1.40%
W Th F Sa Su
1.20%
1.00%
0.80%
0.60%
0.40%
0.20%
8 PM
4 PM
8 A M
12 PM
8 PM
4 A M
4 PM
12 A M
8 A M
12 PM
8 PM
4 A M
4 PM
12 A M
8 A M
12 PM
8 PM
4 A M
4 PM
12 A M
8 A M
12 PM
8 PM
4 A M
4 PM
12 A M
8 A M
12 PM
8 PM
4 A M
4 PM
12 A M
8 A M
12 PM
8 PM
4 A M
4 PM
12 A M
8 A M
4 A M
12 PM
12 A M
0.00%
Institutional Purposes
Mainline
Traffic
Volume
X-Street
Traffic
Volume
X-Street
Traffic
Volume
Mainline
X-Street
Pedestrian
Pedestrian
Volume
Volume
(Crashes, injuries,
behaviors)
User
Characteristics
(Age, gender)
Exposure/
Volume
(Counts, mode
share)
Public
Opinion
(Satisfaction,
desires)
Infrastructure
(Facility coverage
& quality)
(Crashes, injuries,
behaviors)
User
Characteristics
(Age, gender)
Surveys
Exposure/
Volume
(Counts, mode
share)
Public
Opinion
(Satisfaction,
desires)
Counts
Infrastructure
(Facility coverage
& quality)
(Crashes, injuries,
behaviors)
User
Characteristics
(Age, gender)
(Counts, mode
share)
Surveys
Household
(Phone, mail,
internet)
Exposure/
Volume
Intercept
Public
Opinion
(Satisfaction,
desires)
Counts
Infrastructure
(Facility coverage
& quality)
Survey Data
Walk
25%
Bicycle
20%
15%
11.0%
10%
9.3%
8.7%
8.5%
7.2%
5.5%
5%
0.7%
0.8%
0.7%
0.9%
0.8%
1.0%
0%
1977
1983
1990
1995
2001
2009
Note: National Household Travel Survey added question to prompt for forgotten walking trips in 2001
Pedestrian
Bicycle
8%
1%
Transit
2%
Automobile
89%
Hayward
(Crashes, injuries,
behaviors)
User
Characteristics
(Age, gender)
(Phone, mail,
internet)
Infrastructure
(Counts, mode
share)
Surveys
Household
Exposure/
Volume
Intercept
(Facility coverage
& quality)
Public
Opinion
(Satisfaction,
desires)
Counts
Manual
(Intersection,
segment)
Automated
(Loops, infrared)
Screenline
or
Segment
Along
sidewalk/roadway
segment
NaBonal
DocumentaBon
Project
Mid-block
Crossing
in
the
middle
of
the
block,
away
from
the
intersecBon
Example
Example
Pedestrian Midblock Crossing Counts
Example
Pedestrian Segment/Screenline Counts
Example
Pedestrian Intersection Crossing Counts
Example
Pedestrian Intersection Crossing Counts
Example
Bicyclist Intersection Turning Counts
Straight
Left
Right
Example
Bicyclist Intersection Turning Counts
Right
Left
Straight
Manual Counts
Who
is
a
bicyclist?
Moped
rider?
Person
walking
a
bike?
Important
OpBonal
Count
of
pedestrians
Count
of
bicyclists
Gender
Helmet
Use
Pedestrian
Crossing
DirecBon
Bicyclist
Turning
Movement
Other ConsideraBons
Saturday
9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Automated Counts
Telegraph
Ave.
Southbound
Bicycle
Loop
Counts
,
Feb.
to
Nov.
2009
600
500
400
300
200
100
W Th F Sa Su
1.00%
0.80%
0.60%
0.40%
0.20%
8 PM
4 PM
12 PM
8 A M
4 A M
12 A M
8 PM
4 PM
12 PM
8 A M
4 A M
12 A M
8 PM
4 PM
12 PM
8 A M
4 A M
12 A M
8 PM
4 PM
8 A M
12 PM
4 A M
12 A M
8 PM
4 PM
12 PM
8 A M
4 A M
12 A M
8 PM
4 PM
12 PM
8 A M
4 A M
12 A M
8 PM
4 PM
12 PM
8 A M
4 A M
0.00%
12 A M
1.20%
700
600
Manual
=
Automated
Line
500
400
300
200
100
0
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
Conversion
Function
700
600
Manual
=
Automated
Line
500
Undercoun&ng
is
likely
to
depend
on
the
width
and
design
of
the
sidewalk
in
addi&on
to
the
volume
of
pedestrians.
However,
this
is
an
early
aCempt
to
develop
a
general
conversion
func&on.
