Traffic Speed Survey on 7th Ave SO.0
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CITY OF HOPKINS
1010 FIRST STREET SOUTH • HOPKINS, MINNESOTA 55343 • 612/935 -8474
MEMORANDUM
TO: SUPT. 0.L. LaBERGE
FROM: J.P. LIDDY
SUBJECT: TRAFFIC SPEED SURVEY ON 7th AVE. SO.
On Wednesday, April 15th I logged cars southbound on 7th Ave. only. Although I
did not log the northbound vehicles I did notice that the speed of northbound
vehicles was slightly higher than that of the south bound vehicles.
On Thursday, April 16th I logged both northbound and southbound vehicles.
The results of the survey are as follows:
Wednesday, April 15:
A)vehicles logged: 74
1) 46 under 30 mph
2) 7 at 30 mph
3) 21 over 30 mph: (28.3 %)
a) 1 - 2 mph over - 15 vehicles
b) 3 - 5 mph over - 6 vehicles
c) more than 5 mph over 0
B)average speed of vehicles logged: 27.87 MPH
Thursday, April 16:
A)vehicles logged(southbound) 81
1) 49 under 30 mph
2) 12 at 30 mph
3) 20 over 30mph :(24.9 %)
a) 1 -2 mph over - 8
b) 3 -5 mph over - 8
c) more than 5 mph over - 4
(northbound) 38
1) 23 under 30 mph
2) 2 at 30 mph
3) 13 over 30mph : (34.2 %)
a) 1 -2 mph over - 4
b) 3 -5 mph over - 7
c) more than 5 mph over - 2
B) average speed of vehicles logged: 28.78MPH S /bound: 29.44 N /bound
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Average speed of all vehicles logged on 4 -15 & 4 -16 : 28.57 MPH
Total number of vehicles over 30mph : 54: Total number of vehicles logged - 193
Percentage of total vehicles over 30mph : 27.9
ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS: Traffic speed is slightly higher for northbound traffic
and also the average speed is slightly higher between 5th. St. and 6th. St. than
between 6th. St. & 7th. St.
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