| Traffic density indicators |
Mean density traffic (primary roads)
Mean density traffic (primary and secondary roads)
Number of signaled intersections |
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PADOT) |
| Road-specific measures |
Average daily traffic on nearest primary road
Distance to nearest major road
Summed length of primary roadways
Summed length of primary and secondary roadways |
PADOT |
| Truck, bus, and diesel |
Mean density of bus traffic
Distance to nearest bus route
Outbound and inbound trip frequency per week summed by route
Mean density of heavy truck traffic on nearest primary roadway |
Google Transit (11/11 −3/12)
PADOT |
| Population |
Census population density (blockgroup) |
US Census Bureau (2010) |
| Land use/built environment |
Total area of industrial parcels
Total area of commercial parcels
Total area of industrial and commercial parcels
Percent developed imperviousness
Land use/land cover (LULC) urban built-up total area from orthophotography |
Allegheny County Assessment Data, by parcel (2011)
National Land Cover Dataset (NLCD, 2006)
Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC, 2011) |
| Industrial emissions |
Mean density of total PM2.5 emitted per meter
Mean density of total SO2 emitted per meter
Mean density of total NOx emitted per meter
Mean density of total VOCs emitted per meter |
National Emissions Inventory (NEI, 2011) |
| Transportation facilities |
Distance to nearest active railroad
Summed line length of active railroads
Distance to nearest bus depot |
SPC, 2011 |
| Potential modifying factors |
| Topography |
Average elevation |
National Elevation Dataset (NED, 2011) |
| Meteorology |
Temperature/relative humidity
Frequency of inversions
Wind direction and wind speed |
Obtained from sampler
University of Wyoming, Department of Atmospheric Science (2011–2012)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA, 2011–2012) |