Quarterly counts of bicycle and pedestrian traffic on the Mountains to Sound Trail west of the I-90 Bridge in Seattle. The City of Seattle collected this data using tubes and sensors, with separate volumes tallied for each travel mode and direction of travel captured. The dataset was last updated on March 15, 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze bicycle traffic trends based on quarterly counts
- Compare pedestrian and bicycle volumes based on separate tallies for each mode
- Study directional flow of trail traffic based on captured direction of travel
- Assess seasonal usage patterns based on quarterly data collection
Strengths
- Data captures separate volumes for bicycles and pedestrians
- Direction of travel is recorded for both modes
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
- The counter is no longer in service due to hardware issues
Provenance
- Source
- City of Seattle
- Collection Method
- Counts conducted using tubes on a quarterly basis; sensors detect bikes via wires and pedestrians via infrared
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-15 02:40:23.192704; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Mountains to Sound Trail west of I-90 Bridge, Seattle