Winter Park Weighs Adding Four New Red-Light Camera Locations

WINTER PARK, Fla. – Winter Park drivers may soon encounter additional red light cameras at intersections throughout the city.

City leaders are weighing a proposal to expand the red light camera program by adding four intersections where drivers could be cited for running a red light.

The proposed intersections are:

• Aloma Avenue and St. Andrews Boulevard

• Aloma Avenue and Lakemont Avenue

• Aloma Avenue and Phelps Avenue

• Fairbanks Avenue and Orlando Avenue

The possible expansion has prompted mixed responses from residents and drivers.

Supporters say broader enforcement could reduce crashes and improve safety for motorists and pedestrians.

“It’s always a good idea to have preventative solutions. We have a lot of kids here and all the people, and it’s good to have policy,” resident Gabriella Belim said.

Critics, however, worry about being cited and having to pay costly fines.

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“We hate them, to be honest with you,” Princess Willis said. “They go off even if you just touch, like, right by the line. It’s always all the time. The tickets are astronomical.”

Willis, who lives in Maitland, said the cameras have even affected the routes she chooses to take.

“I try to stay over in my area unless I have to come over here because of the red light cameras,” she said.

The proposed cameras would add to Winter Park’s existing red light enforcement program.

As of August, the city had eight red light cameras in operation at six intersections.

During a one-year period, the program recorded more than 25,000 violations and generated over $3 million in revenue, with the money divided between the state and the city.

City officials have also reported fewer crashes at intersections equipped with red light cameras.

The Winter Park City Commission is scheduled to hold a public hearing on the proposed expansion at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Commissioners are not expected to take a final vote at that meeting. The hearing is the first of two required readings for the proposal.