For
Automated
Counts
>
4 9:
y
=
0.393x1.2672
400
For
Automated
Counts
<
4 9:
y
=
1.1x
300
200
100
0
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
W Th F Sa Su
1.00%
0.80%
0.60%
0.40%
0.20%
8 PM
4 PM
12 PM
8 A M
4 A M
12 A M
8 PM
4 PM
12 PM
8 A M
4 A M
12 A M
8 PM
4 PM
12 PM
8 A M
4 A M
12 A M
8 PM
4 PM
8 A M
12 PM
4 A M
12 A M
8 PM
4 PM
12 PM
8 A M
4 A M
12 A M
8 PM
4 PM
12 PM
8 A M
4 A M
12 A M
8 PM
4 PM
12 PM
8 A M
4 A M
0.00%
12 A M
1.20%
W Th F Sa Su
1.00%
0.80%
0.60%
2-hour
count
period
0.40%
0.20%
8 PM
4 PM
12 PM
8 A M
4 A M
12 A M
8 PM
4 PM
12 PM
8 A M
4 A M
12 A M
8 PM
4 PM
12 PM
8 A M
4 A M
12 A M
8 PM
4 PM
8 A M
12 PM
4 A M
12 A M
8 PM
4 PM
12 PM
8 A M
4 A M
12 A M
8 PM
4 PM
12 PM
8 A M
4 A M
12 A M
8 PM
4 PM
12 PM
8 A M
4 A M
0.00%
12 A M
1.20%
Challenges to Collecting
Pedestrian & Bicycle Data
Limited funding and staff time
Concerns about unwanted results
Limited agency capacity for data
collection, in general
Difficulty with data collection
departments
Intersec)ng Roadway
Weekday
Ped
Count
Saturday
Ped
Count
Weekday
Bike
Count
Saturday
Bike
Count
16
28
Davis Street
28
33
29
20
171
27
12
229
225
40
25
89
69
14
11
Pierce Avenue
Harrison Street
99
114
38
43
Hesperian Boulevard
78
69
34
46th Avenue
287
286
53
63
Solano Avenue
Masonic Avenue
514
397
150
127
Broadway
12th Street
3577
1374
63
47
Intersec)ng
Roadway
Reported
Pedestrian
Crashes
(1996-2005)
Mission
Boulevard
Torrano
Avenue
Davis
Street
Foothill
Boulevard
Mission
Boulevard
University
Avenue
InternaBonal
Boulevard
San
Pablo
Avenue
East
14th
Street
InternaBonal
Boulevard
Pierce Avenue
D
Street
Jeerson
Street
Bonar Street
107th Avenue
Harrison
Street
Hasperian
Boulevard
46th
Avenue
Masonic
Solano
Avenue
Avenue
Broadway
12th Street
Intersec)ng
Roadway
Es)mated
Total
Weekly
Pedestrian
Crossings
Annual
Pedestrian
Volume
Es)mate
Ten-Year
Pedestrian
Volume
Es)mate
Reported
Pedestrian
Crashes
(1996-2005)
Pedestrian
Risk
(Crashes
per
10,000,000
crossings)
Mission
Boulevard
Torrano
Avenue
82.24
Davis
Street
Foothill
Boulevard
Mission
Boulevard
University
Avenue
InternaBonal
Boulevard
San
Pablo
Avenue
East
14th
Street
InternaBonal
Boulevard
Pierce Avenue
49.01
D
Street
Jeerson
Street
30.43
18.37
Bonar Street
12.05
107th Avenue
9.65
Harrison
Street
Hasperian
Boulevard
7.80
5.09
4.69
1.73
0.85
46th
Avenue
Masonic
Solano
Avenue
Avenue
Broadway
12th Street
112,896
5,870,590
58,705,898
San Francisco
Source: City of San Francisco MTA, 2011 Bicycle Count Report, December 2011
Source: Alameda County Transportation Commission, Manual Pedestrian and Bicycle Count
Report for Alameda County, 2002 to 2010, June 2011
Source: Alameda County Transportation Commission, Manual Pedestrian and Bicycle Count
Report for Alameda County, 2002 to 2010, June 2011
W Th F Sa Su
1.00%
0.80%
0.60%
0.40%
0.20%
8 PM
4 PM
12 PM
8 A M
4 A M
12 A M
8 PM
4 PM
12 PM
8 A M
4 A M
12 A M
8 PM
4 PM
12 PM
8 A M
4 A M
12 A M
8 PM
4 PM
8 A M
12 PM
4 A M
12 A M
8 PM
4 PM
12 PM
8 A M
4 A M
12 A M
8 PM
4 PM
12 PM
8 A M
4 A M
12 A M
8 PM
4 PM
12 PM
8 A M
4 A M
0.00%
12 A M
1.20%
W Th F Sa Su
1.20%
0.80%
0.60%
0.40%
0.20%
0.00%
12
A M
4
A M
8
A M
12
PM
4
PM
8
PM
12
A M
4
A M
8
A M
12
PM
4
PM
8
PM
12
A M
4
A M
8
A M
12
PM
4
PM
8
PM
12
A M
4
A M
8
A M
12
PM
4
PM
8
PM
12
A M
4
A M
8
A M
12
PM
4
PM
8
PM
12
A M
4
A M
8
A M
12
PM
4
PM
8
PM
12
A M
4
A M
8
A M
12
PM
4
PM
8
PM
1.00%
W
Th
F
Sa
Su
Employment Centers
12 to 2 p.m., Wednesday =
1.20%
2.63% of total
weekly volume
0.80%
0.60%
Composite of 13 Locations
12 to 2 p.m., Wednesday=
2.16% of total
