An overview of traffic monitoring programs in large urban areas

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• Creators:
  Mergel, Joseph
• Corporate Contributors:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Data Collection Surveys Traffic Counting Traffic Data Collection Traffic Measurement Traffic Monitoring Urban Highways Urban Transportation
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  Many metropolitan areas have begun or are planning to implement traffic monitoring programs to meet the many demands for traffic data. The purpose of this project is to document a series of examples of urban traffic monitoring data collection programs in order to support the development of urban traffic monitoring databases and promote the upgrading of urban traffic monitoring programs. The Center for Transportation Information researched the status of traffic monitoring operations in urbanized areas of over 200,000 population by conducting telephone interviews with a number of staff from states, counties, cities, and metropolitan organizations responsible for traffic monitoring operations. The inquiries were used identify a number of areas to be studied in more detail. Tables, appendices.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8421/dot_8421_DS1.pdf
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