2018-30284 ResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 2018 -30284
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF
THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE TO
ENGAGE THE FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY LEHMAN
CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH TO EVALUATE THE
PHOTO RED LIGHT CAMERA ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM IN THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $13,500, AND
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE
ANY AND ALL NECESSARY AGREEMENTS; AND FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE USE OF PHOTO RED LIGHT CAMERA
ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM FUNDS TO FINANCE SUCH EVALUATION.
WHEREAS, terminating the City's month -to -month agreement with Xerox State
and Local Solutions, Inc. ( "Xerox ") regarding the Photo Red Light Camera Enforcement
Program has been discussed at recent meetings of the Miami Beach City Commission
and the Neighborhood and Community Affairs Committee; and
WHEREAS, members of the Neighborhood and Community Affairs Committee
requested that more data be collected and analyzed prior to any decision being made
concerning the continuation of the City's Photo Red Light Camera Enforcement
Program; and
WHEREAS, members of the Neighborhood and Community Affairs Committee
requested a Florida International University expert be hired to review existing data, and
conduct additional research regarding the City's Photo Red Light Camera Enforcement
Program; and
WHEREAS, the Miami Beach Police Department and Dr. Leslie Rosenfeld met
with members of the Florida International University Lehman Center for Transportation
Research to discuss the scope of the evaluation, and have received a proposal for such
evaluation of the City's Photo Red Light Camera Enforcement Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City
Commission hereby accept the recommendation of the Neighborhood and Community
Affairs Committee to engage the Florida International University Lehman Center for
Transportation Research to evaluate the Photo Red Light Camera Enforcement
Program in the City of Miami Beach in an amount not to exceed $13,500, and authorize
the City Manager and City Clerk to execute any and all necessary agreements; and
further authorize the use of Photo Red Light Camera Enforcement Program funds to
finance such evaluation.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 1/ day of
ATTEST BY:
Rafa, I E. ranado, City Clerk
Dan Gelber, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: April 11, 2018
SUBJECT A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE TO ENGAGE THE
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY LEHMAN CENTER FOR
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH TO EVALUATE THE PHOTO RED LIGHT
CAMERA ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM IN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $13,500, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY AGREEMENTS;
AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE USE OF PHOTO RED LIGHT CAMERA
ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM FUNDS TO FINANCE SUCH EVALUATION.
RECOMMENDATION
To accept the recommendation of the Neighborhood /Community Affairs Committee (NCAC) to hire
experts from the Florida International University (FIU) Lehman Center for Transportation Research to
evaluate the Photo Red Light (PRL) Enforcement Program.
ANALYSIS
At the March NCAC meeting, Committee members suggested that an academic from FIU be brought
in to evaluate the City's photo red light data. On March 28, the Miami Beach Police Department's
Chief of Staff, along with Sergeant Jack Rodriguez, the Department's traffic crash expert, had a
conference call with Dr. Mohammed Hadi from FIU. The Department was introduced to Dr. Hadi
through Dr. Leslie Rosenfeld's contacts at FIU. Dr. Leslie Rosenfeld and two of Dr. Hadi's
colleagues were included in this conversation.
Following that conversation, Dr. Hadi's team submitted a proposal, specifying the study approach and
the data to be collected and analyzed for the 9 intersections with photo red light cameras and for the
intersections to be used as the control group.
Cost of the contract with FIU to evaluate the safety effectiveness of the PRL Enforcement Program is
not to exceed $13,500. The Police Department will use revenues from the PRL program to fund this
study.
The proposal was presented at the NCAC meting on April 4. Committee members voted to move
forward with the study and asked that it be added as Addendum for the Commission Meeting
scheduled on April 11 for approval.
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MIAMI BEACH
POLICE
MEMORANDUM
To: City Manager Jimmy Morales
From: Chief Dan Oates
Date: 1/11/2018
Subject: Photo Red Light Enforcement Program
Background:
In April 2010, the City of Miami Beach entered into a contract with Conduent State and
Local Solutions, Inc. (formally Xerox State and Local Solutions, Inc.) to begin a photo
red light (PRL) ticket enforcement program. A total of 10 cameras were located
throughout the City, from 17th Street in the South to 71st Street and Indian Creek in the
North. While some cameras were installed in 2010, the program only became fully
operational at 9 intersections in 2011.
The intent of the PRL program is to improve public safety by reducing motor vehicle
crashes at traffic signal intersections by holding red-light offenders accountable for their
violations. The Miami Beach Police Department currently manages the program and
monitors 10 cameras in 9 different intersections throughout the city.
Arolysis:
Overall there is a reduction in accidents and a reduction in accidents with injuries. The
data also reveals that as the amount of accidents in our city increases, the number of
accidents at intersections with Photo Enforcement still continues to decrease.
Note:
In the later portion of 2013 through 2014 the City experienced significant roadway
construction that added to congestion and greatly impacted driver behavior. The
intersection of 17th and Alton was particularly affected, as it was used as the main
access point to a southbound substitution of closed Alton Rd lanes.
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For the 18-month period of construction in and around this PRL Intersection, there was
a significant increase in accidents. Even with this increase, overall the accidents and
accidents with injuries had decreased under the PRL Program.
Accident averages per Photo Enforcement Intersections
Intersection
2005-2010
2011-2017 % Change
17th St and Washin•ton Ave
17th St and Alton Rd
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Dade Blvd and Washington Ave
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Indian Creek
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Abbott Ave and Indian Creek
71st Street and Indian Creek
Totals:
*Anomaly reference construction
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90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
2
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Crashes at PRL Intersections
Injuries at PRL Intersections
•Crashes Trending Downward
injuries Trending Downward
Accident averages per Photo Enforcement Intersections
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Scope of Services
(First Draft)
Evaluation of Photo Red Light Enforcement Program
in the City of Miami Beach
Submitted by:
Priyanka Alluri, Ph.D., P.E.
