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TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – Tucson\u2019s mayor and council are considering whether to bring back photo enforcement cameras as the city looks at safety issues on its roads.<\/p>\n

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During a Tuesday study session, city officials discussed safety concerns near busy intersections and moved to have the city manager develop a procurement process for a photo enforcement vendor.<\/p>\n

Officials said they know the move would be controversial, but said it may be necessary as traffic fatalities increase.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re in a situation where our number of traffic fatalities has increased 111%,\u201d said Ward 2 Council Member Paul Cunningham. \u201cWe\u2019ve gotta make some decisions quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tucson is the fourth-most deadliest cities for pedestrians, according to a report by Smart Growth America.<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cI think anything could possibly help decrease that, and if we\u2019re not gonna make decisions on trying things that will help reduce the number of traffic incidents and fatalities we have, then we don\u2019t belong up there,\u201d Cunningham said.<\/p>\n

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Traffic cameras in Tucson were removed in 2015 after voters approved Proposition 201, a ballot measure that made the cameras illegal in the city. That proposition would have to be repealed for the cameras to be reintroduced.<\/p>\n

In 2016, 13 News did a story about how speeding increased when the cameras went dark.<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/p>\n

City officials said a state measure on the ballot this November could allow voters to decide whether to ban cameras statewide for cities that do not currently have them. Cunningham said the timing is pushing the city to move quickly.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf that ballot measure is voted on and we don\u2019t have a contract in place, we can\u2019t be grandfathered in; we have no choice; we\u2019ll never be able to do it,\u201d Cunningham said.<\/p>\n

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According to data from Tucson, the city averaged 45 traffic-related fatalities each year in the three-year period before red light cameras were removed in 2015.<\/p>\n

After the cameras were eliminated, fatalities in 2018 were 27% higher than in 2015. In 2019, fatalities were 48% higher than in 2015. From 2022 to 2024, fatalities rose by 111%, according to city data.<\/p>\n

Vanessa Cascio, executive director of Living Streets Alliance<\/b><\/u><\/i>, said she is glad the city is discussing traffic safety but is not sure red light cameras are the answer.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpeed is a predominant factor of whether or not somebody\u2019s killed in a crash, whether or not they\u2019re driving or walking, and so what I would encourage us to look at is what are the tools that we have to manage speed on our roadways and is photo enforcement one of those tools?\u201d Cascio said.<\/p>\n

Cascio said she worries that adding red light cameras could take attention away from other roadway safety measures.<\/p>\n

\u201cReducing roadway lanes, reducing the amount of time a person is crossing, looking at upgrading our signal timings,\u201d Cascio said.<\/p>\n

Cunningham said traffic safety cannot be improved with one approach.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it comes down to engineering, live enforcement, visibility of officers, presence, and, of course, red light cameras are a tool in that process, but they\u2019re not the be-all and end-all,\u201d Cunningham said.<\/p>\n

The city is in the early stages of potentially implementing cameras and said it is continuing to work on other roadway safety improvements.<\/p>\n

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