There was no debate and no disagreement on the Albany City Council Wednesday as members unanimously voted for new traffic cameras likely to yield a massive increase in revenue from fines.
If you want to know something about Albany’s lone set of red light cameras, the city’s latest report to the Oregon legislature is worth a look.
In what would be a first for Albany, the city police chief wants speed enforcement cameras to be installed at four intersections.
For one reason or another, Albany’s red-light cameras were on my mind the other day, and it cost me eleven bucks that I didn’t need to spend.
There was a reason I parked at Waverly Park and started walking around, craning my neck and pointing my phone at the new signal installations on Pacific Boulevard, at Albany Avenue on one side and Airport Road on the other.
Something else has come up concerning Albany’s lone array of red-light traffic cameras, but before we get into that, let’s remember the obvious: We don’t have to worry about getting a camera ticket if we stop when the light turns yellow or red.
Photo enforcement: What the city receives
What do you think the Albany city government makes off the two cameras that catch red-light runners at Queen Avenue and Geary Street? Go ahead, take a guess.
Tags: photo enforcement, red light cameras, speed cameras