Traffic Counts - Intersection Movements
Layer name:
Traffic Counts - Intersection Movements
Group name:
Traffic Related
Scale:
Always
Data Currency Status:
Data is updated on an ongoing basis in Oracle Spatial. These changes are reflected immediately in VanMap.
Dept/branch:
Definition:
These reports summarize the manual traffic volume counts completed by the Transportation Division, City of Vancouver Engineering Services. Each location counted is represented by an Intersection Traffic Flow Diagram. The computer program that creates the flow diagrams calculates the A.M. and P.M. maximum ('peak') hour for the intersection.
Traffic volumes for the A.M. maximum hour, the P.M. maximum ('peak hour') and each corresponding two-hour 'rush period' are totaled by lane and printed to the right of each Flow Diagram. All motor vehicles (including trucks and buses) that enter the intersection are included in these volumes.
Manual traffic counts are conducted at intersections from 7-9am and 3:30-5:30pm. Volumes at signalized and non-signalized intersections are recorded in five-minute intervals, which are summarized into flow diagrams. Pedestrian movements are recorded at the crosswalks for these intersections (e.g. 'N' x-walk records pedestrians who cross the 'north leg' of the intersection during the 'peak' hour). Bicycle movements are recorded from the leg with which they originate.
To access a Traffic Count report, double-click the icon 
when you are in VanMap.