Red light cameras on the way out

A second City Council committee on Tuesday urged the city to end its experiment with red-light cameras, citing cost, public defiance and questions over the program's effectiveness.Daily News.

The Audits and Governmental Efficiency Committee adopted a proposal to phase out the cameras and end enforcement this month. Next, the full City Council will decide whether to end the program, which will expire Sunday if the contract with Arizona-based American Traffic Solutions is not renewed.

But officials also renewed a debate over the cameras' effectiveness and whether drivers face any consequences for ignoring tickets issued through the program.