Travel Time and Travel Speed Survey

Data & Modeling

New York Best Practice Model

Transportation Information Gateway (TIG)

The survey data collected is used to update NYMTC’s travel demand model, the New York Best Practice Model (NYBPM), and support NYMTC’s planning activities. The objective of the project was to collect raw travel speed and travel time data along 129 routes spread over 10 NYMTC counties.

Global Positioning System

Data collection utilized Global Positioning System (GPS) loggers as well as stopwatches and clipboards for data collection in Manhattan where street canyons can interfere with GPS operation.

Report

Released in April 2012, data collection occurred during 2011.

Travel Time and Travel Speed Study in the NYMTC Region

Table of Contents

Appendix A: Bronx County Route Maps

Appendix B: Kings (Brooklyn) County Route Maps

Appendix C: New York County Route Maps

Appendix D: Queens County Route Maps

Appendix E: Richmond County Route Maps

Appendix F: Nassau County Route Maps

Appendix G: Suffolk County Route Maps

Appendix H: Putnam County Route Maps

Appendix I: Rockland County Route Maps

Appendix J: Westchester County Route Maps

Study Application

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Access the Travel Time and Travel Speed Study Application to see hourly speeds in miles per hour. Go to Study Application→

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