Burke Gilman Trail Bicycle and Pedestrian Counts with Directional Data

Sensor data from the Burke Gilman Trail north of NE 70th Street in Seattle, last updated March 2026. The City of Seattle provides counts for bicycles and pedestrians, captured separately via in-pavement wires and infrared sensors, and includes direction of travel. Data is available in multiple formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.

Use Cases

• Modeling bicycle and pedestrian traffic flow based on separate volume tallies for each mode.
• Analyzing directional travel patterns for non-motorized transport based on captured direction data.
• Assessing sensor performance by comparing data from in-pavement wire and infrared sensor systems.
• Forecasting trail usage for maintenance and safety planning based on historical count data.

Strengths

• Data includes separate counts for bicycles and pedestrians, allowing for mode-specific analysis.
• Captures direction of travel for both modes, providing more granular movement patterns.
• Available in multiple machine-readable formats (CSV, JSON, XML, RDF) for flexibility.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

City of Seattle

Collection Method

Counts gathered by in-pavement wire sensors for bicycles and infrared sensors on a post for pedestrians.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 15 02:28:34.003564; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Burke Gilman Trail north of NE 70th Street, Seattle, Washington, USA