Title: New Tools for Estimating Walking and Bicycling Demand
Track: Sustain
Format: 90 minute panel
Abstract: Walking and bicycling demand estimates can make a stronger case for investing in new facilities and are necessary inputs to important planning tasks. This session presents state-of-the-art tools to predict walking and bicycling demand at varying geographic scales. Tools include: 1) a framework to incorporate walking into regional travel demand models; 2) a method to estimate bicycle and pedestrian traffic based on count data; 3) new mode choice models; and 4) a web-based repository of non-motorized demand analysis tools.
Presenters:
Presenter: Patrick Singleton Portland State University
Co-Presenter: J. Richard (Rich) Kuzmyak Renaissance Planning Group
Co-Presenter: Greg Lindsey University of Minnesota, Humphrey School
Co-Presenter: Jeremy Raw Federal Highway Administration
S4C Colloquium Aveiro 2016
https://scientistsforcyclingaveiro2016.wordpress.com/
University of Aveiro (Portugal),
Region of Aveiro (CIRA), ABIMOTA/Portugal Bike Value
and the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF)
with its global network Scientists for Cycling (S4C)
S4C Colloquium Aveiro 2016
https://scientistsforcyclingaveiro2016.wordpress.com/
University of Aveiro (Portugal),
Region of Aveiro (CIRA), ABIMOTA/Portugal Bike Value
and the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF)
with its global network Scientists for Cycling (S4C)
S4C Colloquium Aveiro 2016
https://scientistsforcyclingaveiro2016.wordpress.com/
University of Aveiro (Portugal),
Region of Aveiro (CIRA), ABIMOTA/Portugal Bike Value
and the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF)
with its global network Scientists for Cycling (S4C)
S4C Colloquium Aveiro 2016
https://scientistsforcyclingaveiro2016.wordpress.com/
University of Aveiro (Portugal),
Region of Aveiro (CIRA), ABIMOTA/Portugal Bike Value
and the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF)
with its global network Scientists for Cycling (S4C)
S4C Colloquium Aveiro 2016
https://scientistsforcyclingaveiro2016.wordpress.com/
University of Aveiro (Portugal),
Region of Aveiro (CIRA), ABIMOTA/Portugal Bike Value
and the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF)
with its global network Scientists for Cycling (S4C)
S4C Colloquium Aveiro 2016
https://scientistsforcyclingaveiro2016.wordpress.com/
University of Aveiro (Portugal),
Region of Aveiro (CIRA), ABIMOTA/Portugal Bike Value
and the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF)
with its global network Scientists for Cycling (S4C)
Traffic Analysis of The Culver Road and East Main Street IntersectionNicholas Yager
Road traffic is a multi-billion dollar drain on the US economy. Using machine learning, trend analysis, and Bayesian statistics, we explored patterns and causes of traffic at the intersection of Culver Road and East Main Street in Rochester, NY. This analysis was presented at the 2015 UP-Stat competition in Geneseo, NY.
Our travel survey helps us plan future activities such as public transport, cycling infrastructure, carsharing and parking. Many changes have occurred since the previous survey in 2009 which will undoubtedly have impacted on travel patterns. Our Mobility Management Plan set ambitious targets and we measure our performance against these targets
S4C Colloquium Aveiro 2016
https://scientistsforcyclingaveiro2016.wordpress.com/
University of Aveiro (Portugal),
Region of Aveiro (CIRA), ABIMOTA/Portugal Bike Value
and the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF)
with its global network Scientists for Cycling (S4C)
Pedestrian level of service for crosswalks at urban intersectionsTHOTA AKHIL
Pedestrians form the largest road user group.
As walking is the primary means of human locomotion, they are the most unguarded road users at intersections.
Pedestrians are allowed to pass only on the crosswalks, walkways which are provided for them.
In urban centers, pedestrian flows can be significant, they must be accommodated in planning & design of traffic facilities and controls.
Most of the potential pedestrian conflicts exist at the intersections.
Get Active! on the New 58th Street Greenway
The 58th Street Greenway is Philadelphia's newest shared use path that completes a critical section of the East Coast Greenway and connects underserved neighborhoods to recreational and historic sites. The project included a unique collaboration between the Pennsylvania Environmental Council and the City Streets, Water and Parks Departments, and an active living program that engages neighbors in family-fun fitness activities.
