{"product_id":"2940149035113","title":"Traffic Monitoring Guide","description":"This  edition  of  the  Traffic  Monitoring  Guide  (TMG)  is  intended  to  provide  the  most  up  to  date guidance to State highway agencies in the policies, standards, procedures, and equipment  typically used  in  a  traffic  monitoring  program.  The  TMG  presents  recommendations  to  help  improve  and advance  current  programs  with  a  view  towards  the  future  of  traffic  monitoring  and  with consideration for recent transportation  legislation resulting from MAP-21. The needs for traffic data at both the Federal and State levels will continue to require that States have a well -designed traffic monitoring program to support  all business areas. Traffic data  and information is needed to assess current  and  past  performance  and  to  predict  future  performance.  Improved  traffic  data,  including data on ramps, is needed for reporting in the Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS)   and there  are  now  opportunities  to  utilize  traffic  data  from  Intelligent  Transportation  Systems  (ITS)   to support coordination of planning and operations functions at the Federal and State levels. Improvements  in  traffic  data  collection  technology  since  the  publication  of  the  TMG  in  2001,  has allowed  States  to  improve  their  data  collection  processes  and  to  streamline  QA\/QC  procedures, thereby replacing manual procedures with new automated ones. New t echnology also now enables States  to  collect  data  on  non-motorized  travel  including  bicycle  and  pedestrian  traffic.  This  new capability  is  addressed  in  more  detail  in  Chapter  4.  The  use  of  non-motorized  travel  data  and \u003cbr\u003einformation  supports  analysis  regarding  the  impact  to  the  transportation  network  (from  a  volume and  safety  perspective),  resulting  from  the  use  of  bicycles  as  an  alternative  method  for  travel compared  to  the  traditional  motor  vehicle.  The  new  technologies  and  procedures  for  traffic monitoring  presented  in  this  Guide  are  supplemented  (in  the  appendices)  with  practical  examples from actual State experiences in improving traffic monitoring programs. \u003cbr\u003eThe guidance presented in the  TMG  should be used to help States manage and improve their traffic monitoring programs, with consideration for overall business needs for traffic data and information. \u003cbr\u003eChapter 2 explains the importance of having a well-designed traffic monitoring program to support \u003cbr\u003etypical  business  needs.  This  Guide  is  written  to  assist  both  experienced  traffic  data  collection personnel  and  those  who  are  less-experienced,  or  who  are  new  to  traffic  data  collection.  Quick references to topics are available in the Index and may also be found in the Table of Contents. Other reference material  that may benefit traffic data collection personnel and traffic program managers is found in Appendix M, References. \u003cbr\u003eThis edition of the  TMG  also includes new data formats as an option for reporting traffic data. These new formats are known as the Per Vehicle Formats for reporting volume, speed, vehicle classification, and vehicle weight data. Data formats are also provided for  reporting non-motorized data for those States with capabilities to collect this type of data. This edition of the  TMG  has been developed with considerable input from State traffic data program managers and the vendors who design and build traffic  data  collection  equipment.  This  approach  has  resulted  in  a  guidance  document  that  FHWA anticipates will continue to be beneficial to States in improving their business processes, technology, and equipment used to successfully manage their traffic monitoring programs.","brand":"ReadCycle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47067971715312,"sku":"2940149035113","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940149035113_p0.jpg?v=1763711248","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940149035113","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}