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Photo enforcement on our streets/loop 101 History

 

Camera-carTwo transitions to the Scottsdale photo enforcement program took place in July and early August.

First, the Arizona Department of Public Safety  assumed administration of Loop 101 photo enforcement cameras.

Second, a new vendor, American Traffic Solutions, took over the city’s street-level program, adding three new locations.

Citations are issued only when a vehicle is moving at 11 mph or faster above the speed limit, or 6 mph or faster over the limit in school zones.

 

Scottsdale street locations – what’s new

 

ATS has installed photo enforcement cameras at three new locations: 

  • Northbound and southbound Pima Road south of Hualapai Drive (just north of the Loop 101 Freeway exit). These cameras, at a mid-block location between intersections, monitor for speed only.
  • Eastbound and westbound Shea Boulevard between 120th and 124th streets, also a mid-block, speed-only camera.
  • Eastbound McDowell Road at Scottsdale Road. This intersection camera monitors both speeds and red-light running.

The program changes also included deactivation of cameras at two intersections – southbound at Pima Road and Pinnacle Peak Road and northbound Hayden Road at McCormick Parkway – and at one mid-block location at Frank Lloyd Boulevard at 77th Street.

Click here for a complete list of the new and continuing camera locations.

Four mobile camera vans are continuing to operate in Scottsdale at various locations as needed, the same number as before. 



Background on the Loop 101 Program

In January 2006, with the cooperation of the State of Arizona, Scottsdale began a nine-month demonstration program using fixed speed enforcement cameras on the portion of the Loop 101 Freeway within the city limits.



The city completed the initial phase of the demonstration project in October 2006, covered the cameras, but continued to collect data on the speed of traffic when cameras were not in use.



A preliminary report issued by Dr. Simon Washington of Arizona State University showed that the cameras had lowered average speeds by about 10 mph and reduced the overall number and severity of collisions.



Following the report, the city asked Gov. Janet Napolitano to allow the state of assume control of the program. The Governor responded that the state needed additional time to determine how a statewide photo enforcement program would work, and she asked Scottsdale to resume photo enforcement on the Loop 101 until June 30. The City Council agreed, and the program was reactivated in February of 2007.

As noted above, the city transferred administration of the program to DPS in July 2007.



Studies and reports on the Loop 101 demonstration project

  • Dr. Washington's report on preliminary results is available at:
    Summary Report (pdf/1.4mb/93pp)
  • The complete report to the City Council, including background information on Dr. Washington's report and survey results:
    January 16, 2007 Item 35 (pdf/25kb/271pp)
  • The report to the City Council proposing reactivation of the program:
    January 30, 2007 Item 12 (pdf/5mb/19pp)
  • You can also view Dr. Washington’s presentation and the Council discussion by clicking on the link to the Regular Council Meeting video for January 16, 2007, at the following address. Photo Enforcement is No. 35 on the agenda:
    http://scottsdale.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=9