Presenters:
Presenter: Chris Stanford Michael Baker Engineers
Co-Presenter: Charles Carmalt City of Philadelphia
Co-Presenter: Tony Spagnoli Pennsylvania Environmental Council
New Tools for Estimating Walking and Bicycling Demand
Track: Sustain
Format: 90 minute panel
Abstract: Walking and bicycling demand estimates can make a stronger case for investing in new facilities and are necessary inputs to important planning tasks. This session presents state-of-the-art tools to predict walking and bicycling demand at varying geographic scales. Tools include: 1) a framework to incorporate walking into regional travel demand models; 2) a method to estimate bicycle and pedestrian traffic based on count data; 3) new mode choice models; and 4) a web-based repository of non-motorized demand analysis tools.
Presenter(s)
Presenter: Patrick Singleton Portland State University
Co-Presenter: J. Richard (Rich) Kuzmyak Renaissance Planning Group
Co-Presenter: Greg Lindsey University of Minnesota, Humphrey School
Co-Presenter: Jeremy Raw Federal Highway Administration
Successfully Marketing to Women in the New Media Age
Stop preaching to the choir and start reaching new audiences by learning how to tap into new and traditional media to connect with women - fostering riders, advocates, and leaders.
Full Description: Social media is here to stay, and offers some of the most cost effective ways to engage and connect with very broad audiences -- and yet it's still very much a mystery to many in bike advocacy, especially when it comes to successfully engaging women and youth. Participants will learn how the panelists individually, and collectively, are utilizing both new and traditional media tools to connect with women to become riders, advocates and leaders from specific case studies and the Pro Walk/Pro Bike: Pro Place debut of the upcoming Women Bike report on Marketing to Women.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will learn how to use the tools of social media
Participants will learn how to create a social media strategy
Participants will learn how to create an effective marketing strategy
Participants will learn how to create an effective media placement strategy
Presenter(s)
Presenter: Melissa Balmer Women on Bikes California/Pedal Love
Co-Presenter: Elly Blue Elly Blue Publishing
Co-Presenter: Barb Chamberlain Washington Bikes
Co-Presenter: Carolyn Szczepanski League of American Bicyclists
Title: Taking Pedestrian and Bicycle Counting Programs to the Next Level
Track: Connect
Format: 90 minute panel
Abstract: Panelists will provide practical guidance for pedestrian and bicycle counting programs based on findings from NCHRP Project 07-19, "Methods and Technologies for Collecting Pedestrian and Bicycle Volume Data."
Presenters:
Presenter: Robert Schneider University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Co-Presenter: RJ Eldridge Toole Design Group, LLC
Co-Presenter: Conor Semler Kittelson & Associates, Inc.
Where Do I Start? New Tools to Prioritize Investments in Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure
Track: Connect
Format: 90 minute panel
Abstract: Most communities have a laundry list of important bike/ped projects. This session will help you understand where to start and provide you with an objective and transparent process to shortlist priority projects. Learn from three expert practitioners and get your program going!
Traffic Analysis of The Culver Road and East Main Street IntersectionNicholas Yager
Road traffic is a multi-billion dollar drain on the US economy. Using machine learning, trend analysis, and Bayesian statistics, we explored patterns and causes of traffic at the intersection of Culver Road and East Main Street in Rochester, NY. This analysis was presented at the 2015 UP-Stat competition in Geneseo, NY.
Our travel survey helps us plan future activities such as public transport, cycling infrastructure, carsharing and parking. Many changes have occurred since the previous survey in 2009 which will undoubtedly have impacted on travel patterns. Our Mobility Management Plan set ambitious targets and we measure our performance against these targets
S4C Colloquium Aveiro 2016
https://scientistsforcyclingaveiro2016.wordpress.com/
University of Aveiro (Portugal),
Region of Aveiro (CIRA), ABIMOTA/Portugal Bike Value
and the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF)
with its global network Scientists for Cycling (S4C)
Pedestrian level of service for crosswalks at urban intersectionsTHOTA AKHIL
Pedestrians form the largest road user group.
As walking is the primary means of human locomotion, they are the most unguarded road users at intersections.
Pedestrians are allowed to pass only on the crosswalks, walkways which are provided for them.
In urban centers, pedestrian flows can be significant, they must be accommodated in planning & design of traffic facilities and controls.
Most of the potential pedestrian conflicts exist at the intersections.
