Tag: data
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State Routes lead Washington’s horrible increase in deaths of people walking, biking or rolling
The Washington Traffic Safety Commission has put together a new dashboard breaking down the conditions surrounding traffic deaths of people walking, biking or rolling. The data covers ten years from 2012 through 2021 (2022 data is not yet finalized), and there are some undeniable trends that point to the problems. First off, the worst chart…
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SDOT’s 2009 traffic report shows drop in bicycle collision rate
Despite the fact that Seattle’s population is growing, traffic volumes and collisions both went down in 2009. The data was collected by SDOT for their 2009 Traffic Report, which was released last week. Flip through the presentation after the jump.
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Nobody drives in Seattle anymore, it’s too congested
Get ready, traffic geeks, because there is lots of traffic data flying around the city the past couple days. First off, Seattle’s traffic is now ranked 10th worst in the country. Considering the city was once second worst, I’d say that we’re doing pretty good. Mike Lindblom at Seattle Times reports that in 2003, there…
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