1989 BELTWAY CORDON COUNT OF VEHICULAR AND PASSENGER VOLUMES

In the spring of 1989, the Transportation Planning Board of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments conducted its sixth study of inbound travel crossing the Capital Beltway from 6:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. This 1989 Beltway Cordon Count report presents the data and principal findings. The study measures such travel characteristics as traffic volumes, auto occupancies, and transit use. These measurements are used to identify trends in commuter and non-work travel, and to evaluate the impact of transportation capital improvements and policies. The five previous Beltway Cordon Counts were performed in 1978, 1980, 1981, 1984 and 1986. As in each of these previous study years, the 1989 count showed a substantial increase in the number of people and vehicles crossing the Beltway.

• Corporate Authors:

  Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

  1875 Eye Street, NW, Suite 200
  Washington, DC  United States  20006
• Publication Date: 1990-1

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: v.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commuting; Impacts; Improvements; Inbound transportation; Public transit; Ridership; Statistical trends; Statistics; Traffic counts; Traffic volume; Transportation policy; Trip purpose; Vehicle occupancy
• Uncontrolled Terms: Nonwork trips
• Geographic Terms: Washington (District of Columbia)
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Freight Transportation; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00491310
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 28 1990 12:00AM