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Everett photo‑enforcement update: school‑zone crashes and speeds fell after camera launch, staff say
Summary
City traffic engineer Corey Hertz reported that after automated camera enforcement at Horizon Elementary and several intersections, school‑zone crashes and the share of vehicles exceeding 30 mph fell; citations remain above initial projections while program costs and staffing are covered by program revenues.
Corey Hertz, Everett city traffic engineer, told the Community Health and Safety Committee on June 4, 2025, that the city's photo‑enforcement program has been associated with lower crash counts and reduced speeds at the Horizon Elementary school zone and has produced higher‑than‑expected citations while remaining on track to be revenue neutral.
Hertz said the city installed nine cameras at six intersections for red‑light enforcement and two cameras at the Horizon Elementary school zone on Casino Road as part of a safety program guided by Everett's Vision Zero planning. Warnings were mailed beginning April 3, 2024, and notices of infraction began May 6, 2024. "Photo enforcement program is a a safety program," Hertz said, framing the update as a crash‑reduction effort.
Horizon Elementary's school zone showed 25 crashes in 2023 with 12 injury crashes — including three pedestrian crashes — and dropped to nine total crashes in 2024 with four…
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