Northeast Tacoma Speed Cameras Are Now Issuing $145 Tickets

If you drive Norpoint Way or Marine View Drive, here’s your friendly heads-up: the new speed cameras in Northeast Tacoma are no longer just sending warnings.

The two cameras went live Sept. 14 with a month-long warning period. That grace period ended Oct. 14, and the city is now mailing $145 citations, The News Tribune reported. The posted limit on the corridor is 40 mph.

The first month’s numbers were eye-opening. About 515,000 vehicles passed the cameras between Sept. 14 and Oct. 11, and almost 400,000 of them were over the limit, roughly 77%, according to city data cited by The News Tribune. Most were going less than 10 mph over, but more than 180 drivers were clocked at over 70 mph.

Because the volume was so high, the city and its camera vendor are capping citations at 100 per camera per day, chosen at random from drivers over a speed threshold the city isn’t sharing publicly. City program manager Eric Huseby told KOMO News that more serious speeders are weighted more heavily in that drawing.

There are early signs it’s working. The city reports a 12% drop in speeding at the Norpoint Way camera and 20% at the Marine View Drive camera, per KOMO. The cameras were installed after a neighborhood petition, and city data shows 232 crashes in the area over the past decade, including two fatalities. The city says fine revenue will go back into safety projects for the corridor. You can read more on the city’s automated enforcement page.

So ease off the pedal coming up the hill, neighbors. It’s cheaper than $145, and a lot safer for everyone walking and biking along Marine View.

Also around the Point: our Jet’s Pizza owner is expanding

Michael Maddie, the franchise owner of the Jet’s Pizza in Northeast Tacoma (open since July 2025), will run five new Jet’s locations around Pierce County, including one in Ruston and one in University Place, The News Tribune reported Oct. 26. The first is expected to open in the next six to seven months. A nice bit of news for a neighborhood business.

Sources: The News Tribune, KOMO News, City of Tacoma.