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Open Data
  • Introduction
  • Open Data Read-Only
  • Datasets
    • Austin MetroBike Trips
    • Austin Bicycle Facilities
    • Bluetooth Travel Sensors -Traffic Match Summary Records (TMSR)
    • Camera Traffic Counts
    • Census 2020 Response Rates
    • Off Street Parking
    • Radar Traffic Counts
    • Real-Time Traffic Incident Reports
    • M.A.1 - Percent split of modes based on commute to work
    • M.A.2.a - Transit Travel Time Reliability: percent change in MetroBus on-time performance
    • M.A.2.b - Vehicle Travel Time Reliability: Percent change in the day-to-day variability
    • M.A.3 - Percent split of modes by City of Austin employees
    • M.A.4 - Percent of development projects that meet or exceed drive alone trip targets
    • M.A.5.a - Change in average MetroBus travel speed
    • M.A.5.b - Percent change in average vehicle travel time along major City corridors
    • M.A.10 - Number of transportation projects, programs, and initiatives that are coordinated
    • M.B.1 - Percentage of household cost attributed to transportation
    • M.C.1.a - Percentage of new residential units permitted
    • M.C.1.b - Percentage of permitted new commercial square footage
    • M.C.3 - Percentage of population that has access to innovative public transit service
    • M.C.5 - Percentage of participants in mobility public engagement processes
    • M.C.6.b - Percent of all ages and abilities bicycle network completed
    • M.D.1 - No of people and no of people per 100,000 residents
    • M.D.2 - Number and percentage of crashes resulting in fatalities or serious injuries
    • M.D.3 - Number of fatalities and serious injuries on the High-Injury Network
    • Shared Micromobility Vehicle Trips
    • Traffic Cameras
    • Traffic Count Study Area
    • Traffic Studies: Vehicle Classification Reports
  • General Resources
  • Staff Contacts
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  • Frequency of Data Collection
  • Method of Data Collection
  • Request a Traffic Count Study Area

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  1. Datasets

Traffic Count Study Area

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Frequency of Data Collection

Traffic counts are not available on a regular basis. The City of Austin (CoA) collects vehicle volume counts on an ‘as needed basis’. When a particular location needs a traffic study, CoA adds these counts to the City of Austin Traffic Counts spreadsheet.

Method of Data Collection

CoA does studies to install all-way stop and traffic signal controls, set speed limits, determine the need for school zones, and analyze traffic calming requests. The city does not collect any data on major highways within Austin. CoA generally uses rubber tubes laid across roads that are attached to electronic traffic counters. Other datasets that might be helpful - and .

Traffic counts taken in June, July and August can be lower than average due to local school and University closures.

NB, SB, EB and WB - These are directional acronyms for: Northbound, Southbound, Eastbound, Westbound.

Request a Traffic Count Study Area

If you want to request a Traffic Count Study Area, you will have to submit a (this site explains the various ways you can submit a request: phone, email, online submission) to the Transportation Engineering Division in the Austin Transportation Department and one of the Transportation Engineers will review your request for a traffic count. Be sure to include the reason for your request.

Traffic Count Study Area
Radar Traffic Counts
Travel Sensor Data
311 Customer Service Request