Presentation Notes:  Purpose  Educate the audience on the benefits of implementing automated traffic enforcement technology  Audience  Government officials of Grande Prairie Alberta’s municipal government. They will already be familiar with the 2015 Alberta Traffic Safety Plan.  Key Message  Implementation of automated traffic enforcement technology will benefit the city of Grande Prairie in three ways:  Increase Safety  Reduce workload for the local police force  Increase municipal revenue

Enhancing Traffic Safety in Grande Prairie AUTOMATED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT TECHNOLOGY

Results of 2007 Alberta Traffic Safety Plan

Alberta Traffic Safety Plan 2015 Alberta Traffic Safety Plan Core Strategies  Education and Training  Communication and Awareness  Enforcement  Technologies  Research Data  Policy/Legislation/Regulation/Sanctions  Community Initiatives

Our City Demographics Local Population  60,000 Service Radius Population  260,000 Area  72.8 km 2

The Future of Our Roadways  Population composed of young families 30.3  Median population age of 30.3 years  Youngest city in Canada 5%  Growth rate: 5% annually  7 th fastest  7 th fastest growing city in Canada

Our Dedicated Police Force Municipal Traffic Services: 1 Corporal 4 Constables

Mobile Photo Enforcement Units  2 mobile enforcement units in school zones  Deployed 40 hours per week Con’s  Human Monitoring  Space Requirements  Time limitations  Cost limitations

Why focus on intersections?  47%  47% of all injuries and fatal traffic accidents in the Capital Region of Alberta occur at intersections drivers  These accidents are most often caused by drivers 50%  If we examine fatal traffic collisions the number occurring at intersections rises to 50%

Past Results  21 intersection safety cameras  Monitoring 7 different intersections  Average of red light violations per year  $ per ticket in lost municipal revenue  $1,211,  $1,211, per year from red light infractions alone

What is Automated Traffic Enforcement Technology? Fixed Red Light Cameras  Uses high definition cameras  Lane specific  Decline in fatalities by 35% Speed On Green Monitoring  Uses same cameras  Lane specific  Can detect single, multiple, parallel and simultaneous violations  Real time recognition process

Services Provided by Global Traffic Group Ltd.  Both Fixed Red Light and Speed On Green Monitoring  Cameras, installation, and maintenance  Review violations in-house, and issue citations  Full court support for all citations  All costs are covered for a small percentage of tickets that receive payment

Recommended Implementation  Preliminary implementation at 5 intersections with highest collision rates  Secondary implementation pending public approval to cover school zones and high volume intersections

Summary  Significant progress was made in traffic safety during the original implementation of automated traffic monitoring and enforcement systems  Automated traffic enforcement systems will meet the recommendations for technology improvement and enforcement strategies outlined in the 2015 Alberta Traffic Safety Plan.

Summary Grande Prairie will benefit in three ways. The cameras will:  Increase safety at Intersections  Reduce workload for the local police force  Increase municipal revenue

Questions?

References  “Automated Red Light and Speed Detection Cameras." Automated Red Light and Speed Detection Cameras. Strathcona County, 19 Jan Web. 18 Mar  "T-6." Province of Alberta Traffic Safety Act. Edmonton: Alberta Queen's Printer, Web.  "Speed on Green and Red Light Cameras." The City of Calgary. Calgary Police Service, 1 Jan Web. 14 Mar  McQuarrie, Joanne. "Town Contracted Company to Do Automated Traffic Enforcement." PR Record Gazette 23 Dec Peace River Record-Gazette. Web. 8 Mar  "Automated Traffic Enforcement Technology Guidelines." (2014). Province of Alberta. Web. 12 Mar  "Alberta Traffic Safety Plan 2015." Office of Traffic Safety. Web. 10 Mar