1. You know that the police department never saw a cent of that revenue, right? Those cameras were run by a private company, not the city. ---- Oh Really? So are you saying the new police cars, staff and DUI funding did NOT come from Redlight cameras? I'm aware, after serious abuse, the State cracked down and mandated how red light revenue would be used but the department still benefited!!!!
2. Cities with populations larger than 5,000 cannot collect more than 20% of their revenue in traffic citations, per state law, while the cap is 30% for populations under 5,000. Anything over is remitted to the state comptroller. --- Any idea of the City's total revenue? Are you aware of the PDs budget? And I'm sure you're aware the City only receives something like 25 to 50 bucks per citation (plus court cost). 20% is approximately $70,000,000!!! Assuming total revenue of $350,000,000 that's seventy million dollars potential revenue from traffic enforcement. So at the end of the year if the metrics show anything less it's is an 'inefficient allocation of resources" and displays a "diminished productivity" of our traffic division. Pretty good incentive to me.
3. When your incentive to write tickets is to use them as a revenue stream, then they are no longer being written for safety. It creates a police force that goes after the most lucrative offenses over the most dangerous ones. ---- MY POINT EXACTLY!. Arlington has created a "policing for profits" environment. Given many of the replies are from (past) Brothers - I assume you're aware of "Project Speed-step"

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I will anxiously await APD staff to "give me the boot" again :)