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Traffic counts: The activity of measuring and recording traffic characteristics such as vehicle volume, classification, speed, weight, or a combination of these characteristics. Cordon counts: Vehicle and person surveys that provide time series data of traffic flow across a given set of screen-lines.
Technical Report
Published: 2021
Summary:
Seattle now ranks as the nation’s sixth-fastest growing city and is among the nation’s densest. As the city grows, so do truck volumes — volumes tied to economic growth for Seattle and the region as a whole. But many streets are already at capacity during peak hours and bottleneck conditions are worsening. This project is designed to deliver critical granular baseline data on commercial vehicle movement in two key areas of the city to help the city effectively and efficiently...
Seattle now ranks as the nation’s sixth-fastest growing city and is among the nation’s densest. As the city grows, so do truck volumes — volumes tied to economic growth for Seattle and the region as a whole. But many streets are already at capacity during peak hours and bottleneck conditions are worsening. This project is designed to deliver critical granular baseline data on commercial vehicle movement in two key areas of the city to help the city effectively and efficiently...
Keywords:
Commercial vehicle and truck movementsTruck trafficTraffic counts & cordon countsFreight planning
Commercial vehicle and truck movementsTruck trafficTraffic counts & cordon countsFreight planning
Related Research Project:
Greater Downtown Seattle Area Cordon Data Collection for Trucks and Cars (Task Order 5)
Greater Downtown Seattle Area Cordon Data Collection for Trucks and Cars (Task Order 5)