MnDOT chooses StreetLight Data for traffic intelligence data

Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has selected mobility analytics company StreetLigtht Data for a pilot subscription to provide traffic intelligence and real-time travel patterns on major events and statewide development projects. The InSight subscription will provide unlimited analyses on drivers across Minnesota, such as origin-destination and select link studies.
October 11, 2017 Read time: 1 min
2103 Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has selected mobility analytics company StreetLigtht Data for a pilot subscription to provide traffic intelligence and real-time travel patterns on major events and statewide development projects.

The InSight subscription will provide unlimited analyses on drivers across Minnesota, such as origin-destination and select link studies.

Potential uses for InSight include Super Bowl planning for Super Bowl LII; Renaissance Festival relocation; general modelling, forecasting and planning such as public transit planning and freight/ commercial truck studies; performance measurement for major construction projects and; public engagement.

The platform is available to MnDOT employees, the Metropolitan Council, (the Metropolitan Planning Organization for Twins Cities Minneapolis / St. Paul region), the Minnesota Division of the 831 Federal Highway Administration, and specified consulting firms that work on behalf of these agencies.
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