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School Zone Photo Enforcement
Oregon Safe Routes to School ConferenceAshley RheadJune 20, 2016
Our mission, vision, and core values
Committed to 5 core values to create a city that is:• Safe• Interconnected• Affordable• Vibrant• Innovative
For all
Mission: deliver a high-quality transportation system for Seattle
Vision: connected people, places, and products
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Presentation overview• Program overview• Results• Revenues• Speed monitoring• Successes and challenges
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Program overview - goals
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Improve safety for kids, our most vulnerable
travelers.
Program overview - history
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Ordinance 122725
June 2008 Authorized the use of
traffic safety cameras to
enforce school zone speed limits.
PHASE 1
November 2012
SDOT installs 8 cameras at 4 schools in
Phase 1.
Ordinance 124230 July 2013
Created the School Zone Camera Fund
(SZCF).
Ordinance 124346 November
2013 Limited
SZCF funding to school traffic &
pedestrian safety
projects.
PHASE 2
September 2014 SDOT
installs 9 cameras at 5
schools.
PHASE 3
September 2015SDOT
installed 11 cameras at 6
schools.
Program overview - how the cameras work• Loops installed in
pavement capture vehicle at two points and measure speed
• Cameras take picture of license plate and video of vehicle
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Program overview - installation• Site selection
based on speed and volume of traffic
• Public outreach
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Results – changing behavior• 95% of all violators who receive a ticket
and pay it do not pay for another ticket.
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Results – declining citations• For the four school
zones in operation since Dec 2012, citations issued decreased by 31%, year over year
• This equates to 10,000 fewer speeding cars per year across all four school zones
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Results – declining citations• Average violations per camera per day have
decreased by half
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Revenues• All revenues go
towards safety projects near schools and safety education programs
• 3 week walking and biking safety course for every 3rd, 4th, 5th grade student in public school district
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Speed monitoring• Continue to
monitor speeds in 130+ school zones
• Recommend traffic calming, flashing beacons, and/or new photo enforcement locations
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Successes and challenges• Speeds and
citations are down• Funds for
significant safety improvements around schools
• Funds for universal walk/bike safety education
• Revenues - large but declining due to program success
• Coordination challenges working across departments and with 3rd party vendor
• Even with warning signage, some drivers still unaware
• Citations decreasing, but many still speed in school zones
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Questions?
Ashley.Rhead@seattle.gov | (206) 684-7577http://
www.seattle.gov/transportation/saferoutes.htmwww.seattle.gov/transportation
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