weekly volume
0.40%
0.20%
0.00%
12
A M
4
A M
8
A M
12
PM
4
PM
8
PM
12
A M
4
A M
8
A M
12
PM
4
PM
8
PM
12
A M
4
A M
8
A M
12
PM
4
PM
8
PM
12
A M
4
A M
8
A M
12
PM
4
PM
8
PM
12
A M
4
A M
8
A M
12
PM
4
PM
8
PM
12
A M
4
A M
8
A M
12
PM
4
PM
8
PM
12
A M
4
A M
8
A M
12
PM
4
PM
8
PM
1.00%
Counts
taken
at
locaBons
with
specic
types
of
land
uses
were
mulBplied
by
these
factors
to
match
counts
taken
at
typical
Alameda
County
LocaBons
Count
Times
when
Adjustment
Factors
were
Applied
Land
Use
Category Definition
Employment
Center
0.83
0.97
0.99
0.99
1.16
1.00
1.07
1.37
0.96
0.90
0.98
0.86
1.14
1.12
0.92
1.00
1.00
0.97
1.04
0.77
0.78
Near
Multi-Use
Trail
1.63
0.79
0.72
0.91
0.69
1.31
1.07
0.94
0.77
0.82
1.07
1.20
1.23
1.37
Residential Area
Near School
Counts
taken
under
certain
weather
condiBons
were
mulBplied
by
these
factors
to
match
counts
taken
during
typical
Alameda
County
weather
condiBons
Count
Times
when
Adjustment
Factors
were
Applied
Weather
Condition
Definition
Weekday
12-6
p.m.
Saturday
9
a .m.-5
p.m.
1.07
1.12
1.10
1.06
1.11
1.11
1.27
1.34
Warm
Cool
Cloudy
Rain
count hour 7
Weekday
12-6
p.m.
Definition
Saturday
9
a .m.-5
p.m.
Warm
1.07
1.12
Cool
1.06
Cloudy
1.11
1.11
1.27
1.34
Rain
count hour 7
Counts
taken
during
the
spring
were
mulBplied
by
these
factors
to
match
counts
taken
in
Seasonal
Adjustment
Factors
(Counts
taken
from
April
through
June
were
multiplied
by
these
factors
to
match
counts
taken
Alameda
County
during
a
typical
Bme
of
3 the
year
in
Alameda
County
during
a
typical
time
of
the
year)
Count
Times
when
Adjustment
Factors
were
Applied
Land
Use
Category Definition
Employment
Center
0.98
Residential Area
Neighborhood
Commercial
Area
Near
Multi-Use
Trail
(161
m)5
miles
(402
m)6
0.97
0.98
0.91
Near School
0.93
1)
L and
use
a djustment
factors
based
on
hourly
a utomated
s ensor
c ounts
taken
a t
1 3
l ocations
i n
Alameda
County
between
April
2 008
a nd
J une
2 009.
2)
Weather
a djustment
factors
based
on
hourly
a utomated
s ensor
c ounts
taken
a t
1 3
l ocations
i n
Alameda
County
between
April
2 008
a nd
J une
2 009.
3)
Employment
c enter,
residential
a rea,
neighborhood
c ommercial
a rea,
a nd
multi-use
trail
s easonal
a djustment
factors
based
on
hourly
a utomated
s ensor
c ounts
taken
a t
1 3
locations
i n
Alameda
County
from
April
2 008
to
J une
2 009.
School
s easonal
a djustment
factor
based
on
hourly
a utomated
s ensor
c ounts
taken
a t
3
l ocations
i n
Alameda
County
from
May
2 009
to
J une
2 009.
4)
Source
=
Traffic
Analysis
Zones
from
San
Francisco
Bay
Area
Metropolitan
Transportation
Commission,
2 005
5)
Source
=
L and
Use
Parcels
from
Alameda
County
Tax
Assessor's
Office,
2 007
6)
Source
=
Bay
Area
Multi-Use
Trail
Centerlines
from
San
Francisco
Bay
Area
Metropolitan
Transportation
Commission,
2 007
7)
Source
=
California
Irrigation
Management
Information
System,
2 008-2 009
(Mills
College,
Union
City,
a nd
Pleasanton
weather
s tations).
8)
Solar
radiation
measurements
from
the
previous
4
to
1 0
years
a t
e ach
of
the
three
Alameda
County
weather
s tations
were
used
to
c alculate
the
e xpected
s olar
radiation
measurement
for
e very
hour
of
the
year.
The
weather
c ondition
was
determined
to
be
"cloudy"
i f
the
ratio
of
the
c urrent
measurement
was
<=
0 .6
of
the
e xpected
s olar
radiation
for
that
s pecfic
hour.
The
threshhold
was
s et
a t
0 .6
to
match
a s
c losely
a s
possible
to
field
data
c ollectors'
s ubjective
determinations
of
when
the
weather
was
"cloudy".
Each month has a dierent proporBon of the total annual pedestrian or bicycle volume