bike/walk twin cities conducting bicycle & pedestrian counts

Bike/Walk Twin Cities Conducting bicycle & pedestrian

counts

Why count?

Quantify travel behavior:•Understand role of walking and bicycling •Identify trends•Estimate overall pedestrian and bicycle travel•Provide accurate data

Why is this useful:Automobile, transit, and other modes utilize consistent, widely-accepted methods of gauging demand, volumes, and impacts that allow for short and long range planning

Examples: level of service, trip generation rates, parking generation rates, mode split assumptions

Almost all policy and analysis flows from these sources, including decisions on improvements, funding, and impacts

Bottom line: IF YOU DON’T COUNT IT DOESN’T COUNT!

Preparing for counts

InstructionsLocations mapsCount formsClip boardsPen or pencil and spareWatch or time pieceInformation sheet (about counts)Also: hat, sunscreen, jacket, folding chair water, snacks, etc.

Count types

Screenline counts

Screenlines: Imaginary line perpendicular to street

Count all persons on bike or afoot crossing the screenline

Count both directions

Use consistent location for observation

Count forms

Two-hour counts(4:00 -6:00 pm)

Start on time (arrive early)

15 minute intervals

Count both directions

Count each person crossing screen line each time they cross

*Make a note of any unusual thing that impacted the count at the bottom of the sheet

Recording bikes and peds

Every bicyclist or pedestrian is counted as being one of the four following:

Bicyclist Male;Bicyclist Female; Pedestrian Male; Pedestrian Female

NOTE: If unable to identify gender default to male and make a note in the comment section at the bottom

Then indicate CHILDREN, SIDEWALK RIDING, and ASSISTIVE DEVICES with additional marks for all that apply.

SIDEWALK RIDING only where applicable (an on-street location with adjacent sidewalk or path)

Subjects

BicyclesTandemsRecumbants3 wheelersTag-alongsBike trailersWalkersJoggersSkatersSegwaysWheel chairs (manual or automatic)StrollersCrutchesRazor scooters (non-motorized)Children being carried

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1 male bicyclist

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4 pedestrians:3 female; 1 male

2 children2 Asst

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2 female pedestrians

1 pedestrian with assistive device

Do not count pets!

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2 female bicyclists; 1 child

4 pedestrians 1 male; 3 female

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2 bicyclists:1 male;1 female

5 male pedestrians; 2 on assistive devices (in-line skates)

How about this?

How many bicyclists?

2 cyclists:1 male; 1 female1 - child

5 cyclists: 3 male; 2 female;3 - children5 - riding on Sidewalk

Count each person not each bike!

How many bicyclists?

HAPPY COUNTING

Remember to mail or hand deliver originals to the count coordinator as soon as possible!

Tony Hulltonyh@tlcminnesota.org