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Transportation Trends

Stephen Buckley General Manager, Transportation Services Transportation Research Board Washington, DC January 12, 2015

Data, Data Collection and Traveler Information

How Big Travel Data Can Help Big Cities

Transportation Trends Gridlock a grind on Toronto's economy: report - CBC News, June 28, 2011

Toronto ranked last in survey of commuting times -Toronto Star, March 29, 2010

Congestion cost may be up to $11 billion for GTA, study says - Toronto Star, July 11, 2013


Traffic Data Collection

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Traffic Data Collection



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GPS Data

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http://i95coalition.org/i95/VehicleProbe/tabid/219/Default.aspx


Descriptive (Understanding)

Uses for GPS Data

Better understand how the system is performing Identify where congestion (corridors, segments) is worst Identify where reliability (corridors, segments) is worst Understand system performance and change (intensity, duration, extent) Better understand where, when and how are people travelling Observe how is trip-making changing (with time series) Identify where to prioritize investments

More easily evaluate the impact of a policy/program/project/initiative Quantify the impact of incidents, events, changes

Identify where are conditions are not “normal” • Send response to reduce duration • Inform the public to consider alternative routes

Validate existing models Build models that are updated daily, with better samples Build predictive models

Evaluative (Measuring)

Operational (Responding)

Predictive (Forecasting)


What Toronto Is Doing

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Transportation Trends Descriptive


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TTC AVL Data – Measuring Reliability selecting good data


TTC AVL Data – Measuring Reliability

Transportation Trends Evaluative


TTC AVL Data – Measuring Impacts


TTC AVL Data – Measuring Improvements

Transportation Trends Operational


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Understanding Private

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Toronto Cycling App


Toronto Cycling App

Launched June 2014 4,000+ users 90,000+ trips


Challenges for the Public Sector

Understanding What Exists Understanding What We Can Use Understanding What To Ask For Obtaining, Analyzing and Maintaining New Types of Contracting Arrangements Building Internal Capacity


Next Steps

Keep Playing with It Partner with Researchers Build Internal Capacity Develop a Data Strategy Share with Peers


Stephen Buckley General Manager, Transportation Services Transportation Research Board Washington, DC January 12, 2015

Data, Data Collection and Traveler Information

How Big Travel Data Can Help Big Cities

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