Get Active! on the New 58th Street Greenway
The 58th Street Greenway is Philadelphia's newest shared use path that completes a critical section of the East Coast Greenway and connects underserved neighborhoods to recreational and historic sites. The project included a unique collaboration between the Pennsylvania Environmental Council and the City Streets, Water and Parks Departments, and an active living program that engages neighbors in family-fun fitness activities.
Presenters:
Presenter: Chris Stanford Michael Baker Engineers
Co-Presenter: Charles Carmalt City of Philadelphia
Co-Presenter: Tony Spagnoli Pennsylvania Environmental Council
New Tools for Estimating Walking and Bicycling Demand
Track: Sustain
Format: 90 minute panel
Abstract: Walking and bicycling demand estimates can make a stronger case for investing in new facilities and are necessary inputs to important planning tasks. This session presents state-of-the-art tools to predict walking and bicycling demand at varying geographic scales. Tools include: 1) a framework to incorporate walking into regional travel demand models; 2) a method to estimate bicycle and pedestrian traffic based on count data; 3) new mode choice models; and 4) a web-based repository of non-motorized demand analysis tools.
Presenter(s)
Presenter: Patrick Singleton Portland State University
Co-Presenter: J. Richard (Rich) Kuzmyak Renaissance Planning Group
Co-Presenter: Greg Lindsey University of Minnesota, Humphrey School
Co-Presenter: Jeremy Raw Federal Highway Administration
Successfully Marketing to Women in the New Media Age
Stop preaching to the choir and start reaching new audiences by learning how to tap into new and traditional media to connect with women - fostering riders, advocates, and leaders.
Full Description: Social media is here to stay, and offers some of the most cost effective ways to engage and connect with very broad audiences -- and yet it's still very much a mystery to many in bike advocacy, especially when it comes to successfully engaging women and youth. Participants will learn how the panelists individually, and collectively, are utilizing both new and traditional media tools to connect with women to become riders, advocates and leaders from specific case studies and the Pro Walk/Pro Bike: Pro Place debut of the upcoming Women Bike report on Marketing to Women.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will learn how to use the tools of social media
Participants will learn how to create a social media strategy
Participants will learn how to create an effective marketing strategy
Participants will learn how to create an effective media placement strategy
Presenter(s)
Presenter: Melissa Balmer Women on Bikes California/Pedal Love
Co-Presenter: Elly Blue Elly Blue Publishing
Co-Presenter: Barb Chamberlain Washington Bikes
Co-Presenter: Carolyn Szczepanski League of American Bicyclists
Title: Taking Pedestrian and Bicycle Counting Programs to the Next Level
Track: Connect
Format: 90 minute panel
Abstract: Panelists will provide practical guidance for pedestrian and bicycle counting programs based on findings from NCHRP Project 07-19, "Methods and Technologies for Collecting Pedestrian and Bicycle Volume Data."
Presenters:
Presenter: Robert Schneider University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Co-Presenter: RJ Eldridge Toole Design Group, LLC
Co-Presenter: Conor Semler Kittelson & Associates, Inc.
Where Do I Start? New Tools to Prioritize Investments in Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure
Track: Connect
Format: 90 minute panel
Abstract: Most communities have a laundry list of important bike/ped projects. This session will help you understand where to start and provide you with an objective and transparent process to shortlist priority projects. Learn from three expert practitioners and get your program going!
2015 Transportation Research Forum Webinar - Enabling Better Mobility Through...Sean Barbeau
A webinar discussing research conducted by the Center for Urban Transportation Research at the University of South Florida that focuses on using mobile apps to improve mobility on various modes of transportation.
Barbeau enabling better mobility through innovations for mobile devices - o...Sean Barbeau
Presented at the USDOT O
View the recording at http://youtu.be/aXFwVh-gDBc
Mobile phones are quickly reshaping our world. As of November 2014, 97 percent of US households have mobile phones, with the average household owning 5.2 connected mobile devices. Mobile app use on these devices is skyrocketing, with app usage up 76 percent in 2014. These apps can help us make better transportation choices by delivering the right information at the right time & location - from decreasing your wait time for public transportation, to letting you know about traffic incidents before you even leave for your destination, to helping transit riders with special needs get to and from jobs. However, developing new mobile technology that is smart, both in terms of delivering the information at the right moment and conserving limited resources such as battery life and data plans, is not always simple. Research conducted at universities has the potential to break through some of these challenges, which can result in improvements in mobility to everyone.
