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Traffic monitoring systems

Monitor traffic flow in real-time

Planned and unplanned disruptions to traffic are costly and frustrating. Get instant, always-on access to a traffic monitoring system with no wait time. Compare real-time disruptions to typical conditions to monitor traffic on all roads.

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Diagnose and mitigate traffic disruptions on any road to improve traffic flow—without sensors

Respond to planned and unplanned traffic disruptions and their network ripple effect with real-time and historical data directly from your computer.

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Plan smart

Software to view traffic patterns on all roads to optimize for the most efficient detours and closure windows before disruptions.

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Make real-time adjustments

Monitoring systems to dynamically manage traffic congestion and build targeted communication during disruptions with real-time traffic conditions.

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Analyze post-disruption

Evaluate travel patterns to understand past issues for better future planning.

Better manage through traffic disruptions with instant access to real-time monitoring software

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Assess and mitigate unplanned disruption ripple effects

Understand the severity and aftermath of traffic disruptions—and quickly deploy resources to reduce the impact on local drivers.

Plan better detours and reduce frustration

View common driver routes to plan and monitor detour usage and communicate to the public and stakeholders with timely traffic data.

Ensure the safety of drivers and event attendees

Determine the success of traffic calming measures by monitoring speeds in disruption zones as part of safety plans.

Initiate resilience improvement planning

Review disruptions to inform transportation planning for emergencies such as evacuations.

Measuring the impact of the Super Bowl and Taylor Swift concert on congestion

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The challenge

Taylor Swift’s concert at Allegiant Stadium caused more traffic jams than the Super Bowl. For event operators and transportation agencies, major events put a huge tax on traffic flow especially when unplanned incidents occur.

Data-based solution

To understand how traffic trends played out and compare the impact against other recent major events at Allegiant, StreetLight used its Traffic Monitor product, equipped with near-real-time speed and traffic activity data. This includes a time-lapse of traffic trends measured by atypical volume, speed, atypical speed, and atypical delay. Understanding these traffic patterns can help event operators study and improve traffic plans for events and construction projects to reduce congestion.

StreetLight Traffic Monitor: At a glance

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Historical volume and speed

Speed up project completion with seasonally-adjusted, optimized road and lane closure windows.

Average speeds

Proactively identify and address speeding hot spots to ensure safety and monitor congestion.

Daily route-based travel times

Improve detour planning by measuring travel times and observing routes that drivers take during unusual situations.

Daily network-wide timeline view

Be responsive to residents’ concerns with data-driven insights about actual conditions in the disruption area.

Real-time speeds and incidents

Dynamically adjust traffic controls with real-time data for Active Traffic Management to reduce driver frustration.

Check out other StreetLight products

Access our full suite of tools, visualizations, and monitoring systems to solve all your most pressing transportation operations challenges.

Corridor Studies

Accelerate corridor improvements with multi-year mobility trends, available in minutes.

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Congestion Management

Solve traffic jams with quick access to multi-year traffic insights for all your roads in one easy-to-use platform.

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Roadway Volumes

Accelerate your infrastructure projects with trusted, quality traffic counts that are available for all roads in just a few clicks.

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Intersection Studies

Streamline your region’s traffic flow with every-intersection counts, available in 15-minute bins.

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Our customers

See why they chose StreetLight

The data has certainly saved time in GDOT’s ability to respond to requests for lane closures and detours submitted by the [project developer] by eliminating the need for extensive, time-consuming calculations to determine traffic volumes and speeds at various times of day. Time savings also always equate monetary savings.
Marlo Clowers
Design-Build Program Manager at GDOT
Now that we have StreetLight, we can broaden the corridor, look at alternative roadways, intersecting roadways, more details on where transit id, and we can look at the context of the whole corridor, not just little pieces one at a time.
Chuck Imbrogno
Models and Data Analysis Manager
Without StreetLight, calculating the Speed Reduction Factor would have been monumental in terms of MPO staff time and resources.
Chris Petro, AICP
Deputy Director/Transportation Planning Manager, NLCOG
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FAQs

Quick answers to questions you may have

Discover everything about the StreetLight Traffic Monitor features, benefits, and more.

What are traffic monitoring systems?

A traffic monitoring system helps transportation professionals and businesses view traffic trends over time to understand roadway conditions as they change. StreetLight’s Traffic Monitor delivers real-time and historical data on conditions impacting congestion, safety, sustainability, and more.

What types of data do traffic monitoring systems collect?

StreetLight’s Traffic Monitor system collects and displays metrics like vehicle speed, vehicle volumes, and travel time throughout your entire road network. These metrics help you understand traffic patterns impacting congestion, safety, sustainability, and more.

What are traffic monitoring systems used for?

Customers can use the data provided by StreetLight’s Traffic Monitor to understand how current conditions compare to typical historical conditions, deploy rapid-response traffic management solutions, understand where and when issues with congestion or safety repeatedly arise, plan ahead for special events and construction traffic management, and more.

How recent is the data available in the Traffic Monitor?

The Traffic Monitor dashboard includes instant, always-on access to real-time and historical data. This allows practitioners to compare real-time disruptions to typical conditions, including when volumes exceed or fall below normal thresholds. For practitioners working on Active Traffic Management, we offer a continuous speed feed updated in real-time.

Do you need data to inform your next project?

Talk to StreetLight about your needs, and join us in shaping a more efficient, sustainable world.

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