The City of Boulder is expanding its use of automated cameras to enforce speed limits, with more than a dozen cameras now active at key intersections across town, according to the city.
The cameras, mostly located along Boulder’s busiest streets, began issuing warnings to drivers on July 18, according to city officials. Starting as soon as next month, the city will begin issuing fines.
The expansion is part of the city’s push to eliminate serious crashes, especially on its arterial streets, where most traffic injuries occur. Studies have shown that speed cameras slow drivers down and reduce crashes. At Broadway and Pine Street, where the city began issuing automated speeding tickets in June 2024, average daily speeding violations have dropped by nearly half, according to a city official…