What are the black tubes across the road on my street?
The Town of Penfield conducts routine traffic studies on roads within town limits. These studies are performed regularly in the town using a solar-powered traffic counter device. The solar-powered device collects data for approximately one week.
What is the information used for?
Data collected allows the town to study traffic volume and the speeds at which vehicles travel. The recorded data provides real-time information for town engineers to review when evaluating traffic trends on high-traffic and cut-through roads.
How can I see the collected data?
A yearly traffic count summary is available here.
How can I see data for New York State and Monroe County roads?
That information can be seen at the following links:
NYSDOT Link:
https://www.dot.ny.gov/tdv
Monroe County link:
https://www.monroecounty.gov/files/dot/images/County_ADT_map_May_2020.pdf