Named Best Podcast by The Las Vegas Weekly 2025","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-las-vegas-5262773"},"episode":{"title":"'Your City Could Be Better': Do DC’s Hated Traffic Cameras Really Make the City Safer? — Presented By City Cast Las Vegas","slug":"your-city-could-be-better-do-dc-s-hated-traffic-cameras-really-make-the-city-safer-presented-by-city-cast-las-vegas","published_at":"2026-05-17T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-las-vegas-5262773/your-city-could-be-better-do-dc-s-hated-traffic-cameras-really-make-the-city-safer-presented-by-city-cast-las-vegas","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-las-vegas-5262773","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC5994141899.mp3?updated=1778791632","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC5994141899.mp3?updated=1778791632","summary":"Would Las Vegas be safer if there were more automated traffic cameras? In 2025, Washington, DC, brought in nearly $270 million from more than 500 automated traffic enforcement cameras — including a single camera that issued $9 million in tickets. City Cast CEO David Plotz talks with City Cast DC podcast co-host Bridget Todd about how these cameras work, the congressional scrutiny they've been getting, and whether they make DC safer. Plus, is DC becoming the new rave capital? Mentioned on the show: \"The deadliest road in America\" (Vox) Is there something your city is doing that we should be talking about? Email David now! We’re also on Instagram: @yourcitycouldbebetter Looking to advertise on Your City Could Be Better? Check out our options.","meta_description":"Would Las Vegas be safer if there were more automated traffic cameras? In 2025, Washington, DC, brought in nearly $270 million from more than 500 automate…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1770,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-las-vegas-5262773/episodes/your-city-could-be-better-do-dc-s-hated-traffic-cameras-really-make-the-city-safer-presented-by-city-cast-las-vegas/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-las-vegas-5262773/your-city-could-be-better-do-dc-s-hated-traffic-cameras-really-make-the-city-safer-presented-by-city-cast-las-vegas.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}