NYC Traffic Volume Counts by Hour and Road Segment

New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) uses Automated Traffic Recorders (ATR) to collect traffic sample volume counts at bridge crossings and roadways. The dataset includes hourly traffic counts for specific road segments, with columns for time periods like '12:00-1:00 AM' and '3:00-4:00PM'. This is a static historical dataset; counts do not cover the entire year, and the number of days counted per location may vary from year to year.

Use Cases

• Modeling peak traffic hours using columns like '7:00-8:00AM' and '5:00-6:00PM' (from 30+ available columns).
• Analyzing directional traffic flow on specific road segments using the 'Direction', 'From', and 'To' columns.
• Identifying high-volume corridors over time by aggregating hourly counts from columns like '10:00-11:00AM' and '2:00-3:00PM' by 'Roadway Name' and 'Date'.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the authoritative New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT).
• Provides granular, hourly traffic counts across numerous time periods for detailed analysis.
• Covers specific road segments and bridge crossings, identifiable by 'Roadway Name' and 'SegmentID'.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description notes counts are samples and do not cover the entire year, with varying days counted per location annually.
• Last updated 2026-01-30 19:28:28; freshness should be verified as this is a static historical dataset.

Provenance

Source

New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT)

Collection Method

Collected via Automated Traffic Recorders (ATR).

Freshness

Static historical dataset; last metadata update was 2026-01-30 19:28:28.

Geography

New York City bridge crossings and roadways.