Spatial Analysis of Bicycle

Accidents in Pasadena, CA
(2003-2012)
by Steven G. Braund
Geog 463
12/3/15

Objective
Using ArcGIS 10.3, complete a hot-spot analysis (Getis-Ord Gi*) on
bicycle accident data in Pasadena, CA to discover areas that are
statistically prone to bicycle accidents.
Null Hypothosis: Spatial correlation does not exist among location
of bicycle accidents.

Similar Studies
Greg Rybarczyk (2006) - The Role of Urban Scale, Transportation,
and Demographics in Cycling Risk
Daniel McGlone (2014) - Analyzing Philadelphia Crash Data
Yanru Zhang (2010) - Hotspot Analysis of Highway Accident
Spatial Pattern Based on Network Spatial Weights

Data
All reported accidents to California Highway Patrol (CHP)
between 2003 and 2012.
L.A. Metro Bicycle GIS Data - Bicycle Route Types
Study Area: Pasadena, CA

Task 1
Isolate bicycle accidents in
Pasadena, CA and classify by
severity of accident.

833 Total Accidents

7 Deaths
34 Severe Injuries
455 Visible Injuries

Task 2
Collect events of incidents
within 20 feet of each other
and create counts at incident
sites.

Task 3
Hot-spots Analysis (Getis Ord-Gi*)
of bicycle accidents in Pasadena,
CA.

20 Hot Spots - 99% confidence level

Lake Blvd. contains - 7
Orange Grove Blvd. contains - 3
Fair Oaks Ave. contains - 3
Walnut St./E. Foothill dr. - 3/2

Reanalysis Task 1
Find bicycle accidents at intersections,
classify by severity

438 Total Accidents

3 Deaths
Two of these occur on Orange Grove Blvd.
15 Severe Injuries
222 Visible Injuries

Reanalysis Task 2
Collect events of accidents at
intersections to combine accidents that
occurred at the same intersection.

Reanalysis Task 3
Hot-spot Analysis (Getis-Ord Gi*) of
accidents at intersections.

13 Hot Spots at 99% confidence level

Seco St. at Arroyo Blvd. - 99% c.l.
Fair Oaks at Mountain St. -99% c.l.
Del Mar Blvd. at San Gabriel Blvd. - 99% c.l.
N. Fair Oaks at E. Walnut St. - 99% c.l.
Orange Grove Blvd at El Molino Ave. 99% c.l.
Orange Grove Blvd. at Lake Ave. - 99% c.l.
Villa St. at Lake Ave. - 99% c.l.

Metro Bike Route Types

Bike Paths - Separate, off-street paved bike

paths.
Bike Lanes - On-street striped bike lanes
Bike Routes - On-street bicycle routes marked
with signs only.
10 of the 20 hot-spots at 99% C.L. occur on
Bike Routes.
8 of the hot-spot occur on unprotected roads
7 of the 20 hot-spots occur on Lake Blvd. Lake
Blvd is not a designated Metro bike route.
3 Hot Spots at Orange Grove Blvd.
3 Hot Spots on East Walnut St.
3 Hot Spots on Fair Oaks Ave.

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