Photo Radar in Avondale: A $743K Cash Stream as Crash Trends Increase

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Photo Radar in Avondale: A $743K Cash Stream and Crash Trends Increase

Avondale pushes off the decision whether to keep, cancel, or rethink its photo radar program after data shows little change in driver behavior, rising costs, and poor photo quality.

Sep 09, 2025

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Tonight, Avondale City Council sat through an hour-long update on its “Speed Safety Program.” No vote was taken.

The program, run under a five-year contract with third-party vendor Verra Mobility, has been in place since May 2024. My previous reporting shows Verra Mobility operates photo radar in eight Arizona cities and 30 states.

Cameras were installed …

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