I agree with Robbie's comments. Consistent counts show trends and indicates impacts of facility improvements.
Mike Rewey
On 12 Oct 2017 at 11:27, Robbie Webber via Bikies wrote:
I understand India's concerns, and would agree with them to a point. Bicycle or
pedestrian
count data should not be used to indicate demand. You can't assume that only
200 people (to
use a random number) want to bike a certain route or corridor because that is
how many
people are using that route/corridor now.
However, I also think it is very important to have a baseline from which to
look at changes in
behavior and demand. We know that certain roads are actually seeing LESS motor
vehicle
traffic than they were 10 or 15 years ago, while others are carrying more MV
traffic. How do
we know that? Because we count the motor vehicles on a routine basis.
Portland, OR, can publish a report showing a correlation between the growth of
its bicycle
network (paths, protected bike lanes, and neighborhood greenways--aka bike
boulevards)
because they actually count the traffic on a regular basis.
How has the addition of the Starkweather Creek Path or overpassed of Hwy 30 and
E
Washington affected the traffic on the Isthmus Path or the mode split to MATC?
/shrug/
How has the completion of the Cannonball changed the number of kids that bike
at or to
Leopold School? /shrug/
How many people cross John Nolen at North Shore by bike? /shrug/
How many people use the new underpass of Verona Rd -- the one with all the cool
murals?
/shrug/
Are more people using the Military Ridge Trail to access the SW Path, now that
there is an
overpass at McKee Rd? /shrug/
Etc.
We need to do better.
Robbie Webber
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