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Traffic Management: Traffic Counts The City executes automatic and manual counts on streets in order to determine traffic volumes. Data from these counts is used to help make important traffic management decisions. Automated Counts
Manual CountsManual counts are conducted at signalized intersections by Traffic Assistants during the morning and afternoon rush hours using an electronic count board. Information is collected for all vehicular, pedestrian and bicycle movements at the intersection (left and right turns and through movements in every lane). View an example of the Manual Count information available.  Both automated and manual traffic counts can be obtained through VanMap.
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Automatic
counts are conducted by placing hoses on the roadway, usually for a 24-hour
period, and recording the number of vehicles traveling in a specific direction.
The counts are done mid-block between two intersections
to give a total for each direction of the street. View an example of the 
