MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Minneapolis speed cameras go live Wednesday as part of a $12 million pilot program that aims to reduce speeding and prevent serious traffic crashes.

Tuesday afternoon, city and state leaders gathered on 3rd Street North between Hennepin Avenue and 1st Avenue North to reveal one of the cameras. Crews also put up signage warning drivers that enforcement is taking place.

"We know since the pandemic, we have seen a huge uptick in unsafe driving in cities around our country and certainly here in Minneapolis. So that's really what propelled me to want to be a part of this legislation," said Rep. Samantha Sencer-Mura (DFL-Minneapolis).

Legislators' approval of a four-year pilot program means the city of Minneapolis will start off with five speed cameras in these locati

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