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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

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Nelson City Council Cycle Counting

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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… ”

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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)

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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

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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

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Daily Bicycle Volumes

100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 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

Stoke Railway Reserve Wakefield Quay Bishopdale Railway Reserve Overcast Sunny

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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

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5 -yearly count locations

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5 -yearly count locations

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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.

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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

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Prelim inary results

Gender of Cyclists

Male 68% Female 32%

Age Group of Cyclists

School 26% Adult 74%

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Prelim inary results

Cyclist Wearing Helmet?

Yes 98% No 2%

Cyclist Wearing High Visibility Gear?

Yes 29% No 71%

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Contact

Yvonne Gwyn Sustainable Transport Adviser Nelson City Council

RAD 922027

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