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Travel Time Study
Completed in 2007
MARC's Travel Time Study helps monitor the performance of the roadway system, and observes trends in automobile travel time, delay and congestion during peak travel periods for the Kansas City metropolitan area.
For this update, data was collected in 2005 and 2006 on more than 1,600 miles of roadway from Leavenworth to Leawood in Kansas, and from Belton to Platte City in Missouri. The study logged 70 routes throughout Kansas City metro area, including a cross-section of road types. The information gained from the Travel Time Study is used to:
- Identify the extent and location of traffic congestion or problem areas within the metro area, as defined by the regional Congestion Management Process.
- Judge transportation system needs related to MARC's long-range transportation plan.
- Assess the level of service provided by the current transportation system.
- Indicate the effectiveness of the Congestion Management Process.
- Perform more advanced geographic information systems route analysis with latest data.
- Calibrate and validate speeds in MARC's travel-demand forecasting model.
Study Documents
- Final Report (825kb, pdf)
The preparation of this report was financed in part with funding from United States Department of Transportation (USDOT), administered by the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) and the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT). The opinions, findings and conclusions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of USDOT, KDOT and MoDOT.