Each fall, transportation professionals face the difficult challenge of planning next year's budget and using up existing funds. Here's how traffic analytics are helping them budget more effectively.
Editorial TeamSeptember 22, 2023
In Oakland, CA, 2023 plans for Grand Ave. prioritize traffic flow over road safety, but big data analysis could support alternatives that balance both.
Hunter IrvinSeptember 5, 2023
StreetLight expands its transportation analytics through partnership with TomTom, a geolocation technology specialist with best-in-class global data.
Editorial TeamAugust 24, 2023
Learn how you can use turning movement counts to facilitate safety planning, signal retiming, commuter and tourism planning, and retail site selection.
Editorial TeamAugust 23, 2023
Taylor Swift's Eras Tour was notable for its impact on transit ridership...but also traffic congestion. Here's what her tour revealed about special events traffic management — and how planners and operators can avoid "Bad Blood."
Editorial TeamAugust 9, 2023
Find out how transportation analytics can help communities make electric vehicle charger deployment more convenient and affordable with smarter siting, boosted awareness, and ample grid capacity.
Dr. Laura SchewelAugust 8, 2023
Getting data for congestion management is costly and time-consuming, but StreetLight's new tool helps agencies and consultants view region-wide trends in minutes.
Editorial TeamJuly 26, 2023
What is AADT? Learn more about the Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) metric, how it’s used, and why analytics are making it more powerful.
Editorial TeamJuly 19, 2023
To plan effective decarbonization initiatives, transportation agencies need data on trip origins, truck traffic, and the impact of EVs. StreetLight’s new GHG Emissions Metrics help them zero in.
Editorial TeamJuly 3, 2023
Many thought the COVID-19 pandemic would be the final nail in the coffin for the American mall, but mall traffic trends show that people are still visiting – just not at the same times they used to.
Editorial TeamMay 24, 2023
StreetLight's bicycle and pedestrian data offer reliable insights into active commuting behavior, according to this CDC study.
Editorial TeamMay 8, 2023
By removing or repurposing lanes of traffic, a road diet can improve safety, cut emissions, and reduce traffic. See how they work, with real road diet examples and the data behind their success.
Editorial TeamApril 28, 2023
Complete Streets policies promote safe and equitable outcomes for all road users. Here’s how they do it, and how digital traffic data makes them more effective.
Editorial TeamMarch 17, 2023
Need a transportation API that delivers rich mobility insights? StreetLight's Developer Hub makes it easy to get the data you need to make informed decisions.
Editorial TeamFebruary 24, 2023
Precise, local GHG measurement is crucial for decarbonization efforts. Learn how to measure greenhouse gas emissions from transportation.
Editorial TeamFebruary 7, 2023
Corridor studies offer crucial connectivity insights for major roadways, but they’re also time-consuming and costly. Analytics help streamline data collection and add nuance to inform corridor improvements.
Editorial TeamJanuary 19, 2023
Informed by BIL funding cycles and post-COVID travel patterns, TRB 2023 converged on a few central themes — decarbonization and equity.
Editorial TeamJanuary 18, 2023
Robust traffic data can turn that challenge into an opportunity, helping sophisticated real estate decision makers get an information edge.
Editorial TeamDecember 21, 2022
Traffic congestion is making a comeback since the pandemic dip, but a 2022 analysis shows it’s not too late to address it while ensuring cities thrive.
Editorial TeamOctober 26, 2022
A close look at why traditional measurement methods, like traffic counters, can’t keep up with the pace of change in today’s mobility world.
Editorial TeamOctober 26, 2022
Traffic congestion is making a comeback since the pandemic dip, but a 2022 analysis shows it’s not too late to address it while ensuring cities thrive.
Editorial TeamOctober 4, 2022
StreetLight Advanced Traffic Counts is a new transportation dataset for commercial customers engaged in real estate site selection and related activities.
Editorial TeamSeptember 29, 2022
Need comprehensive site selection analytics? StreetLight Advanced Traffic Counts offer vehicle and pedestrian Metrics for over 8 million road segments.
