Committee tables mobility‑data platform study amid privacy concerns

Aug 17, 2026

Staff proposed a mobility data and foot‑traffic study using geo‑fencing and device‑ID analytics, but the committee voted to table the item after concerns about accuracy, usefulness for businesses and strong public perception/privacy issues; St. Louis County uses similar tools but the committee preferred to wait for national safeguards.

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Economic development staff outlined a feasibility and ROI analysis for a mobility data platform that would combine geo‑fencing device data and cell‑phone‑based speed data to measure foot traffic and visitor activity at Wildwood commercial nodes.

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