Intersection Studies

Lightworks for Intersection Studies is a mobility‑analytics solution designed to help transportation agencies, planners, and engineers analyze intersection performance using real‑world travel behavior. It provides detailed insights into turning movements, approach volumes, delay patterns, and multimodal activity—without relying solely on manual counts or physical sensors. Lightworks enables faster, more accurate intersection assessments to support signal timing, safety improvements, operational planning, and long‑term design decisions.

Features

• Turning‑movement counts derived from observed mobility data
• Approach‑level traffic volumes for vehicles, freight, pedestrians, and cyclists
• Time‑of‑day and day‑of‑week performance insights
• Intersection delay and congestion indicators
• Historical datasets for trend analysis and year‑over‑year comparison
• Support for multimodal intersection analysis
• Exportable data formats compatible with engineering and modeling tools

Capabilities

• Identifies peak‑period performance issues and high‑stress approaches
• Analyzes turning behavior and vehicle distribution across all intersection legs
• Supports operational studies such as signal timing, phasing, and capacity planning
• Provides multimodal activity patterns to inform complete‑streets design
• Evaluates intersection‑level safety factors through observed mobility patterns
• Integrates with broader Lightworks datasets for corridor‑ and network‑level context

Benefits

• Reduces reliance on manual turning‑movement counts and short‑term studies
• Provides consistent, scalable data for multiple intersections across regions
• Improves accuracy of operational and safety assessments
• Accelerates planning workflows with ready‑to‑analyze mobility datasets
• Enables more reliable decision‑making for signal timing, design, and safety upgrades
• Supports multimodal planning with comprehensive insight into pedestrian and cyclist activity