City of Woodstock Transportation Study

Building upon the Smart Woodstock Master Plan and Smart Corridor Study funded through the 2020 Georgia Smart Communities Challenge program, the City of Woodstock partnered with Smart Community Corps interns during Summer 2022 to advance a Traffic Data Analysis initiative.

Located approximately 30 miles north of Atlanta, the City of Woodstock experienced substantial population growth over recent decades, with its population increasing from 10,050 to 22,027 according to the 2010 U.S. Census. This rapid growth, combined with frequent community-centered recreational events, contributed to increasing traffic congestion and parking challenges throughout the city. Traffic volume and parking availability had become persistent concerns among residents, business owners, and visitors.

Working alongside Senior City Planner Katie O’Connor and GIS Manager Katy Leggett, Smart Community Corps interns analyzed newly collected data generated through the city’s GridSmart installations, including minute-by-minute traffic counts and turning movement data. The project focused on integrating these dynamic datasets with previously collected historical traffic volume data, which had traditionally existed as static records.

The initiative sought to analyze, compare, and visualize traffic trends over time to better understand historical movement patterns and support predictive, adaptive, and data-driven transportation decision-making. Interns assisted the city in consolidating GridSmart data streams, integrating historical datasets, and identifying transportation and mobility changes over time to help inform future transportation planning and infrastructure investment strategies.