Nelson City Council Cycle Counting 922027 Background Why count? - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

922027 Nelson City Council Cycle Counting

922027 Background • Why count? – To understand how many cyclists are using the network – To be able to monitor effectiveness of initiatives and progress towards targets to increase cycling • NCC Cycle Strategy 2006 – “a comprehensive city-wide cycle use survey at main intersections on the road and path network… ”

922027 Background • Engaged Via Strada to develop a cycle counting methodology for Nelson City • Considered: – location – number of count sites – frequency of count – what data to record – method (manual, automatic, or continuous)

922027 Counting m ethods • Manual counting – Can record turning movements – Can count pedestrians also – Expensive to record for long periods, generally done for 8hr day • Automatic counting– eg. rubber tube counters – Can record data 24hrs – Good accuracy off-road but not so accurate on-road – Tubes not suitable for more than a couple of weeks in one location • Continuous counting – Requires inductive loops, video or infrared counters – Can record data over seasons and years – More expensive than other technologies

922027 Existing counting program m e • Since 1999 NCC has counted cyclist numbers at 3 locations: – Bishopdale railway reserve – Wakefield Quay – Stoke railway reserve • Count pedestrians as well as cyclists • 8 hours over day – gaps that require extrapolating to get estimate for full 24 hours

922027 Daily Bicycle Volumes Stoke Railway Reserve Wakefield Quay 1000 Bishopdale Railway Reserve Overcast 900 Sunny 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 02/ 01/99 02/01/00 01/01/ 01 01/ 01/ 02 01/ 01/03 01/01/ 04 31/12/ 04 31/ 12/05 31/12/06 31/12/ 07 30/ 12/08 30/12/09 Year

922027 Recom m endations • 5-yearly comprehensive manual count at 22 locations – Supplemented by several automatic counts to verify accuracy of counters and to extrapolate 24hr data • 6-monthly counts at 5 locations: 1. Atawhai cycleway (new) 2. Bishopdale railway reserve 3. Wakefield Quay 4. Stoke railway reserve 5. Whakatu cycleway (new) – continue manually, gradually introducing automatic and eventually continuous counters

922027 5 -yearly count locations

922027 5 -yearly count locations

922027 2 0 1 0 m anual count • Count conducted Tuesday 23 February in fine weather – Manual count data was extrapolated using a formula based on the 24 hour tube counts at the 5 automatic count locations, this formula was then applied to the historic data to ensure data is comparable across time.

922027 Prelim inary results • 24 hour tube counts* – Atawhai = 283 – Wakefield Quay = 579 – Bishopdale railway reserve = 370 – Stoke railway reserve = 486 – Whakatu cycleway = 294 * locations not directly comparable with manual counts

922027 Prelim inary results Gender of Cyclists Female 32% Age Group of Cyclists School Male 26% 68% Adult 74%

922027 Prelim inary results Cyclist Wearing Helmet? No 2% Cyclist Wearing High Visibility Gear? Yes 29% Yes 98% No 71%

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922027 Contact Yvonne Gwyn Sustainable Transport Adviser Nelson City Council RAD 922027