The Brief
- Tampa City Council is expected to discuss an ordinance Thursday that would update the city’s list of school zones where speed cameras could be installed.
- A RedSpeed study found 18 school zones averaged roughly 200 to more than 3,000 speeding violations a day.
- St. Lawrence Catholic School on North Himes Avenue had the highest total in the study, with 6,043 violations over 2 days.
TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa City Council is expected to take up a school zone speed camera ordinance Thursday that could clear the way for cameras at 18 school zones across the city.
The proposed ordinance would amend Tampa’s code to update the list of school zones where speed detection systems can be installed and operated.
City documents say the change is based on a recent RedSpeed study of 31 school zones at 29 schools. The city says the study found a serious speeding problem at 18 school zones, with those locations averaging between about 200 and more than 3,000 speeding violations a day.…