Editorial TeamSeptember 27, 2022
Get details on how the Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program supports transportation equity with up to $1 billion in new grant funding.
Editorial TeamSeptember 7, 2022
How a protected bike lane in North Kansas City impacted ridership, speeding, and congestion
Aleina KreiderAugust 30, 2022
A new report using StreetLight Metrics shows where fatal pedestrian accidents are most common.
Editorial TeamJuly 26, 2022
A new integration between Esri’s ArcGIS and StreetLight powers innovative transportation solutions.
Editorial TeamJuly 6, 2022
New AADT 2021 metric shows traffic is nearing or surpassing pre-pandemic levels in urban and rural areas.
Editorial TeamJuly 6, 2022
To handle traffic management, planners in Louisiana turned to StreetLight to pinpoint congestion hotspots.
Editorial TeamJune 24, 2022
Mobility data is changing how commercial industries, including retail, EV, real estate, and insurance make decisions.
Editorial TeamMay 31, 2022
StreetLight Metrics can inform policy decisions. See how a miles driven tax would impact disadvantaged communities.
Editorial TeamMay 9, 2022
A huge pot of federal dollars for transportation grants. We offer 3 strategies for creating more impactful grant applications.
Editorial TeamApril 22, 2022
Access data that will help guide alternative fuel corridors (AFCs) and the NEVI funding proposal for your state. Support reliable and equitable statewide and national EV networks.
Editorial TeamMarch 16, 2022
Agencies and consultants used StreetLight InSight to analyze travel behavior of disadvantaged populations and empower agencies to address public health issues like infant mortality.
Victoria FanibiFebruary 16, 2022
Jacobs Acquires Mobility Analytics Leader StreetLight: StreetLight's on-demand analytics are transforming transportation and infrastructure planning, enabling smarter, more impactful investments
Editorial TeamFebruary 7, 2022
TRB 2022 thought leadership on topics of boosting equitable transportation, improving road safety and deploying EV infrastructure to meet growing demand.
Martin MorzynskiJanuary 18, 2022
Federal guidelines for investment in EV charging station infrastructure include how to determine optimal electric vehicle charging locations to meet demand equitably among all communities as prescribed by the infrastructure bill.
Editorial TeamDecember 29, 2021
A public agency in Kansas uses StreetLight InSight to analyze the impact of investment on growing tourism.
Jim HubbellDecember 17, 2021
In a long-awaited traffic calming policy report, Midland, Ontario council members recommend using StreetLight Insight to pinpoint high-priority roadways.
Editorial TeamDecember 1, 2021
StreetLight’s analysis shows that traffic in city centers is below normal, with suburban traffic more than recovering and pedestrian safety being an issue.
Editorial TeamOctober 21, 2021
UC Davis transportation students used StreetLight Metrics to analyze traveler sociodemographics, trip volume, speed, and duration changes by travel mode in and around campus.
Editorial TeamSeptember 30, 2021
StreetLight’s Turning Movement Count (TMC) Metrics save transportation engineers and planners time without putting sensor-deploying staff in harm’s way, or relying on outdated equipment.
Aleina KreiderSeptember 15, 2021
Transportation analytics confirmed that the city of Columbus qualified for a federal grant supporting freight movements, then won the grant.
Aleina KreiderAugust 25, 2021
Redesigning the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) in New York, Stantec’s team imagined a stepwise approach to shift freight and passenger travel modes while reclaiming space for the community.
Pam CruzAugust 11, 2021
How to strengthen your organization’s data culture to ensure your team gets more insights, improves cross-functional relationships, and maximizes cost-to-benefit ratios.
Phaedra HiseAugust 2, 2021
Volta Charging’s strategic partnership with StreetLight will provide transportation analytics to public sector agencies, utilities, transportation planners, and engineering firms, encouraging EV adoption by smart deployment of EV infrastructure.
