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Council signals support for regional AI camera safety‑data study; no commitment to data usage yet

5019472 · June 17, 2025
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Summary

Staff requested a non‑binding letter of support for a Spokane Regional Transportation Council (SRTC) grant application to pilot AI camera analytics for near‑miss and collision data; council agreed to provide a letter of support while noting policy and liability questions remain.

City staff asked the council on June 15 to provide a general letter of support for a Spokane Regional Transportation Council (SRTC) application to the USDOT Safe Streets for All program to pilot AI‑powered camera analytics for near‑miss and collision data collection across the Spokane region.

Public Works Director Robert Blagan summarized SRTC's approach: vendors would apply AI to video recordings to identify near‑miss events and other safety data that could help…

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