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Written for the people who commission, prepare and review traffic studies — with the numbers most consultancies leave out.
Traffic Impact Study: A Complete Guide for 2026
A traffic impact study is the analysis a jurisdiction requires before approving a development that will add trips to the network. Here is what one contains, when you need it, and what it rests on.
11 min read → Cost & procurementHow Much Does a Traffic Study Cost?
Almost nobody in this industry publishes numbers. Here are real ranges for counts, parking studies and full traffic impact studies, and the six variables that actually move the price.
9 min read → MethodsTraffic Data Collection Methods Compared
Seven ways to collect traffic data, what each can actually measure, and why the cheapest method per hour is often the wrong one for the question you are asking.
12 min read → MethodsTurning Movement Counts Explained
Everything the count sheet is telling you: bins, peak hour, PHF, classification, and the specification mistakes that make a count unusable.
10 min read → ParkingParking Lot Design and Layout Standards
Stall dimensions, aisle widths, angle trade-offs, accessible bay counts and circulation patterns — and why the yield question should be answered with occupancy data before any of it.
11 min read → ParkingHow to Run a Parking Occupancy Study
Occupancy, duration and turnover — how to measure all three properly, what sweep interval to use, and why 90% occupancy can mean two completely different problems.
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