"These bills end the traffic stops that promote discrimination while keeping the traffic stops that promote public safety," the City Council said in a statement.
The plan also allows police to redirect time and resources toward safety while removing "negative interactions that widen the divide and perpetuate mistrust," the statement said.
The legislation was driven in part by an examination of 309,000 traffic stops using police data collected between October 2018 and September 2019. Former Chief Defender Keir Bradford-Grey said 72% of the stops involved Black drivers; fewer than half the city's drivers are Black. After the stop, Black drivers are twice as likely to be searched but are 35% less likely to be found with contraband, she said.
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