City of Lawrence, KS employees tour KC Scout

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KC Scout is a place that not many people want to miss out on touring. Some say it’s like a “mini-NASA” with all the screens throughout one big room. Traffic Systems Supervisor, Kelly Alvarez hosted several City of Lawrence employees and affiliates for an in-house tour of the Scout Traffic Management Center on Friday, September 1. The purpose of the visit was to observe and learn about current technology KC Scout uses such as traffic analytics. The City of Lawrence was interested in learning if they could deploy similar technology to manage traffic within Lawrence. The City Engineer Kyle Gonterwitz used the Schedule Tour feature on the KC Scout webpage to initially set up the tour. This was the first time a tour has been arranged via the KC Scout homepage since the feature was reactivated following the COVID-19 pandemic.

“KC Scout is steadfast in working with other agencies and strengthening our partnerships through sharing resources and best practices. We are pleased they reached out using our online platform to request a tour of KC Scout’s technology resources and operations,” stated Alvarez.

Approximately five guests attended the tour. KC Scout has offered several tours to various agencies and programs throughout the years including cities, state, Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops, college classes, and more. If you or someone you know is interested in touring KC Scout, visit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ScheduleScoutTour

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