Ontario's big city mayors are offering to make changes to speed camera programs in their communities in a bid to convince the province to let them keep the devices — or want to be reimbursed if it pulls them.

The mayors made the offer in a letter to Premier Doug Ford one day after the provincial government introduced legislation to ban automated speed enforcement (ASE) programs across Ontario.

If the province passes the legislation and proceeds with its proposed ban, the mayors say they want to be reimbursed for the costs of setting up speed cameras in the first place.

They also asked that traffic calming measures be installed only after the province has refunded them the money to remove the speed cameras.

"Evidence shows that speed cameras reduce unsafe driving and save lives," reads

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