Editorial TeamJuly 22, 2021
How we can make the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework more successful: Require lawmakers to prioritize accountability when it comes to spending taxpayer dollars.
Dr. Laura SchewelJuly 19, 2021
As rush hour bounces back, Wired draws on StreetLight’s research and agency opinions for this in-depth look at impact on the economy, public transit, and suburban communities.
Editorial TeamJune 9, 2021
Connected vehicle data includes “near miss” indicators including harsh braking, harsh acceleration, and hard cornering. Combining that with transportation metrics offers fresh insights on vehicle safety.
Thomas GroganJune 1, 2021
See how to target the highest-exposure areas for bike safety improvements. This type of analysis can help cities and states invest wisely in bicycle safety through infrastructure planning that has the most impact.
Editorial TeamMay 26, 2021
Before we fund the $2 billion transportation infrastructure bill we must guarantee that our tax dollars achieve the intended goal. Here is how agencies can predict impact and measure before-and-after results.
Dr. Laura SchewelMay 18, 2021
U.S. News and World Report sharek key takeaways from StreetLight’s Bike Safety Report, including the 10 most dangerous states for cyclists, and new ways to measure bike safety.
Editorial TeamMay 12, 2021
Transportation planners have speculated that work-from-home policies could positively affect climate change by reducing emissions. We analyze this tempting alternative to infrastructure or policy changes
Editorial TeamApril 21, 2021
StreetLight named Michael Huerta to its board of directors, strengthening the transportation analytics company’s position as the U.S. considers $2 trillion spending on infrastructure.
Editorial TeamApril 14, 2021
Canadian Geographic explored how smartphone and other location data are finding applications in specific Canada’s cities.
Editorial TeamApril 9, 2021
GovLoop shares StreetLight’s 2020 Climate Impact Index, profiling major changes in pandemic and post-COVID travel.
Editorial TeamApril 7, 2021
Analyzing transportation risk in Orlando, FL for pedestrians reveals that at least one suburban zone has 19x higher risk than downtown, even though crash rates are similar.
Phaedra HiseApril 7, 2021
Shared automated electric vehicles (SAEV) could combine the safety and convenience of self-driving cars, the efficiency of shared mobility, and the sustainability of EVs. This analysis evaluates requirements and impact.
Aleina KreiderApril 5, 2021
ITS International highlights pedestrian fatality rates, sharing StreetLight’s pedestrian safety research report, and insights into changing pedestrian travel.
Editorial TeamMarch 23, 2021
Where did people relocate in 2020? StreetLight’s custom analysis shows the top city pairs that people moved from and to, revealing that those who moved during the pandemic sized down.
Tanner Burke and Thomas GroganMarch 22, 2021
Visitorship seemed like it was increasing at Pocahontas State Park, Virginia’s top mountain biking destination. But what were the numbers, and where were visitors coming from? It only took a few hours in the StreetLight InSight ® software platform to find out, and the results surprised me.
Aleina KreiderFebruary 24, 2021
StreetLight now offers stronger support to those researching transit’s past and planning for its future. Learn about our on-demand Bus and Rail Metrics for the U.S. and Canada, now included in our Multimode subscription.
Aleina KreiderFebruary 4, 2021
Learn how to analyze where traffic actually detours compared to suggested routes, and how that impacts aging bridges across this section of the Mississippi River.
Aleina KreiderJanuary 4, 2021
From “business as usual” planning to measuring COVID-19’s effects on transportation, here are some examples of the great work transportation planners were able to achieve in 2020.
Phaedra HiseDecember 21, 2020
The detailed metrics that transportation experts are using to measure COVID-19’s impact on mobility, climate, and the economy.
Editorial TeamDecember 20, 2020
Nick Lepp, Director of Transportation Planning at MetroPlan Orlando, explains how his team leverages their investment in Big Data analytics by sharing it with other agencies.
Editorial TeamDecember 10, 2020
The Associated Press highlights a record-breaking travel day during the pandemic, citing data from StreetLight capturing the Thanksgiving Day travel spike.
