Photo Radar

Paradise Valley plans for future legislative challenges to photo radar

More municipalities moving to red-light cameras

Tempe Fire and Police respond to a collision at the intersection of Kyrene and Warner roads on May 31 in Tempe. Phoenix plans to bring back the city’s red light camera program in fall 2025. Phoenix, Tempe and Mesa have joined Paradise Valley in using photo radar.

Courtesy Tempe Police Department

Paradise Valley’s fight to keep photo radar enforcement was successful by the closest of margins and the town already is planning next legislative session’s strategy where the issues are almost sure to come back.

“This was a long year because you had two bills; the one that the governor vetoed and then the statewide referendum which was defeated at the very end of the session,” Paradise Valley Mayor Mark Stanton said. “But we fully anticipate that there’ll be similar type bills that come forth in the next session.”

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