Pedestrian Studies • Project Experience: Downtown Minneapolis Traffic Count in Public Ramp Skyways

Downtown Minneapolis Traffic Count in Public Ramp Skyways
Conducted for Minneapolis Public Works Department. In this annual study for the city, pedestrian traffic volumes and turn movements are documented at 30-40 locations in the downtown public parking ramp system linked by skyways. Analyses within the study include:

Analysis of weather impacts and sources of traffic in tunnel system
Vehicle entry counts versus ramp skyway traffic volumes for event and non-event conditions at many locations
Seasonal (fall vs. winter) weather traffic volume comparisons
Measurement of traffic in new 4th Street tunnel system (completed December 1997) linking Federal Courthouse, City Hall, Grain Exchange and Haaf Ramp
Analysis of ramp user/pedestrian access at skyway level
Sources of skyway traffic: parking ramp users versus other pedestrians
Proportion of ramp users using skyways

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