Red light cameras no longer allowed in certain parts of Miami-Dade County

By Emily Cochrane of the Miami Herald

Red light cameras will no longer be allowed in unincorporated areas of Miami-Dade County after county commissioners passed legislation striking down a previous policy that allowed the cameras.

“These cameras have become a source of tension throughout our community, and can prove very costly,” said District 6 Commissioner Rebeca Sosa, who sponsored the legislation. “We have heard the residents of our unincorporated areas like Fontainebleau, Schenley Park, Westchester and Kendall to name a few, and I want them to know that I am working to make sure that red light cameras don’t get installed in their neighborhoods.”

A 2011 ordinance allowed red light cameras in unincorporated areas, but the system had never been put into place.

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