May

28

New Data Gives Insight on Kootenai County I-90 Traffic

Filed Under Demographics, Kootenai County 

Cameras have been installed on I-90 that scans license plates of passing vehicles.  The primary reason for these cameras is to find stolen vehicles, respond to Amber Alerts, etc…  However, there has been an ancillary benefit to the installation of these cameras.  Local economist Jim Stravens has used the data to analyze traffic and visitor patterns.  Stravens has found that 47 percent of the traffic passing the cameras is from visitors.

For a full rundown of the data please click through to the following article:
Security cameras show visitor patterns - CDA Press

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