Boulder has advanced its technology to reduce the risks associated with speeding. According to the City of Boulder, they are expanding Automated Vehicle Identification (AVIS) corridors, thereby securing new area. Boulder’s ambitious Vision Zero campaign, which seeks to eradicate all fatalities and serious injuries brought on by crashes, is directly responsible for the development of more AVIS corridors. In accordance with the city’s announcement, warnings will be issued in these newly designated locations starting in January 2025, and on March 1, 2025, penalties will be issued.
Since speeding is infamous for contributing to accidents, the City Council approved this expansion because it is one of the main issues for Boulder’s streets. Instead of being selected at random, the corridors selected for AVIS deployment were selected based on a significant decrease in crash-related factors over the previous five years, such as speeding incidents, reckless driving, and particular community complaints. Future technical activations are planned for Broadway, Foothills Parkway, and Baseline Road. Valerie Watson, interim director of transportation, informed the City of Boulder that “crash data and conversations with our community consistently raise red flags around speeding,” highlighting the ways in which speed enforcement complements other safety measures.
Boulder Police Chief Stephen Redfearn supported this idea, stating that he was concerned about speeding being a major factor in collisions. As stated by the City of Boulder in a statement, “Speeding is one of the top two causes of crashes in our community, and it’s everyone’s responsibility to drive safely and obey the speed limit,” echoing Watson’s view that road safety is a shared communal obligation. Not content to stop there, the city is also requesting permission from the Colorado Department of Transportation to implement automated speed enforcement on a number of state-owned streets inside its borders.
Boulder streets with automatic speed enforcement in place, such as Iris Avenue and the intersection of Broadway and Pine Street, will continue to function without transitional warnings in order to prioritize continuity in their safety measures. It is planned that the new automated enforcement equipment, which can be identified by advance signage, will silently monitor and efficiently regulate vehicle rhythm in specified areas. Whether a camera is used or the more conventional approach of a traffic stop, the ticket-issuing procedure is uncompromising.
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