Update: On Friday afternoon, Oct 3, Greenwich Police announced that the launch of the speed camera program is delayed, and new dates have not yet been finalized.
Police said they will follow up with updated information once the official start dates have been determined.
“In the meantime, please disregard the previously stated timeline,” police said, apologizing for any confusion this error may have caused.
Original Press release from Greenwich Police, Oct 2, 2025:
The Greenwich Police Department in conjunction with the Town of Greenwich will be launching an automated photo speed enforcement program at the Central Middle School, Glenville School, Greenwich Academy, Greenwich High School, Parkway School, North Street School, Brunswick Lower School and Eagle Hill School.
“Working together, we can achieve our goal of ZERO. “Zero crashes, Zero injuries, and Zero endangered lives.” – Greenwich Police Dept
Speed studies conducted in 2024 at these schools identified a significant problem with speeding in this area, recording 44,208 violations in a 5-day period across these zones.
File photo Credit: Leslie Yager
In Greenwich at these school zones, we had 223,109 drivers a week in the school zone with 44,208 speeding vehicles. Of those speeding, 28,416 vehicles were speeding between 11-14 MPH over the enforceable speed limit.
Another 13,152 vehicles were speeding between 15-20 MPH over the enforceable speed limit.
An additional 1,940 speeding vehicles were exceeding 21 MPH or more over the enforceable speed limit across these school zones.
We know that speed kills; statistics show a child struck by a vehicle traveling 40 MPH, only has a one in 10 chance of survival, but if you slow that down to 20 MPH, that same child has a much-improved survival rate of nine in 10.
Speeding is also a primary contributing factor in motor vehicle crashes resulting in personal injury and deaths.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 64% of child pedestrians killed in traffic crashes occurred during the weekday (6:00am Monday to 6:00 pm Friday) (NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts).
Our goal is to increase safety for students, parents, teachers, and the motoring public traveling through our school zones. This program combines public information and education with a 30-day warning period to encourage people to slow down and change their driving behavior before moving into enforcement via civil citations. School zones are clearly marked with posted speed limit signs. Zones will also have flashing lights and additional road signs to capture a vehicle’s speed and give advance warnings to drivers of the upcoming school zone. Cameras will be used to identify any non-compliant motorists traveling at 10+ MPH over the posted speed limit.
Monday, October 6, will start the initial warning period. During this warning period, violators will receive a warning in the mail marked in red advising of the violation that occurred on such date and time. Warning citations serve as a reminder to slow down in places where our children learn and play and carry no monetary implications.
Live enforcement begins after the 30-day warning period, on Tuesday, November 5.
At this time, motorists that exceed the posted school zone speed limit at 10+ MPH will receive a citation in the mail. These citations are civil in nature, carry a fine, but do not come with points against your license, or insurance penalties.
Photo speed cameras will be active and enforced on days that school is in session, children are present and when the school zone beacons are flashing. If you are traveling through Central Middle School, Glenville School, Greenwich Academy, Greenwich High School, Parkway School, North Street School, Brunswick Lower School and Eagle Hill School zones during school hours, these cameras will be active.
We are committed to changing driver behavior, slowing speeders down, and protecting our children. Please drive safely in our school zones and in our community. Working together, we can achieve our goal of ZERO. “Zero crashes, Zero injuries, and Zero endangered lives.”
See also:
Greenwich to Move Ahead with Speed Cameras in School Zones April 2025