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Red Light Results Knoxville, Tenn.: Cameras at 15 intersections reduced crashes by 18 percent and generated an extra $955,013 for the city in their ﬁrst year of operation. Portland, Ore.: Four-year-old red-light camera program generated $295,000 for the city and reduced accident injuries by as much as 30 percent. Seattle: Yearlong camera pilot at four intersections cut red-light running by 50 percent and reduced the severity of accidents. to red light cameras before deploying them, including working with signal locations, signal size and approach signs. “We look closely at accident data, and our red light vendor monitors the frequency of red light running,” he said. “We look at right angle collisions and put those two things together to make a short list of candidate intersections [for cameras].” Kononov said the most reputable study, published by the Transportation Research Board of National Academies, found that in dollars (injury and property damage) the decline in broadsides combined with the increase in rear-end crashes produced “a wash.” Yet Arizona reported saving $16.5 million in reduced property damage, medical expenses and insurance costs during its one-year pilot. Napolitano has acknowledged that revenue from the cameras is a plus, considering the state’s $1 billion budget gap. Seattle bud- geted $460,000 for its one-year pilot project, but found after 11 months it had spent just $320,000 and was able to extend the program six months longer than anticipated. During those first 11 months, the city generated $900,000 in citations. These camera systems are operated and managed by the vendors, and the cities get a percentage of revenues up to a certain point. For instance, in Knoxville the city collects 15 percent of revenues, up to $4,500 per camera per month. Revenues beyond $4,500 a month are split 50-50 with the vendor. The revenue is nice, Quinn said, but public safety is the priority when deciding whether to deploy these programs. “If, as a byproduct, we more than break even and have more dollars to go to our general fund purposes, that’s OK,” he said. “But that’s not our purpose. If we can’t demonstrate positive safety effects, we shouldn’t be in the business.” 37 Put Your Sales in High Gear How fast are you moving in the state and local government IT market? Are you accelerating your sales cycle by working with channel partners already making state and local tracks? Do you have access to the information you need? The Center for Digital Government can help you get up to speed with custom state and local government market strategy and sales consulting. WITH THE CENTER FOR DIGITAL GOVERNMENT “The Center for Digital Government has been a tremendous ally and resource providing us a vast array of research services and networking opportunities.” RICK WEBB, CTO, ACCENTURE Tactical Sales and Market Support Channel Partner Programs Digital Government Navigator GET OUT AND TWIST THE THROTTLE OF THE STATE AND LOCAL IT MARKET! CONTACT THE CENTER FOR DIGITAL GOVERNMENT TODAY! CALL 800.598.1379 OR VISIT WWW.CENTERDIGITALGOV.COM/PRODUCTS http://www.govtech.com http://www.centerdigitalgov.com/industry/products http://www.centerdigitalgov.com/industry/products

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Government Technology - November 2008 Contents Point of View On the Scene Big Picture Four Questions for … Forward Thinkers Taking Tech Home Virtual Frontier Hidden Costs Uncovered Seeing Red For the Record In the Loop Benign Dictatorship Home-Field Advantage A Better Way to Park New Tools for Fighting Crime How It Works Spectrum Products Two Cents signal:noise

Government Technology - November 2008

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