Chattanooga and Bicycle Pedestrian Data Collection
CLIENT: Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Agency
Purpose of Project
For the Chattanooga-Hamilton County/North Georgia Transportation Planning Organization (CHCNGA TPO) staffed by the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Agency (RPA), Modern Mobility Partners is overseeing the collection and processing of bicycle, pedestrian, scooter, and wheelchair traffic by our data collection vendor.
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These bicycle, pedestrian, scooter, and wheelchair traffic counts are being collected at 25 locations identified in the TPO Area-Wide Bicyclist & Pedestrian Count Program. The 25 locations are expected to have supportive land use and transportation infrastructure for walking and biking. The sites are in five jurisdictions and 15 of the sites are in disadvantaged areas. Counts are being collected twice a year over three years (2020-2023) resulting in six count collection periods.
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After each collection period, the data is processed and provided to the TPO that includes attribute codes consistent with Sections 7.9 and 7.10 “Nonmotorized Count Data Format” of the FHWA’s Traffic Monitoring Guide (TMG).
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Our Role on the Project
As prime consultant, Modern Mobility Partners (MMP) led a three-year bicycle, pedestrian, and scooter count collection program, collecting biannual count data across six count periods. MMP was responsible for comprehensive program oversight, including contract administration, invoicing, and reviewing all deliverables for reasonableness, completeness, and compliance with the 'Nonmotorized Count Data Format' of the FHWA's Traffic Monitoring Guide (TMG). As part of the quality assurance and quality control process, MMP charted counts by time of day for each count location and compared results to previous count periods to identify anomalies.​
