The City of Minneapolis has selected NovoaGlobal, a leading provider of advanced traffic safety and enforcement technology, for the City’s upcoming speed and red-light traffic safety camera pilot program. City Council’s Administration and Enterprise Oversight committee voted to approve the contract today. It now moves to the full council for approval.  

Beginning in September, cameras in five locations will provide automated enforcement of speed limits. Next month, the City will launch a public information campaign including the locations of the five cameras, how they work and what enforcement will look like before the pilot program launches.   

The City may expand the pilot to include up to 42 camera locations and may also expand to include the enforcement of red lights. The City plans to run the pilot program through July 2029. 

Background

The City of Minneapolis is committed to ending serious injury and fatal crashes. In 2017, the City of Minneapolis adopted the Vision Zero resolution that commits to reaching zero traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2027. The City of Minneapolis has seen an increase in traffic deaths since 2020 with speeding as the leading cause.   

City leadership worked with the Minnesota Legislature to pass the legislation that allows the Traffic Safety Camera Pilot program. Under state law, cameras must be within 2,000 feet of schools, at locations with an identified traffic safety concern, and placed in geographically distinct areas/multiple communities with differing socioeconomic conditions. The City has also conducted multiple rounds of community engagement over several years to develop the pilot program and determine camera locations in neighborhoods. 

In April, the City of Minneapolis was one of two cities honored with the 2025 Vision Zero for Youth award for the collaborative work between the City and Minneapolis Public Schools on Vision Zero traffic safety and Safe Routes to School.  In addition to the upcoming camera pilot, these efforts include: 

• A citywide 20 mph speed limit on local neighborhood streets
• Traffic safety improvements around schools
• Universal bicycle safety education during school for fourth and fifth-grade students
• Youth engagement to inform policy and street improvements 

More information on the traffic safety camera pilot program can be found on the city’s website.