This presentation discusses the multi-disciplinary innovation process at the University of South Florida, including research funded by the National Center for Transit Research UTC and the Florida Department of Transportation, that has resulted in 14 U.S. patents on location-aware mobile technology and resulted in the deployment of real-world systems. Lessons learned, both during the research itself as well as the technology transfer process to real-world deployments, will be presented.
Facts and figures from CTIA.org
Improving the quality and cost effectiveness of multimodal travel behavior da...Sean Barbeau
Multimodal transportation such as transit, bike, walk, transportation network companies (TNCs) (e.g., Uber, Lyft), car share, and bike share are vital to supporting livable communities. However, current data collection techniques for multimodal travel behavior, including apps built specifically for travel behavior surveys, have limitations (e.g., significant negative impact on battery life, user acquisition) which prevent a better understanding of significant real-world challenges (e.g., multimodal traveler choices, relationships between travel behavior and health).
This webinar discusses the results of a recently completed research project funded by the National Center for Transit Research, “Improving the Quality and Cost Effectiveness of Multimodal Travel Behavior Data Collection”. In this project, the research team developed and deployed a proof-of-concept system to collect multimodal travel behavior data on an ongoing basis directly from users of a popular open-source mobile app for multi-modal information, OneBusAway (OBA). To overcome battery life challenges, the research team used the Android Activity Transition API, which leverages hardware advancements in modern mobile phones.
This webinar presents the technology used to implement this data collection tool, as well as the results of a pilot deployment to 676 beta testing users. Over 10 weeks, 74 users opted into the study without any incentive and contributed 65,582 trips. Key concerns discussed for data collection when conserving battery life include the timeliness and accuracy of data.
A webinar recording of this presentation can be found here:
https://www.cutr.usf.edu/2020/04/cutr-webinar-improving-the-quality-and-cost-effectiveness-of-multimodal/
The final report for this project can be downloaded at:
https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cutr_nctr/13/
Case Studies in Managing Traffic in a Developing Country with Privacy-Preserv...Biplav Srivastava
Simulation is known to be an effective technique to understand
and manage traffic in cities of developed countries. However, in developing countries, traffic management is lacking due to a wide diversity of vehicles on the road, their chaotic movement, little instrumentation to sense traffic state and limited funds to create IT and physical infrastructure to ameliorate the situation. Under these conditions, in this paper, we present our approach of using the Megaffic traffic simulator as a service to gain actionable insights for two use-cases and cities in India, a first. Our approach is general to be readily used in other use cases and cities; and our results give new insights: (a) using demographics data, traffic demand can be reduced if timings of government offices are altered in Delhi, (b) using a mobile company’s Call
Data Record (CDR) data to mine trajectories anonymously,
one can take effective traffic actions while organizing events
in Mumbai at local scale.
Title: Maximizing Biking and Walking Access to Transit
Track: Connect
Format: 90 minute panel
Abstract: Hear from agencies including King County Metro, Sound Transit, and TriMet about ways they have prioritized better walk and bike connections to transit. These investments can maximize transit ridership, especially important in an era of constrained transit funding, growing multi-modal transport demand, and transitioning land use patterns.
Presenters:
Presenter: Carol Cooper King County Metro Transit
Co-Presenter: Carrie Nielson Fehr & Peers
Co-Presenter: Jeff Owen TriMet
Co-Presenter: Janine Sawyer Sound Transit
Protected bike lanes have moved from foreign concept to best practice in U.S. design with remarkable speed (for the transportation world). This session will provide a fast paced overview of the spread of this innovation and the current state of the practice. Leaders of the Green Lane Project and our partners will cover the latest on designs, new research, best practices, analyze trends and share the best lessons from the Green Lane Project study tours.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to define and identify protected bike lanes.
Participants will access peer and professional guidance on how to build a protected bike lane.
Participants will state the pros and cons of building protected bike lanes.
Participants will identify sources for additional information on building protected bike lanes.