Editorial TeamDecember 3, 2020
Traffic congestion in major urban areas is shifting, post-COVID. Our analysis of rush-hour traffic shows that while total miles driven are back to pre-COVID levels, when and where trips occur is quite different.
Thomas GroganNovember 4, 2020
The Greater Madison MPO maximizes efficiency by quickly and easily running analyses to rule out dead-end transportation projects, and better optimize resources.
Aleina KreiderNovember 3, 2020
COVID-driven speeding averages don’t help individual neighborhoods. See how a community measured vehicle volumes and speeds to diagnose the problem.
Editorial TeamOctober 28, 2020
Sample size is key for data collection projects in transportation. In this post, we explore how we evaluated our sample size for commercial vehicles in CA.
Dr. Laura SchewelOctober 19, 2020
To understand (and predict) how work-from-home policies impact vehicle miles traveled statistics, we analyzed how commutes changed in 2020 for Seattle’s four largest employers.
Andrew ThompsonOctober 5, 2020
Taylor Emerson, Manager of Strategic Planning for the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, explains how she uses LBS data to advocate for her park system.
Editorial TeamSeptember 9, 2020
Bloomberg NEF relied on StreetLight bicycle data and other sources to analyze global demand for bike sharing services as impacted by Covid-19 multimodal transportation trends.
Editorial TeamSeptember 1, 2020
How to adapt short- and long-term transportation planning amid current uncertainty. You can still chart a path with so many factors outside your control.
Jim HubbellAugust 31, 2020
How can cities optimize transit equity -- and mobility via other options -- for essential trips? Read our big data analysis of Richmond, VA.
Becca SialAugust 25, 2020
Use bicycle data to prioritize infrastructure projects. Find out who is riding, where they are riding, and why they are making those trips.
Sean CoAugust 18, 2020
This guide explains predefined and custom transportation zones to identify which type of zone set works best for various Big Data analyses.
Phaedra HiseAugust 10, 2020
StreetLight Data closed a Series D funding round of $15 million. Macquarie Capital and Activate Capital joined existing investors Osage University Partners and Ajax Investment Strategies.
Editorial TeamAugust 6, 2020
Support environmental justice in transportation with location-based services data. See the analysis that proves our sample is representative.
Thomas GroganAugust 3, 2020
Boston Consulting Group analyzes changes in vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in 2020 by state, county, and MSA, then grouped them into four archetypes.
Augustin K. WegscheiderJuly 24, 2020
In the time of Corona, the bicycle became a more important travel option than driving. Read our analysis to see where cycling and driving shifted during May.
Thomas Grogan and Phaedra HiseJuly 21, 2020
StreetLight’s analysis shows that post-COVID car usage is outpacing transit, driving concerns about increased pollution and congestion.
Editorial TeamJune 30, 2020
StreetLight’s analytics support this story profiling essential workers in the Bronx and their health risks during the pandemic.
Editorial TeamJune 18, 2020
Brookings Institution’s research report on traffic uses StreetLight’s COVID-19 VMT Monitor vehicle miles traveled data.
Editorial TeamJune 9, 2020
Panini Chowdhury of the Brooke Hancock Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission analyses changing travel in West Virginia and Jefferson County, Ohio.
Editorial TeamMay 29, 2020
California’s SB 743 is an inspired way to evaluate transportation projects. Here’s why VMT impact should inform planning in all states
Aleina KreiderMay 13, 2020
BCG used StreetLight’s vehicle miles traveled statistics to create a Trip Reduction Index, measuring stay-at-home policies in each state, county, and MSA.
Augustin K. WegscheiderMay 6, 2020
How transportation professionals are studying the pandemic, collecting unique insights about climate change and the economy.
Editorial TeamApril 27, 2020
StreetLight shares the 7 most powerful metrics used to bolster transportation grant applications.
Jim HubbellApril 27, 2020
The detailed metrics that transportation experts are using to measure COVID-19’s impact on mobility, climate, and the economy.
