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Glens Falls to deploy mobile speed-monitoring system, commission traffic studies
Summary
Board discussed a newly purchased mobile speed-monitoring system that can read license plates and issue tickets, and announced traffic studies for several neighborhoods funded by AGFTC; the device had not yet been deployed.
Glens Falls officials described plans to begin using a new mobile speed-monitoring system and to commission traffic studies in several neighborhoods during the Board of Public Safety meeting on Feb. 12.
A board member said the city recently purchased a mobile system that records vehicle speeds and can read license plates to enable automated ticketing; the unit had not been delivered at the time of the meeting. Officials said the immediate goal is to slow drivers on neighborhood cut-throughs, not revenue generation.
Board members said prior portable speed displays slow drivers temporarily, but drivers often speed again once the device is moved. The new system is intended to provide a persistent enforcement option; members emphasized deployment will follow legal and procedural review.
Separately, the board announced two completed traffic studies and three additional studies to be paid for by the Adirondack/Glens Falls Transportation Council (AGFTC). Target areas named at the meeting include Jackson Heights, the Kensington area and Western Avenue. The board said it coordinated with Queensbury officials and supervisors on Western Avenue, which forms a municipal border, and engineers observed recurring stop-sign and speeding violations during field visits.
Members said the data from studies and the new monitoring tools will help prioritize enforcement and engineering work. No new enforcement policy was approved at the meeting; staff said deployment plans and legal reviews remain pending.
