A method is provided for controlling traffic management infrastructure, comprising: capturing images of vehicle license plates converting the images into license plate data including license plate characters; transmitting the license plate data to a central server having a data collection module, a data anonymization module, a data storage module and a data analysis module; extracting the license plate characters from the license plate data; packaging the license plate characters in license plate files; anonymizing the license plate files; storing, by the data storage module, the anonymized license plate files; analyzing the anonymized license plate file to identify a traffic condition; and outputting at least one command to at least one component of traffic management infrastructure, thereby causing the component to adjust an aspect of traffic management based upon the identified traffic condition.