REPORT TO BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
SUBJECT
Title
Counting Bicycle and Walking/Using Telraam Device for Bicycle Counts (He)
Report
BACKGROUND
In August 2022, Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) Member Megas requested BPAC discuss counting bicycle and walking (Attachment 1), while in June 2023 former Member Granvold provided information about the potential of using a Telraam device for bicycle counts (Attachment 2). Since these two topics were related to one another, staff determined that both items be presented as one agenda item.
DISCUSSION
Below is a summary of responses to the requests from Member Megas and former Member Granvold.
1. Member Megas: What data does the City have on how many people bicycle and walk on any given day? How do we collect this data? Has it changed over the past couple of years? Would we know?
The City conducts bicycle and pedestrian counts at intersections for various transportation projects such as bike studies, private development projects, masterplans, and neighborhood traffic safety requests. Recently, counts have been collected along Benton Street, Monroe Street, Walsh-Martin Avenue, and De La Cruz Boulevard corridors as part of ongoing bikeway planning studies. The City also gathers bicycle and pedestrian counts at study intersections as part of traffic analyses for private development projects. As part of the Bicycle Plan Update 2018 and Pedestrian Master Plan (2019) development, the City also collected bicycle counts and pedestrian counts at various intersections and along select corridors. Finally, the City may collect traffic data based on neighborhood traffic safety requests.
Traditional methods of collecting traffic information vary depending on data needs and duration. Roadway segment (between intersections) traffic count data is collected over a 24-hour period and sometimes for several days. Daily traffic count data can be collected via pneumatic hose, video, radar/lidar, or in-pavemen...
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