Syracuse is following the lead of several other New York area cities and shelving its plans for stoplight cameras.
The Post-Standard of Syracuse reports that the city had asked companies to bid on installing cameras at intersections last fall in hopes of catching people who run red lights. A spokesman for Mayor Stephanie Miner told the newspaper that the project was abandoned last week.
Spokesman Bill Ryan said the red-light cameras have brought criticism and legal hassles in other cities. Seven states; Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, West Virginia and Wisconsin, have banned red light cameras. Los Angeles, CA, was also reportedly losing $1.5 million a year on its cameras.
Syracuse Common Councilor Lance Denno said he didn’t think cameras would make the city’s streets safer.
Thursday, 08 December 2011 17:27
Syracuse Shelves Red-Light Camera Plan, For Now
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