Scottsdale’s plans to use photo speed enforcement on Loop 101 are under attack by Valley lawmakers who want to stop it from spreading to other freeways.

Though law-enforcement officials say speed was not a factor in a fatal crash in north Scottsdale on Saturday, a group of activists has renewed its efforts to lower the speed limit in the area.

Though law-enforcement officials say speed was not a factor in a fatal crash in north Scottsdale on Saturday, a group of activists has renewed its efforts to lower the speed limit in the area.

We can fully appreciate the plea of southwest Mesa parents to reduce the speed limit on Baseline Road near Rhodes Junior High School following a student's tragic and needless death while crossing the arterial recently.

The driver of a speed photo enforcement van was arrested by Scottsdale police on suspicion of extreme DUI after a witness following the van called 911 to report that it hit a curb twice and nearly collided with another vehicle.

Robert McCarthy: Last month , Tribune opinion pages editor Le Templar wrote some negative commentary at his blog, “What I Know,” on Rep. Sam Crump’s reaction to a criminal-speed photo enforcement citation issued to the executive director of the Arizona Republican Party. That citation was later dismissed by a justice of the peace.

The Tempe Transportation Commission narrowly endorsed a recommendation calling for a citywide reduction in speed limits.

January 14, 2005

Don Casey says 10 mph can mean the difference between life and death. He is asking Mesa to reduce the speed limit outside Rhodes Junior High School, where his son, Sean, was killed in September while crossing Baseline Road.

Don Casey says 10 mph can mean the difference between life and death. He is asking Mesa to reduce the speed limit outside Rhodes Junior High School, where his son, Sean, was killed in September while crossing Baseline Road after football practice.

A grieving father, an overflowing crowd and close to 2,000 signatures were not enough to convince a Mesa advisory board to recommend lowering the speed limit at all times near Rhodes Junior High School.

A grieving father, an overflowing crowd and close to 2,000 signatures were not enough to convince a Mesa advisory board to recommend lowering the speed limit at all times near Rhodes Junior High School.

NEW YORK — With games seeming to run longer each year, Major League Baseball on Wednesday asked teams to help enforce speed-up rules already on the books.

The speed cameras are up in Mesa, but the lens caps are still on. Motorists traveling on U.S. 60 in recent days may have noticed the three metal boxes on poles installed at the roadside, part of the state's effort to crack down on lead feet in the name of safety.

Legislators settling in their seats at the Arizona State Capitol this week should include among their start-ofthe-session reading a preliminary report on the nine-month photo-enforcement experiment along Scottsdale’s stretch of Loop 101.

The speed photo enforcement program that created a stir along the state's highways is sputtering away, along with the memories of those who made the cameras famous.

The first scientific findings of Scottsdale’s freeway photo enforcement experiment are expected to be released Wednesday during an evaluation committee meeting.

Motorists may be slowing down on Loop 101 through Scottsdale thanks to new photo enforcement measures but lawmakers are speeding up their efforts to knock the controversial program off the political radar screen.

Motorists may be slowing down on Loop 101 through Scottsdale thanks to new photo enforcement measures but lawmakers are speeding up their efforts to knock the controversial program off the political radar screen.

Key East Valley lawmakers want you to be able to drive faster in Arizona and face weaker penalties if you get caught.

February 21, 2005

Last week’s rant about homicide on East Valley highways evoked more than the normal amount of reader reaction.

Republican lawmakers are calling on state officials to put the brakes on Scottsdale’s plan to use cameras along the Loop 101 to catch speeders.

Republican lawmakers are calling on state officials to put the brakes on Scottsdale’s plan to use cameras along the Loop 101 to catch speeders.