2014 Summer Traffic Data

About this chart

The Town is collecting data to determine solutions to traffic flow problems during peak season.

Banff’s threshold for the onset of congestion is considered to be approximately 20,000 vehicles per day. The Town uses GPS data on travel times and compares it to an off-peak time (October 23, 2013), to give an approximate indication of the maximum delay due to traffic.

The Town's goal is to minimize delays during peak periods, to under 15 minutes. 

DateVehicles Per DayNorthbound Max DelaySouthbound Max Delay
Saturday, June 28 23,109 0:10:13 0:06:49
 Sunday, June 29 24,321 0:21:05 0:07:59
 Monday, June 30 23,491 0:08:38 0:07:16
 Tuesday, July 1 25,475 Not available Not available
 Wednesday, July 2 20,399 0:03:08 0:07:07
 Thursday, July 3 21,204 0:04:39 0:05:33
 Friday, July 4 22,067 0:04:54 0:04:03
 Saturday, July 5 24,066 0:08:05 0:08:11
 Sunday, July 6 23,018 0:06:00 0:09:39
 Monday, July 7 20,358 0:07:57 0:06:19
 Tuesday, July 8 20,893 0:05:36* 0:04:03*
 Wednesday, July 9 21,019 0:03:32* 0:02:12*
 Thursday, July 10 21,853 0:04:09 0:07:42
 Friday, July 11 22,330 0:04:18 0:06:01
 Saturday, July 12 25,425 0:06:26 0:12:46
 Sunday, July 13 23,258 0:10:13 0:07:03
 Monday, July 14 20,650 0:03:52 0:06:46
 Tuesday, July 15 20,520 0:05:35 0:04:12
 Wednesday, July 16 20,370 0:03:36 0:06:11
 Thursday, July 17 19,944 0:05:14 0:05:47
 Friday, July 18 22,169 0:04:24 0:04:53
 Saturday, July 19 24,850 0:37:03 0:07:42
 Sunday, July 20 23,490 0:05:10 0:08:12
 Monday, July 21 19,485 0:03:04 0:04:13
 Tuesday, July 22 19,713 0:05:20 0:04:56
 Wednesday, July 23 20,211 0:03:43 0:03:19
 Thursday, July 24 19,440 0:05:18 0:04:08
 Friday, July 25 20,949 0:08:10 0:03:40
 Saturday, July 26 26,220 0:10:09 0:11:11
 Sunday, July 27 25,899 0:15:37 0:08:23
 Monday, July 28 21,783 0:04:35 0:04:33
 Tuesday, July 29 21,181 0:03:40 0:05:06
 Wednesday, July 30 21,320 0:03:09 0:09:38
 Thursday, July 31 21,807 0:02:52 0:04:45
 Friday, August 1 23,962 0:03:01 0:04:41
 Saturday, August 2 29,195 0:28:07 0:15:07
 Sunday, August 3 30,677 1:38:00 0:17:45
 Monday, August 4  25,842 0:23:20 0:11:30
 Tuesday, August 5 22,727 0:05:39 0:03:49
 Wednesday, August 6 23,067 0:07:16 0:06:01
 Thursday, August 7 22,857 0:04:29 0:07:30
 Friday, August 8 23,567 0:10:36 0:06:19
 Saturday, August 9 26,561 0:12:22 0:17:50
 Sunday, August 10 26,338 0:18:17 0:06:03
 Monday, August 11 22,509 0:09:36 0:07:45
 Tuesday, August 12 21,382 0:03:50 0:04:59
 Wednesday, August 13 21,655 0:04:15 0:06:14
 Thursday, August 14 20,667 0:03:30 0:04:54
 Friday, August 15 22,813 0:08:39 0:04:59
 Saturday, August 16 24,876 0:17:35 0:14:11
 Sunday, August 17 23,643 0:11:31 0:06:52
 Monday, August 18 22,406 0:05:22 0:08:03
 Tuesday, August 19 20,781 0:05:34 0:04:30
 Wednesday, August 20 19,839 0:04:01 0:04:41
 Thursday, August 21 19,221 0:06:28 0:03:54
 Friday, August 22 21,835 0:04:59 0:04:21
 Saturday, August 23 25,052 0:15:08 0:12:25
 Sunday, August 24 23,356 0:12:01 0:07:44
 Monday, August 25 19,722 0:04:05 0:06:50
 Tuesday, August 26 20,015 0:05:23 0:04:17
 Wednesday, August 27 20,679 0:04:48 0:04:33
 Thursday, August 28 19,545 0:03:25 0:04:07
 Friday, August 29 22,204 0:04:30 0:08:16
 Saturday, August 30 26,463 0:30:48 0:12:02
 Sunday, August 31 28,697 0:51:43 0:15:59
 Monday, September 1 23,261 Not available Not available
 Tuesday, September 2 15,628 0:05:55 0:03:27
 Wednesday, September 3 14,715 0:03:06 0:03:41
 Thursday, September 4 16,575 0:03:48 0:04:08
 Friday, September 5 10,516 0:02:30 0:04:27
 Saturday, September 6 23,589 0:03:21 0:06:48
 Sunday, September 7 21,452 0:06:42 0:04:53
 Monday, September 8 13,082 0:04:43 0:07:06