Aleina KreiderApril 15, 2020
We at StreetLight have been paying close attention to the COVID-19 pandemic, and our hearts go out to all affected. We are working hard to navigate this unchartered road, and we will do it together - as a team, and with our customers.
Editorial TeamMarch 17, 2020
Government Technology includes StreetLight Data on its annual 2020 GovTech 100 list.
Editorial TeamFebruary 24, 2020
Surprising transportation emissions findings from StreetLight Data’s 2020 U.S. Transportation Climate Impact Index.
Dr. Laura SchewelFebruary 10, 2020
Government Technology reports on StreetLight’s 2020 U.S. Transportation Climate Impact Index.
Editorial TeamJanuary 28, 2020
Fast Company covers the changes in pandemic travel, and how that affects sustainability, featuring data from StreetLight’s 2020 U.S. Climate Impact Index.
Editorial TeamJanuary 17, 2020
Venture Beat profiles StreetLight’s work with Siemens and Uber in promoting new mobility modes
Editorial TeamDecember 2, 2019
StreetLight contributes to the Boston Globe’s study of ride hailing and delivery traffic.
Editorial TeamNovember 21, 2019
Boston Globe’s 3-part investigative series on traffic is powered by StreetLight’s congestion analysis and interactive maps.
Editorial TeamNovember 19, 2019
When transportation experts look at the bigger picture, they need to understand how transportation and land use work together.
Matt PettitNovember 7, 2019
See volume and routes for traffic to NYC, originating from DC and from the rest of the nation, using StreetLight’s Top Routes analysis.
Talie LernerNovember 5, 2019
In its Momentum Awards, Newsweek honors StreetLight Data as one of the country’s most innovative smart-city partners.
Editorial TeamNovember 1, 2019
Forbes covers StreetLight’s partnership with Siemens to analyze where to put electric vehicle charging stations in Santa Clara, CA.
Editorial TeamOctober 31, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – October 29, 2019. StreetLight Data, the leader in Big Data analytics for mobility, Siemens ITS Digital Lab, a digital application center for Intelligent Traffic Systems, and Siemens Energy Business Advisory, the leader in strategic planning for energy transitions, are pooling their data and industry knowledge to help communities prepare for the growth in electric vehicles (EVs)…
Editorial TeamOctober 31, 2019
StreetLight studies downtown Salem’s transportation nightmare during October, and Big Data reveals trip and traveler details.
Aleina KreiderOctober 24, 2019
A new tool from the mobility analytics company StreetLight Data maps bike and pedestrian data in much more detail, using machine learning to analyze location data from mobile phones and understand how many people are walking, biking, or driving on any particular street throughout the day.
Fast CompanyOctober 17, 2019
The new Bike and Pedestrian Essentials offers complete, stand-alone access to key industry big data for transportation metrics for these modes, previously offered only as part of StreetLight’s premium Multimode software tier.
Editorial TeamOctober 16, 2019
A conversation with Kittelson Senior Engineer Jorge Barrios about how Big Data has changed the transportation industry.
Editorial TeamOctober 15, 2019
With cycling fatalities on the rise, bike riding doesn’t feel very safe right now. These are the ways I hope Big Data can help planners make a safer future.
Phaedra HiseOctober 9, 2019
Not all data analytics are created equal. When collecting and using Big Data for transportation, here is how to choose the best source.
Phaedra HiseOctober 1, 2019
Year-long program will give select nonprofits use of mobility data to advance safer and more livable urban infrastructure September 30, 2019 - Spin, Ford’s electric scooter and micromobility subsidiary, is launching an initiative to help non-profit advocates leverage data-gathering tools to fight for infrastructure change. Working with transportation analytics platform StreetLight Data and mobility data platform Populus, Spin is taking…
Spin CommunicationsSeptember 30, 2019
StreetLight Data’s Machine Learning Technology Delivers More Granular Traffic Counts Across the U.S.
