Fremont Bridge Bicycle Counts: Hourly Traffic from Seattle Pathways

Hourly bicycle crossing counts for the Fremont Bridge in Seattle, recorded since October 2012. The City of Seattle collects this data using inductive loop counters on the east and west pedestrian/bicycle pathways. Counts are aggregated by hour and separated by pathway, with general directional travel indicated.

Use Cases

• Modeling hourly and seasonal bicycle traffic patterns based on the date/time and count fields.
• Analyzing the distribution of bicycle flow between the east and west pathways.
• Forecasting bicycle commuting demand based on the multi-year time-series data.
• Evaluating the impact of infrastructure or policy changes on bicycle volumes.

Strengths

• Data collection began in October 2012, providing a multi-year time series.
• Counts are separated by east (Fremont Bridge NB) and west (Fremont Bridge SB) pathways.
• Data is updated regularly, with a last recorded update in March 2026.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Direction of travel is not explicitly recorded for each bicycle, only generally implied.

Provenance

Source

City of Seattle

Collection Method

Inductive loop counters on bridge pathways.

Time Range

From October 2012 onward.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-15 02:29:46.472404; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Fremont Bridge, Seattle, Washington, USA.