The need to collect data with Coronavirus

Often we collect traffic and transport data for short term needs.   David Brown believes we need to measure and save data to understand the short and long-term impact of the Coronavirus.

As many people are keeping any trips down to a minimum, most authorities have stopped collecting transport data.

In the UK The Department for Transport is urgently seeking local authority transport data to aid the response to Covid-19.

John Reid is the Managing Director of Austraffic a major transport data collection business gave one interesting example

“We had one example, though. It stands out as unique. Melbourne City Council on Friday a week before last, on the Friday rang in and cancelled an annual count program that includes bikes in the Melbourne’s CBD. But Monday it actually rang back and actually thought it was a unique opportunity to actually collect some data.

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