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