StreetLight Data unveils new Annual Average Hourly Traffic (AAHT) counts and Monthly Annual Daily Traffic (MADT) counts. Transportation planners, engineers and other industry experts can now access hourly, daily, weekly and monthly traffic metrics using the cloud-based software platform, StreetLight InSight®. AAHT and MADT counts are essential for identifying and forecasting traffic conditions for specific days or months of the…
Editorial TeamSeptember 10, 2019
Excerpted from our eBook, Big Data for Transportation, we examine the key factors driving today’s transportation challenges.
Phaedra HiseSeptember 4, 2019
The Wall Street Journal Artificial Intelligence covers StreetLight Data’s innovative study of towns with limited evacuation routes.
Editorial TeamSeptember 4, 2019
As mapping needs advance, city planners use innovative mapping tools to plan city roads. One of these tools is StreetLight Data, which uses big data from mobile devices to understand travel behavior of cars, bicyclists, and pedestrians.
Editorial TeamAugust 26, 2019
At StreetLight, we know how important shopping malls are for our communities, and we can help collect the statistics modern malls need to thrive. Read our analysis to learn more.
Aleina KreiderAugust 21, 2019
Use Big Data to plan for effective temporary traffic control during emergency highway shutdowns.
Aleina KreiderAugust 14, 2019
What will the Golden State Warriors’ move to Chase Stadium mean for game day traffic? StreetLight’s metrics turned up some interesting insights.
Aleina KreiderAugust 8, 2019
A conversation with Andrew Kuzmik, StreetLight Data's Director of Private Markets, about why he thinks changing transportation can change the world.
Editorial TeamJuly 25, 2019
Full story originally published by SmartCitiesWorld.net on July 11, 2019. The mobility big data specialist provides on-demand traffic volumes for more than 4.5 million miles of Canadian and US roadway, based on 100 billion location points every month. StreetLight Data, the big data analytics mobility specialist that aims to help cities make better decisions over transport and infrastructure, has…
Editorial TeamJuly 22, 2019
By fusing permanent IoT transportation sensors with our mobile data resources (and some excellent data science) we can provide data for activity on every road, sidewalk, bikelane, and neighborhood.
Dr. Laura SchewelJuly 17, 2019
Maine transportation agencies purchased a subscription to Streetlight Data services to gather detailed transportation data, reported in the Portland Press Herald.
Editorial TeamJuly 11, 2019
One of the world’s most sparsely populated countries, Canada can’t always rely on traffic counters for collecting vehicle trip data, especially on rural roads. Learn why our AADT Canada metrics are fast, easy, and more affordable than traditional traffic counters.
Aleina KreiderJuly 11, 2019
As mapping needs advance, city planners use innovative mapping tools to plan city roads. One of these tools is StreetLight Data, which uses big data from mobile devices to understand travel behavior of cars, bicyclists, and pedestrians.
Editorial TeamJuly 1, 2019
Visitorship seemed like it was increasing at Pocahontas State Park, Virginia’s top mountain biking destination. But what were the numbers, and where were visitors coming from? It only took a few hours in the StreetLight InSight ® software platform to find out, and the results surprised me.
Phaedra HiseJune 27, 2019
As part of a study about the area around the Hall, consultants used location-based data to learn about visitors to the Hall. The information came from StreetLight Data, a subscription-based service that lets government entities explore data from mobile devices to find solutions to transportation problems.
Editorial TeamJune 23, 2019
Jason’s Law affects truck parking in every state, but how can you determine the optimal parking options? Fehr & Peers and StreetLight Data teamed up to study truck parking options on the I-5 corridor in California’s Central Valley. Our results can help DOTs increase highway safety for all drivers.
Aleina KreiderMay 30, 2019
Truck traffic creates the most road wear, but what’s the best way to accurately measure truck traffic? That’s where Big Data comes in. GPS data can pinpoint trip origin, destination, route, duration, and more. Traditional truck traffic measurement just can't keep up.
Aleina KreiderMay 9, 2019