New York State Thruway Vehicle Origin-Destination Counts at 15-Minute Intervals

Vehicle entry and exit counts on the tolled section of the New York State Thruway for the third quarter of 2017. The data includes vehicle class, payment type, and precise 15-minute intervals. It is published by data.ny.gov via the Socrata platform.

Use Cases

• Modeling traffic flow patterns using Entrance, Exit, and Interval Beginning Time columns.
• Analyzing payment method adoption (E-ZPass vs. Cash) by vehicle class using Payment Type and Vehicle Class columns.
• Forecasting toll revenue and infrastructure demand using Vehicle Count, Date, and Vehicle Class columns.

Strengths

• Data is structured with specific columns for time, location, and vehicle attributes, enabling detailed analysis.
• Covers a defined three-month period (2017 Q3) with 15-minute temporal granularity.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

data.ny.gov

Collection Method

Likely collected via electronic toll collection systems on the New York State Thruway.

Time Range

2017 Q3

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-11 21:36:50; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Tolled section of the New York State Thruway.