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ATTACHMENT D <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Public Works <br /> <br /> <br />Maintenance Division <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />City of Eugene <br /> 1820 Roosevelt Blvd. <br />M <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97402 <br />EMORANDUM <br /> (541) 682-4800 <br /> (541) 682-4882 FAX <br /> www.ci.eugene-or.gov <br /> <br />Date: <br />October 16, 2006 <br /> <br />To: <br />Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />From: <br />Thomas C. Larsen <br />, Traffic Engineer <br /> <br />Subject:R <br /> <br />ED LIGHT RUNNING REDUCTION STRATEGIES <br /> <br /> <br />Three questions were asked about differing strategies to reduce red light running: photo- <br />enforcement, all red phasing and extending the yellow interval. <br /> <br />PHOTO ENFORCEMENT <br /> <br />Photo-enforcement of red light running was once considered a council goal. At that time, the late <br />1990s, vendors offered to install the technology for a percentage of the citation revenue. <br />Technical difficulties with some early installations, court cases dealing with a vested interest in <br />revenue generation, insinuation that the yellow change interval was manipulated to increase <br />violations, and poor financial returns in actual installations have led to the current market in <br />which most agencies pay outright for the hardware or contract for the service. In Oregon none of <br />the current systems in place generate significant revenue. <br /> <br />Oregon State law allows the City of Eugene to install up to 4 cameras for the purpose of citing <br />drivers who enter the intersection on red. Portland currently has six cameras in place, Beaverton <br />has 4 and Medford operates cameras at one intersection. All jurisdictions in Oregon operating <br />red light running photo enforcement are required to submit periodic reports to the State. In all <br />three Cities the latest report describes a decrease in the number of violations, a decrease in <br />crashes relating to red light running, and a corresponding increase in safety. They all report <br />positive acceptance in the community; Portland reports 71% citizen support, Beaverton reports <br />66%, Medford reports 68%. <br /> <br />In Beaverton the photo-enforcement system is described as breaking even with net revenue <br />offsetting $31,500 monthly costs. Medford estimates a net revenue of $6.47 per citation and <br />about 200 citations per year. The Portland system has cost exceeding net revenue and requires <br />about $34,000 in annual subsidy. <br /> <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />