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How smart school zones help the growing county of Fort Bend, Texas

Sep. 12, 2025

FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas - Fort Bend County, southwest of Houston, has expanded its population by a factor of 10 in the last 45 years, up to almost 1,000,000. Despite this significant population increase, the traffic management division has maintained a relatively small team. Fortunately, with the help of the Glance platform from Applied Information, they can effectively oversee over 900 miles of roadways while saving their technicians' time through remote monitoring capabilities.

One pressing public concern they addressed was enhancing traffic management in school zones. Given the rise in distracted driving, it has become increasingly vital to keep drivers focused on the road. By utilizing Glance's Connected Vehicle (CV) units in their school beacons, they can program safety alerts that are sent to vehicles equipped with CV technologies and apps like TravelSafely and Waze. This allows them to notify drivers before they enter active school zones or exceed speed limits, reminding them to slow down.

You'll also hear how Paradigm Traffic has helped Fort Bend locate and implement these tools from Applied Information.

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