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thursday, june 1, 2017 // ISSUE 98
TROUBLE BRUIN // THIS HEALTHY MAMA GRIZZLY CAUSED QUITE A SCENE NEAR OLD FORT POINT AS SHE AND HER 2-YEAR-OLD CUB SNIFFED AROUND FOR FRESH GRUB MAY 30 // SIMONE HEINRICH
Traffic cameras to capture transportation data The Municipality of Jasper will soon have an eye in the sky.
As part of its transportation master plan development, Jasper is installing traffic cameras at a number of locations in the coming weeks, with the purpose of collecting data at key intersections and parking lots. “We have these questions about speed zones and parking and just in general,” said Legislative Services Manager Christine Nadon. “There’s recognition we need to have a fully integrated plan before we start making ad hoc decisions on bits and pieces of our traffic system.” To build that plan, consultants need to gather data about traffic patterns and how residents and visitors use the current infrastructure. By starting the project in June, MOJ hopes the consultants will have information on
traffic patterns pre-and-post peak season. Pedestrian and cycling traffic, as well as vehicle movement, will be analyzed. Nadon said there are no privacy concerns as the cameras don’t have the capability for facial recognition or license plate identification. “It’s really about numbers and movement,” she said. In a related matter, council recently approved the installation of a four-way stop at the intersection of Miette and Turret. Nadon said that reconfiguration is to address safety concerns; school kids frequent that intersection and it is quite wide, she said. Information on the number of traffic cameras and their locations was not available by The Jasper Local’s press time. bob covey // bob@thejasperlocal.com