2.2.6 Multimodal Travel Data

Multimodal analysis involves considering other modes of transportation, such as pedestrians, bicyclists, transit, and freight. This subsection provides a list of the different data types that are often used to conduct analysis on different modes of transportation. For additional analysis-specific data requirements not covered in this subsection, see
Chapter 14 – Multimodal Analysis
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Pedestrian and Bicycle Data Types
  • Pedestrian counts taken at defined location;
  • Bicycle counts;
  • Scooter counts;
  • Sidewalk location, length, and discontinuity, if any;
  • Sidewalk width;
  • Sidewalk and pavement condition;
  • Buffer type;
  • Posted speed;
  • Type of facility (e.g., shared-use path, buffered bike lane);
  • Pedestrian/bicycle facility surface type;
  • Average Daily Traffic (ADT) on an adjacent roadway facility;
  • Parking type (e.g., parallel, angled, back in);
  • Adjacent land use; and
  • Number of lanes on adjacent roadway facility
Transit Data Types
  • Route;
  • Service type (e.g., light rail, bus rapid transit);
  • Number and location of stops (i.e., passenger boarding and alighting locations);
  • Dwell time at stops; and
  • Frequency and headway
Freight Data Types
  • Passenger car equivalents;
  • Truck traffic percentage;
  • Tonnage;
  • Commodity type;
  • Freight warehouses, distribution facilities or ports that generate truck traffic;
  • Location of railroad crossings; and
  • Truck types