Winnipeg midblock traffic counts are collected by the City of Winnipeg's Traffic Monitoring Program using pneumatic road tube sensors. The dataset records vehicle volumes at specific street locations, typically over two to seven days per count. Data is published by data.winnipeg.ca and was last updated in January 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze traffic volume trends over time using the Count Date and Count 15 Minutes columns.
- Compare traffic flow by direction on specific streets using the Count Direction and Street columns.
- Identify high-volume corridors by aggregating Count 15 Minutes data grouped by Street From and Street To.
- Assess traffic patterns at specific locations using the Location Description and Configuration fields.
Strengths
- Data collection uses standardized pneumatic road tube sensors.
- Each record includes granular 15-minute traffic intervals via the Count 15 Minutes column.
Limitations
- Sample size and total row count are unknown.
- Temporal coverage for each location is limited to typical durations of two to seven days.
Provenance
- Source
- City of Winnipeg Traffic Monitoring Program.
- Collection Method
- Collected via pneumatic road tubes installed perpendicular to travel lanes, with data loggers recording axle pulses.
- Freshness
- Data was last updated in January 2026.
- Geography
- City of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.