U.S. citizen opinion local gov tech investments 2016

Which of the following types of technology would you want your local government to invest in?

Characteristic	Share of responses
Tech that would be allow them to use sensors in vehicles to monitor traffic patterns, helping route traffic more efficiently*	39%
Tech that provies a parking availability service (i.e. location of open parking spots) via mobile app	30%
Tech that would allow them to use sensors in vehicles that would automatically report potholes	27%
Techn that would allow them to use sensors in trash cans, so they can schedule trash pick-up-only when cans are full	17%
None of these	42%

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Release date

March 2017

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Region

United States

Survey time period

December 9 to 13, 2016

Number of respondents

2,057 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

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Question: Which of the following types of technology would you want your local government to invest in? Select all that apply.
*Technology that would allow them to use sensors in vehicles to monitor traffic patterns, helping route traffic more efficiently through gridlock or because of construction

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This statistic illustrates the types of technology that U.S. citizens would like their local government agencies to invest in as of 2016. According to the findings, 39 percent of citizens reported that they would like to see an investment towards technologies that would allow them to use sensors in vehicles to monitor traffic patterns, so as to help route traffic more efficiently through gridlock or during construction.