Transportation Tuesday
Transportation-related posts, published every Tuesday.
Transportation Tuesday: June’s Worst Traffic Jams
Where were the worst traffic jams in June? Some of these may look familiar- this month's report shows seven recurring bottlenecks that have been in the top 10 for April and/or May. The #1 bottleneck [...]
Transportation Tuesday: Commuting to Cumberland
Last week we looked at Emory as a regional employment center. This week, we analyze the travel patterns for workers in the Cumberland area using the U.S. Census Bureau's OnTheMap Application (with 2014 data). [...]
Transportation Tuesday: Employee Travel Patterns to Emory
As a regional employment center, Emory has a big impact on transportation due to the travel patterns of their employees. Here, we estimate the number of employees working in the Emory area and analyze where [...]
Transportation Tuesday: Regional Bike/Ped Focus Areas
We recently featured the new ARC-approved Walk. Bike. Thrive! regional bicycle-pedestrian plan. To develop a regional, data-driven framework, the plan includes strategies for prioritizing projects and guiding investments for walking and biking. To evaluate projects in a way [...]
Transportation Tuesday: May’s Worst Traffic Jams
Now we can relive the worst traffic jams of May 2016! The top 10 bottlenecks for the month are shown here, with details about duration, length, and number of occurrences. For the second month in a [...]
Transportation Tuesday: Walk. Bike. Thrive!
Last week the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) Board approved Walk. Bike. Thrive!, the new regional bicycle-pedestrian plan. The plan introduces a framework for prioritizing regional bike/ped investments and provides tools for local jurisdictions to increase active [...]