 Tuesday, September 9 13,061 0:05:11 0:06:22
 Wednesday, September 10 10,839 0:04:07 0:03:31
 Thursday, September 11 15,770 0:03:25 0:05:00
 Friday, September 12 16,445 0:02:30 0:04:07
 Saturday, September 13 18,865 0:05:50 0:06:49
 Sunday, September 14 18,371 0:04:38 0:05:34
 Monday, September 15 15,729 0:04:20 0:04:53
 Tuesday, September 16 15,447 0:02:42 0:04:30
 Wednesday, September 17 15,594 0:04:34 0:04:29
 Thursday, September 18 16,244 0:04:50 0:03:48
 Friday, September 19 18,299 0:02:21 0:03:16
 Saturday, September 20 22,271 0:10:27 0:11:01
 Sunday, September 21 22,320 0:06:12 0:05:06
 Monday, September 22 14,976 0:02:59 0:03:51
 Tuesday, September 23 13,853 0:06:36 0:03:28
 Wednesday, September 24 14,294 0:03:31 0:07:41
 Thursday, September 25 14,895 0:04:07 0:03:05
 Friday, September 26 17,465 0:04:12 0:04:29
 Saturday, September 27 20,236 0:08:22 0:03:32
 Sunday, September 28 18,527 0:04:41 0:02:28
 Monday, September 29 13,275 0:03:12 0:04:54
 Wednesday, October 1 13,129 0:03:49 0:03:55
 Thursday, October 2 13,479 0:04:01 0:02:47
 Friday, October 3 15,499 0:02:16 0:04:27
 Saturday, October 4 18,392 0:05:18 0:02:51
 Sunday, October 5 17,406 0:04:33 0:02:53
 Monday, October 6 12,442 0:05:32 0:02:20
 Tuesday, October 7 11,771 0:06:34 0:02:08
 Wednesday, October 8 12,178 0:03:16 0:02:04
 Thursday, October 9 12,718 0:02:04 0:01:35
 Friday, October 10 15,706 0:02:43 0:02:55
 Saturday, October 11 18,653 0:04:17 0:05:27
 Sunday, October 12 19,436 0:13:45 0:04:19
 Monday, October 13 16,703 0:10:43 0:02:19
 Tuesday, October 14 11,315 0:04:39 0:03:41
 Wednesday, October 15 10,500 0:03:35 0:01:27
 Thursday, October 16 11,495 0:05:19 0:01:53
 Friday, October 17 15,043 0:03:40 0:02:27
 Saturday, October 18 17,068 0:07:46 0:02:58
 Sunday, October 19 15,665 0:04:46 0:01:57
 Monday, October 20 11,331 0:03:24 0:01:37
 Tuesday, October 21 10,680 0:03:33 0:02:32
 Wednesday, October 22 10,416 0:10:51 0:01:22
 Thursday, October 23 10,217 0:03:08 0:06:04
 Friday, October 24 13,180 0:03:15 0:01:59
 Saturday, October 25 14,920 0:04:58 0:02:36
 Sunday, October 26 12,462 0:03:57 0:02:14
 Monday, October 27 9,975 0:02:17 0:02:48
 Tuesday, October 28 9,814 0:05:56 0:01:03
 Wednesday, October 29 9,582 0:05:56 0:01:47
 Thursday, October 30 9,843 0:03:57 0:01:09
 Friday, October 31 10,720 0:02:55 0:03:33

 
 *Due to cell outage experienced on these days, data is limited and may only reflect half the day.

Vehicles Per Day: The vehicle per day count is the number of vehicles entering and exiting the townsite via Norquay Road and Banff Avenue over a 24 hour period.

Max Delay: The Town uses GPS data and compares it to an off-peak time (October 23, 2013), to give an approximate indication of the maximum delay due to traffic.

The town is exploring additional wireless methods to record travel times of both vehicles and pedestrians, which could eventually be communicated in real-time and provide a more accurate picture of congestion and traffic delays. Traffic webcams have been installed on key routes for the public to use to see current conditions. Traffic counters were permanently deployed in June 2013 at the two highway entrances to Banff as well to provide vehicle counts.

The Town implements a number of measures on each weekend to mitigate the high traffic volumes, including adjusting the timing of signal lights.

Traffic Volume Comparisons

Traffic volume in the town of Banff from June 28 to 30 was 25 per cent higher than the May 2014 long weekend or June 29 to July 1 long weekend in 2013. Volume in town from August 2 to 4, 2014 was 7.5 per cent higher than August 1 to 3 2013. Volume for July 2014 was 12 per cent higher than July 2013.