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December 14, 2020 at 11:45am Arlington wants to deploys speed cameras and to lower speed limits in residential and business districts below 25 miles per hour. Those are among a list of state legislative priorities the Arlington County Board unanimously approved on Saturday before the upcoming session of the Virginia General Assembly in Richmond. Board member Christian Dorsey said at Saturday’s meeting that speed cameras allow for equitable law enforcement while reducing public interaction with the police. “We want to reduce the amount of times that potential conflicts can turn into something that’s unintended,” Dorsey said. “Automated ticket enforcement has the potential to improve safety… and further advance equitable outcomes by reducing or eliminating race-based disparities in speed enforcement,” the county said its legislative priority list. ....