FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 5, 2026
Mayor Noble Announces School Speed Zone Camera Installation
KINGSTON, NY – Mayor Steven T. Noble is pleased to announce that the first of the school speed zone cameras has been installed.
Mayor Noble said, “During the last two years, meeting with residents during my Listening Tours, and hearing from folks across the City, the number one neighborhood concern has consistently been speeding and traffic safety. I have worked to lower the speed limit citywide, install more signage, implement safe streets projects on Henry Street and Franklin Street, and create a Traffic Safety Unit at the Kingston Police Department. But still the problem of speeding has persisted. We hope these new school speed zone cameras will help calm traffic and protect our school children by deterring speeding. After some delays in shipping, we have received all of the equipment, and our staff is working to get the cameras installed swiftly. There will be a 30-day warning period, starting Monday. After 30 days, these cameras will begin automatically ticketing any vehicle that is speeding in a school zone during operating hours. We take traffic safety seriously, and once folks start receiving these auto-generated tickets, we expect they will, too.”
The first set of cameras have been installed on Broadway in the northbound and southbound lanes in front of Kingston High School. Cameras are scheduled to be installed on W. O’Reilly near the high school entrance, Washinton Avenue at Marius Street for George Washington Elementary and on Delaware Avenue at Corporate Drive for JFK Elementary.
The speed limit is 15 miles per hour in the elementary school zones and 20 miles per hour in the high school zones. Cameras will be operational on weekdays from 7:00am to 4:00pm at JFK and George Washington and 7:00am to 8:00pm at Kingston High School during the school year. Cameras will be active if/when summer school is in session.
The equipment, which was purchased from Jenoptik Smart Mobility Solutions, Inc., will bill speeders by mail, issuing tickets with a charge of $50 and a $25 late fee. Every violation will be reviewed by the City’s Parking Violations Bureau. No other use of the personal or identifying information will be shared or accessed by other entities.
Speed zone signs will be installed in all four ticketing areas. There will be a 30-day grace period, during which speeders in the school zones will be issued warnings by mail. After 30 days, tickets will be issued.
In the 2026 Adopted Budget, revenue from the school speed zone cameras was estimated at $200,000. Revenue generated in the first year will go toward operating expenses and continued traffic enforcement.