Niagara Regional Council Approves Next Step with Red Light Camera Program

Niagara Regional Council has approved the next step in its Vision Zero Road Safety initiative, providing the necessary authorities for the implementation of the Red Light Camera Program. This latest endorsement means that the Region will begin the operation of 10 red light cameras across Niagara in the fall of this year.

Red light cameras are one part of Niagara Region’s Vision Zero Road Safety initiative which aims to eliminate traffic fatalities and severe injuries, reduce road collisions, and improve road safety for all modes of transportation.

The introduction of red light cameras is the third major initiative of the Vision Zero Road Safety initiative to receive Council approval, beginning with the introduction of 13 community safety zones approved in 2019 and automated speed enforcement fully approved in 2022. Niagara Region is also currently developing its Road Safety Strategic Plan that in the coming months will seek to expand the Vision Zero Road Safety initiative further.

The 10 red light camera locations were chosen based on the frequency and severity of collisions, the feasibility of camera installation, and the overall distribution of cameras geographically throughout the region.

Red light cameras have a proven history of improving intersection safety through a reduction in the frequency and severity of collisions, and in particular right-angle collisions that are more commonly associated with injuries, fatalities, and the high societal costs of collisions.

There were 1,078 angle collisions at Niagara Region signalized intersections between 2018-2022.

In addition to the roll out of the Red Light Camera Program, Niagara Region will also be moving forward with its Automated Speed Enforcement Program in Community Safety Zones later this year.

Red Light Camera Locations*

Fort Erie