For Councils to Build Safer Communities

Safer Streets.
Responsible Governance.

A proven approach to reducing dangerous driving and serious crashes while maintaining transparency, accountability, and public trust.

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Why This Matters Now

Automated enforcement is now permitted in most states for high-risk areas where serious crashes continue to occur. The question is no longer if, but when councils choose to act.

Early adopters define the rules, safeguards, and public messaging from the start. Late adopters often respond after public pressure has already set the agenda.

Built to Survive the Public Meeting

From placement based on crash data to public dashboards and full local control, every safeguard a council needs to stand behind the program is built in.

Built to Survive the Public Meeting

The incentive is safety

Placement and compensation are structured around safety outcomes, not citation volume.

Placement you can defend

Sites are chosen from crash history and speed data, with published criteria and equity review.

Transparency by default

Signage, grace periods, and public dashboards keep the program open to residents and the press.

You stay in control

Pilot, phase, relocate, or end the program based on results. Nothing locks you in.

Elovate End to End ATE Solutions

Elovate manages the full program lifecycle, from site analysis and equipment deployment to violation processing, court integration, and public reporting.

Speed enforcement camera

Speed Enforcement

AI enabled cameras proven to reduce fatalities and increase compliance, on the industry’s most flexible platform.

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Red light enforcement

Red Light Enforcement

Red light running causes 28% of deaths at signalized intersections. Cameras cut the fatal crash rate in large cities by 21%.

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Work zone enforcement

Work Zone Enforcement

Mobile units protect road workers in active construction zones. Elovate runs more statewide work zone programs than any other U.S. vendor.

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School zone enforcement

School Zone Enforcement

A complete turnkey program. Fairfax County saw a 24% drop in school zone speeding. Howard County reduced collisions by 41%.

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Programs Governments Have Trusted for Years

For over 30 years, Elovate has been a trusted partner of municipalities and state agencies to make their roads safer through the implementation of innovative, data-driven automated traffic enforcement solutions.

Illinois DOT work zone enforcement

Illinois DOT: A Decade of Safer Work Zones

  • Work zone speeders dropped from 30% to 40% down to just 6% to 8%
  • Work zone fatalities fell about 32%, and worker fatalities about 60%
  • Program funds reinvested in safety, not the general fund
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Dayton school zone enforcement

Dayton, OH: Protecting Students Citywide

  • 68 speed systems and 17 red light systems deployed citywide
  • A five year contract with an optional five year extension
  • Enforces the 20 mph school zone limit during school hours
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Albuquerque automated speed enforcement

Albuquerque, NM: Placed Where Crashes Happen

  • Fatal crashes down about 20%, as reported by the city
  • Cameras sited using the city’s High Fatality and Injury Network map
  • DriveSafe with multi-lane radar and 4K evidence capture
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#1Most active statewide work zone programs in the U.S.
30+Years partnering with state DOTs and municipalities
30M+Photo events processed annually via DriveSafe™
100%Full audit trail on every citation, with complete chain of custody

Essential Resources for Council Members

ATE Starter Kit

Automated Traffic Enforcement Starter Kit

Program design, procurement basics, and operational decisions before issuing an RFP.

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Privacy and ATE

Addressing Privacy Concerns with Automated Enforcement

Modern ATE systems are built with privacy, fairness, and accountability at their core.

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Equity in ATE

How to Improve Social Equity in Automated Enforcement

Data driven strategies to ensure fair and effective enforcement for all communities.

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FAQs

That perception comes from programs that chase revenue. This one is built around crash data and transparency, with proceeds that can be directed into safety. In Illinois, program funds offset costs and pay for broader safety work, and you can commit to the same.
That is set by your state law and your council. Many programs direct proceeds to traffic safety and program costs rather than the general fund, which is the strongest position to defend publicly.
Locations are selected from documented crash history and speed data, with equity overlay data and published criteria you can show anyone who asks. Equity review is part of site selection, not an afterthought.
Yes. Programs start with a pilot and a warning period, and locations can be relocated or retired based on results. You are never locked into an underperforming site.
Elovate provides the public education materials, FAQs, and talking points, and supports community meetings and press outreach, so the program launches with residents informed rather than surprised.
Every citation carries calibration records, image evidence, and authorized reviewer approval, packaged for court. It is the same standard behind Elovate programs that have run for state and city governments for years.