During 2025, six of these weekly articles have focused on cameras that photograph vehicles speeding in school speed limits in Albany and Syracuse. Now, information from the Syracuse Post Standard shows that recently installed cameras are having a positive effect on reducing the number of drivers speeding in the vicinity of Syracuse schools where speed limits are lower.

According to the Post-Standard, Syracuse issued more than 21,000 tickets for speeding and red-light violations close to schools in November, city officials said. The tickets are $50 each. If the city collects on all of the November tickets, drivers will pay more than $1 million, with the city keeping 65% ($650,000) and the company operating the cameras receiving 35% ($350,000).

When adjusted for the number of cameras and active enforcement days, speeding violations dropped by about 60% from October to November, according to Conor Muldoon, the chief operating officer for Syracuse.

The beginning of the program saw a higher number of violations, which officials expected during the warning period, while people adjusted to the new enforcement. “As people get more familiar with it and have clear expectations, they’ve changed their behavior,” Muldoon said. “They’ve slowed down in front of schools, and that’s the most important thing for the safety of our students.”

Speed cameras in school speed limits only operate during posted school hours, generally 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays, while red-light cameras run around the clock. On snow days, holidays or teacher in-service days, people won’t be ticketed for speeding in school limits.

Ticket totals can fluctuate because of camera placement, school schedules and construction. Despite those variables, the overall trend shows drivers are changing their behavior and slowing down around schools, officials said. That’s exactly the outcome city officials had hoped the cameras would accomplish.