Data Dashboards & Reports#

Access public data on transportation, housing, and planning from city, county, regional, and state sources. These dashboards help urbanists track progress, identify trends, and make evidence-based arguments.

City of Seattle#

Traffic Safety Dashboard#

SDOT’s Public Records Dashboard provides crash analysis, road segment counts, and intersection data. Use it to understand collision patterns, traffic volumes, and safety trends across the city.

Access: SDOT Traffic Dashboard

Vision Zero Reports#

Seattle’s Vision Zero program tracks progress toward eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2030. Action plans and annual reports detail safety projects, high-injury corridors, and outcomes.

Access: Vision Zero Resources

Bike & Pedestrian Counters#

Real-time and historical counts from permanent bike/ped counters across Seattle, including the Fremont Bridge, Burke-Gilman Trail, and I-90 Trail. Data updated monthly to the open data portal.

Access: SDOT Bike Counters

Trip counts, fleet sizes, registered users, and other metrics for Seattle’s shared micro mobility program (Lime, Bird). Includes permit compliance data and real-time GBFS API feeds.

Access: Scooter and Bike Share Data

Building Permits Stats#

Monthly summaries of issued building permits from SDCI. Track new construction, ADUs, and development trends by neighborhood and building type.

Access: SDCI Permit Stats

Office of Housing Reports#

Annual reports on affordable housing investments, MHA contributions, MFTE participation, and housing levy outcomes. Essential for tracking Seattle’s housing production.

Access: Housing Data & Reports

Seattle Open Data Portal#

Over 500 datasets across all city departments including transportation, permits, utilities, and demographics. Download raw data for your own analysis.

Access: data.seattle.gov

Seattle GeoData (GIS)#

Spatial data layers, interactive maps, and GIS downloads. Includes zoning, land use, parcels, bike facilities, transit routes, and more.

Access: Seattle GeoData

King County#

Metro Performance Reports#

Ridership trends, on-time performance, and system reliability data for King County Metro buses and water taxis. Track how service changes affect ridership.

Access: Metro Performance Reports

Regional Affordable Housing Dashboard#

Countywide tracking of affordable housing production, preservation, and affordability gaps. Developed by the Regional Affordable Housing Committee.

Access: Affordable Housing Dashboard

King County Open Data#

County datasets including Metro ridership, assessor data, elections, and public health. Complements Seattle’s open data portal.

Access: data.kingcounty.gov

Regional (Puget Sound)#

Sound Transit Performance Tracker#

System-wide ridership and reliability data for Link light rail, Sounder commuter rail, and ST Express buses. Track trends as new extensions open.

Access: Sound Transit Performance Tracker

PSRC Community Profiles#

Demographic, housing, employment, and transportation data for every city and county in the four-county region. Compare jurisdictions and track changes over time.

Access: PSRC Community Profiles

PSRC Data Portal#

Regional planning data including employment forecasts, household projections, land use, and transportation modeling. The authoritative source for regional planning numbers.

Access: PSRC Data

State of Washington#

WSDOT Traffic Data#

Statewide traffic counts, volumes, and speed data for state routes. Includes the Travel Volume and Speed Trends Dashboard for analyzing transportation patterns.

Access: WSDOT Transportation Data

WSDOT Bike & Pedestrian Counts#

Statewide bicycle and pedestrian count data from jurisdictions across Washington. Compare active transportation trends across communities.

Access: Bike/Ped Count Portal

Washington Zoning Atlas#

Statewide comparison tool showing how different cities zone for housing. See which cities allow duplexes, ADUs, and multifamily housing and where.

Access: WA Zoning Atlas (Commerce)

Commerce Housing Planning Resources#

Housing needs projections, GMA compliance data, and planning resources from the Department of Commerce. Includes countywide housing targets and methodology.

Access: Commerce Housing Planning