| Type: | Package | 
| Title: | Collection of Datasets Pertaining to Loop 1 "Mopac" | 
| Version: | 0.1.0 | 
| Description: | Provides real & simulated datasets containing time-series traffic observations and additional information pertaining to Loop 1 "Mopac" located in Austin, Texas. | 
| Encoding: | UTF-8 | 
| LazyData: | true | 
| Depends: | R (≥ 2.10) | 
| Suggests: | dplyr, lubridate, tibble, readr, hms | 
| URL: | https://github.com/sccmckenzie/mopac | 
| BugReports: | https://github.com/sccmckenzie/mopac/issues | 
| RoxygenNote: | 7.1.1 | 
| License: | MIT + file LICENSE | 
| NeedsCompilation: | no | 
| Packaged: | 2021-04-27 15:35:00 UTC; Scott | 
| Author: | Scott McKenzie [aut, cre] | 
| Maintainer: | Scott McKenzie <sccmckenzie@gmail.com> | 
| Repository: | CRAN | 
| Date/Publication: | 2021-04-28 13:10:17 UTC | 
Exit information for Mopac.
Description
Accurate as of 2021-03-26. Provides basic details for all exits along Loop 1 "Mopac" in Austin, Texas. Exits are unnumbered.
Usage
exits
Format
A tibble with 32 rows and 4 variables:
- mi
- distance from Loop 1 southern terminus, in miles 
- km
- distance from Loop 1 southern terminus, in kilometers 
- exit
- main road accessed by exit 
- notes
- additional information 
Source
Scraped from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_State_Highway_Loop_1
Mopac Express Lane Records
Description
Simulated observations of vehicles entering Mopac express lane at RM 2222 / Far West Blvd. Vehicle make/model/color frequencies are based on actual data from rush_hour. Traffic density inferred from ad hoc sampling and City of Austin Traffic Counts.
Usage
express
Format
A tibble with 13032 rows and 6 variables:
- direction
- north: Far West entry point heading to Parmer, south: RM 2222 heading to Cesar Chavez 
- time
- time of day 
- plate
- vehicle license plate 
- make
- vehicle make 
- model
- vehicle model 
- color
- vehicle color 
Source
To see how this dataset was generated, visit https://sccm.io/post/mopac-dataset/
For City of Austin Traffic Counts, visit https://data.austintexas.gov/Transportation-and-Mobility/Camera-Traffic-Counts/sh59-i6y9
Mopac Express Lane Rates
Description
Express Lane Rates for Loop 1 "Mopac" in Austin, Texas. Rates correspond to RM 2222 / Far West entry points with pre-COVID weekday traffic. Recommend loading readr package so that time displays correctly as hms.
Usage
rates
Format
A tibble with 25 rows and 3 variables:
- direction
- north: Far West entry point heading to Parmer, south: RM 2222 heading to Cesar Chavez 
- time
- time of day 
- rate
- TxTag rate in USD 
Source
Rates obtained from Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority. https://www.mobilityauthority.com/pay-your-toll/rates
Sample of vehicles collected from Loop 1 "Mopac" in Austin, Texas.
Description
Observations sampled in 2.5 minute intervals throughout week of 17 May 2020. Note that although intervals fall within normal "rush hour" timeframe, traffic density is lighter than normal due to COVID.
Usage
rush_hour
Format
A tibble with 962 rows and 7 variables:
- day
- day of the week when observations were recorded 
- time
- observation timestamp 
- commercial
- indicates whether vehicle is used for commercial purposes 
- color
- vehicle color 
- type
- vehicle type 
- make
- vehicle make 
- model
- vehicle model 
Source
Real observations collected from northbound Mopac at Far West Blvd.