Case Study
Case Study: Roadway Signal Analytics Inform Austin’s COVID-19 Traffic Decisions
Case Study: Roadway Signal Analytics Inform Austin’s COVID-19 Traffic Decisions Austin’s Mobility Management Center uses INRIX to fl ip the switch on COVID-19 signal timing for Slaughter Lane. The Challenge The City of Austin has 33 critical corridors, 1,000 signals and 600 + cameras. Austin’s Mobility Management Center (MMC) is operated by signals expert and consultant Kimely-Horn. Kimley-Horn uses INRIX IQ to track and manage corridor and intersection flow. COVID-19 affected traffic decisions in Austin’s MMC at the end of March. In a matter of days, hundreds of thousands of trips disappeared. Seeing no need for an AM/PM peak signal pattern, Austin, like many cities in America, adjusted timings to accommodate reduced traffi c volume and altered traffi c patterns. Over the nex