CHARLOTTE \u2014 The Charlotte City Council approved a one-year pilot program to bring red light cameras back to the Queen City after a 20-year hiatus.<\/p>\n
The Plaza at 36th Street is one of 10 intersections that will be getting a red light camera. The intersection has been at the top of many councilmember\u2019s minds because of a recent tragedy that claimed the life of a former Queens University student.<\/p>\n
There is a memorial at the intersection in honor of Lance Sotelo. Court documents say a woman ran the red light, fatally striking him in January. Councilmembers say these incidents are why red light cameras are coming back to the city.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat we have seen as we have gone through this process of our research for this policy is that in our peer cities that have programs like this, there is a reduction when they use red light cameras,\u201d Charlotte City Council Rep. Dante Anderson said.<\/p>\n
Anderson chairs the safety committee. She says these cameras are proven to reduce crashes.<\/p>\n
Starting sometime in 2027, you could be charged $75 for running a red light at 10 intersections across the city. Anderson says these areas have some of the highest crash rates in the city.<\/p>\n
Those intersections include:<\/p>\n
Graham Street & Norris AvenueUniversity City Blvd & I-85 Northbound RampSteele Creek Road & Westinghouse BlvdN Tryon Street and University City BlvdCentral Avenue & Sharon Amity RoadW.T. Harris Blvd & N Tryon StreetS Tryon Street & Arrowood RoadS Mint Street & West BlvdCentral Avenue & Kilborne Drive36th Street & The Plaza<\/p>\n
Melissa Evans lives on The Plaza, and she says she will feel safer walking.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople love to move here,\u201d she told Channel 9\u2019s Eli Brand. \u201cPeople love to walk, especially in the summer and in nice weather. I think having the red light camera on that street will help people be safer in general.\u201d<\/p>\n
The cameras are expected to make $4.5 million a year in revenue. The vast majority would go to CMS, but Anderson says the rest should cover the operating costs of the cameras. She adds that the program will be studied for a year and could end up expanding to nearly 40 intersections if it\u2019s successful.<\/p>\n
In the next 30 to 60 days, Anderson says a call for bids will be made to companies to see who offers the city the best price to install cameras. Once a company is chosen, they will scope out the intersections. The hope is to have them operational by the beginning of next year.<\/p>\n
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