National Neighborhood Data Archive (NaNDA): Traffic Volume by Census Tract, United States, 1963-2019

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Jessica Finlay, University of Michigan. Institute for Social Research; Robert Melendez, University of Michigan. Institute for Social Research; Michael Esposito, Washington University in St. Louis; Anam Khan, University of Michigan. Institute for Social Research; Mao Li, University of Michigan. Institute for Social Research; Iris Gomez-Lopez, University of Michigan. Institute for Social Research; Philippa Clarke, University of Michigan. Institute for Social Research; Megan Chenoweth, University of Michigan. Institute for Social Research

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Project Citation: 

Finlay, Jessica, Melendez, Robert, Esposito, Michael, Khan, Anam, Li, Mao, Gomez-Lopez, Iris, … Chenoweth, Megan. National Neighborhood Data Archive (NaNDA): Traffic Volume by Census Tract, United States, 1963-2019. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2022-01-20. https://doi.org/10.3886/E160262V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary This dataset contains measures of traffic volume per census tract in the United States from 1963 to 2019 (primarily 1997 to 2019). High traffic volume may be used as a proxy for heavy traffic, high traffic speeds, and impediments to walking or biking. The dataset contains measures of the average, maximum, and minimum traffic volume per tract per year. These figures are available for all streets, highways, and non-highways.


A curated version of this data is available through ICPSR at: athttps://www.icpsr.umich.edu/web/ICPSR/studies/38584/versions/V1
Funding Sources:  View help for Funding Sources United States Department of Health and Human Services. Administration for Community Living. National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (90RTHF0001); United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Institute on Aging (RF1-AG-057540)

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms traffic; walkability; disamenities
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United States
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1963 – 2019
Collection Date(s):  View help for Collection Date(s) 2020 – 2021
Universe:  View help for Universe Census tracts in the United States, excluding U.S. island territories. Note that data is not available for every tract and year because traffic measurements are not available in every year. Unlike the ZCTA-level version of this dataset, measures are not interpolated for missing years.
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) aggregate data

Methodology

Data Source:  View help for Data Source Traffic volume measurements are derived from Kalibrate’s TrafficMetrix database accessed via Esri Demographics. Census tract boundaries come from the 2010 TIGER/Line shapefiles. 
Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation year, census tract
Geographic Unit:  View help for Geographic Unit census tract

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