Assistant Professor
Lehman Center for Transportation Research
Florida International University
10555 West Flag ler Street, EC 3680
Miami, FL 33174
Phone: (305) 348-3485
Email: palluri@fiu.edu
Submitted to:
The City of Miami Beach
April 02, 2018
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INTRODUCTION
The City of Miami Beach has requested Florida International University (FIU) to conduct an
independent assessment of the safety effectiveness of the City's Photo Red Light (PRL)
Enforcement Program. The PRL cameras became operational at the following 9 signalized
intersections in 2011:
1. 17th St and Washington Ave
2. 17th St and Alton Rd
3. Dade Blvd and Washington Ave
4, 23rd St and Dade Blvd
5. 41st Street and Prairie
6. Chase Ave and Alton Rd
7. 63rd and Indian Creek
8, Abbott Ave and Indian Creek
9. 71st Street and Indian Creek
STUDY APPROACH
The main objective of this study is to conduct an independent evaluation of the safety effectiveness
of the PRL Enforcement Program in the City of Miami Beach. A preliminary study using a simple
before - and -after analysis concluded that there is an overall reduction in total crashes and injury
crashes. However, the simple before -and -after analysis is considered to have some limitations.
First, since the locations with an existing safety problem were chosen to install cameras, there is
an inherent bias, known as the regression -to- the -mean effect, and this bias results in an inaccurate
estimation of the program's safety benefits. Second, the preliminary analysis was based on data
from 2005 through 2017. This is a long period, and a lot has changed since 2005. For example,
traffic has increased significantly since 2005; texting and driving (distracted driving in general)
has recently become more prevalent; more people have begun using navigation and traffic
monitoring smartphone applications (e.g., Waze) which provide advance notice to drivers about
PRL cameras, police cars, etc. Hence, a simple comparison of the crash numbers before and after
the installation of the cameras might not accurately quantify the safety impacts of the PRL
Enforcement Program. It is therefore recommended to use a more robust before - and -after analysis
that takes into consideration the following aspects:
• accounts for the regression -to- the -mean (RTM) bias
• accounts for differences in traffic volume, driver behavior, etc. over time
Depending on data availability, two types of analyses will be conducted. A cross- sectional analysis
where the safety effectiveness of camera - instrumented intersections will be compared to a group
of control intersections that do not have PRL cameras. Control intersections will be selected such
that they have similar characteristics as the camera - instrumented locations, and based on the
following characteristics:
• Average daily entering vehicle counts
• Geometric characteristics
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• Approaching posted speed limits
• Signal timing
• Lane configuration
Furthermore, a robust before- and -after evaluation using comparison group method discussed in
the Highway Safety Manual (HSM) will be conducted. This approach will account for the earlier
discussed RTM bias, and will compensate for general time trends in crash data. In addition to using
crash data, depending on data availability, the research team will also review the number of red -
light- running (RLR) citations by date and time of day. Depending on data availability, these
statistics will be combined with crash statistics to identify any possible correlation between crashes
and citations.
The following data are required to conduct the analysis:
1. Traffic volumes by approach for all intersections with cameras
2. Crash data since 2005
3. Installation dates of the PRL cameras
4. Any construction activities in the vicinity of the study locations that may have affected
traffic volumes
5. Number of RLR citations issued by date and time of day
To help the research team identify control intersections, the following data are required:
• Traffic volumes by approach for all candidate intersections
• Signal timing
In addition, the following information will be collected from aerial images:
• Approaching posted speed limits
• Geometric characteristics
• Lane configuration
Once the control intersections are identified, 2010 -2017 crash data for the selected intersections
will be requested. A comprehensive evaluation of the safety effectiveness of the PRL Enforcement
Program in the City of Miami Beach will be conducted.
WORK TASKS
The specific work tasks of this scope are listed below:
1. Acquire different types of data
2. Identify control intersections
3. Conduct the analysis to quantify the safety effectiveness of the PRL Enforcement Program
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Task 1: Acquire Data for Intersections with PRL Cameras
This task focuses on acquiring the data needed to perform the analysis. For the 9 signalized
intersections with PRL cameras, the following data will be obtained from the City of Miami Beach:
• Crash data for the years 2005-2017
• Traffic data
• Installation dates of the PRL cameras
• Any dates of major constructions in the vicinity of the study locations
• Signal plans, if available
• Number of RLR citations by date and time of day
Information on approaching posted speed limits, geometric characteristics, and lane configuration
will be collected manually from aerial images.
Task 2: Identify Control Intersections and Acquire Data
This task focuses on identifying at least a dozen signalized intersections that do not have PRL
cameras and have similar characteristics as the camera-instrumented locations. The control
intersections should have similar traffic volumes, geometric characteristics, and lane
configurations as the camera-instrumented intersections. Once the locations are identified, crash
data for the years 2010-2017 will be requested.
Task 3: Conduct the Analysis
Depending on data availability, two types of analysis will be conducted: a cross-sectional analysis,
and a before-and-after evaluation using comparison group method discussed in the Highway
Safety Manual (HSM). Crash data, traffic volume data, roadway characteristics data, and citation
data (if possible) will be used to evaluate the safety effectiveness of the PRL Enforcement
Program.
Task 4: Submit Final Report
A draft final report documenting all aspects of this project will be prepared and submitted for
review and comment. Upon approval of the draft final report, the final report will be submitted.
PROJECT SCHEDULE
BUDGET
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