Presenter(s)
Presenter: Martha Roskowski PeopleForBikes
Co-Presenter: Linda Bailey NACTO
Co-Presenter: Dan Goodman Office of Human Environment, Livability Team, FHWA
As smart data gradually become mainline data for transportation planning, some obvious flaws in infrastructure decision making become apparent when comparing traditional static data and the dynamic nature of human travel. The static survey, a common source of transportation, encouraged to assign a greater portion of longer trips and predicting more road widening and highways. In reality, shorter trips are dominant in cities. Shared mobility options could provide options for shorter trips. These short trips should be properly corrected and assign in our infrastructure projections when travel demand modeling is developed. Smart data is paving the way to open the door of a new possibility towards shared multimodal cities.
Sustrans Scotland Raising the Standards Day 2017: Monitoring and EvaluationSustrans
Our research and monitoring unit specialists explain how they can help you get the data to answer the questions of what you should invest in to achieve active mobility, by understanding the impact of infrastructure and behaviour change programmes.
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Track: Prosper
Format: 90 minute panel
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New Tools for Estimating Walking and Bicycling Demand
1. New Tools for Estimating Walking and Bicycling Demand 9 September 2014
2. Practical Motivations for Estimating Demand
•How many people are on our trails?
Ray Irvin, Indy Parks Greenways, 1996
•Quality of data about “number of bicyclists and pedestrian by facility … is “poor” and the “priority for better data is “high”
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2000
•What traffic controls are needed at this intersection to protect cyclists and walkers?
Minneapolis Department of Public Works, 2010
3. What is Demand?
•“Pedestrian and bicycle activity” (NCHRP 770, p. 7)
•Willingness of people to walk or bike
–Expression of choice – presumed to maximize well-being
–Contingent on multiple factors (accessibility)
–Difficult to measure
•Measures – estimates – of pedestrian or bicycle volumes important for planning, investment, and other decisions
4. NCHRP 770 Tools for Estimating Demand
•Tour-Generation and Mode-Split Models
•GIS-Based Walk-Accessibility Models
•Enhancements to Trip Based Models
•Walk-Trip Generation and Flow Models
•Portland Pedestrian Model
•Facility Demand Models
–Route choice models
–Direct demand models*
5. Modeling Demand from Counts
•Bikes on streets; pedestrians on sidewalks (Hankey et al. 2012)
•Mixed-mode traffic on multiuse trails (Wang et al. 2013)
•Traffic volume is function of:
–neighborhood socio-demographics
–built environment (e.g., land use, jobs)
–transportation infrastructure
–weather
6. Bike & Ped Counts in Minneapolis
TLC and City of Minneapolis Count
Locations, 2007-2009
0 0.5 1 2 3 4
Miles
5
On-Street Bicycle Facility
Bike Lane, One-Way
Bike Lanes
Shared Lane
Off-Street Trail
Off-Street Bicycle Facility
None
Count Locations
Count Description
Method of
observation
Manual
Traffic observed
Cyclist - separate
Pedestrian - separate
Locations in
Minneapolis
On /off-street bike facilities
and no bike facilities
(n=259)
Period of observation 2007-2010
Number of
observations
436
Length of
observations
12-hour (n=43)
2-hour peak period
(n=352)
Other
Limitations Human error
7. Correlates of Bike & Pedestrian Traffic Hankey et al. 2012
Bicycle models*
Pedestrian models*
• % non-white (+)
• % college (+)
• HH income (-)
• LU mix (+)
• Distance to CBD (-)
• Precipitation (-)
• Arterial (+)
• On/Off-street (+)
• Year (+)
•% non-white (+)
• % college (+)
• Distance to water (-)
• Distance to CBD (-)
• Precipitation (-)
• Arterial (+)
• Collector (+)
*negative binomial regression; bold is significant at p=0.05
11. Correlates of Mixed Mode Trail Traffic
Variables
Expected Sign
Neighborhood Socio-demographic Characteristics
African American residents (%)
-
Residents with college degrees (%)
+
Population over 64 or below 6 (%)
-
Median household income. (1,000 dollars)
+
Neighborhood Built Environment
Population density (per square kilometer).
+
Weather Conditions
Recorded high temperature.(in Celsius)
+
Deviation from the 30-year normal temperature
+/-
Precipitation.(centimeters)
-
Average wind speed. (kph)
-
Temporal Dummies
Saturday or Sunday (equals 1, otherwise 0)
+
14. Estimating Performance Measures: AADT and Trail Miles Traveled in Minneapolis
Segment AADT
Mean
954
Median
750
Max
3,728
Min
39
•6 reference sites
•7 day short duration counts on each segment
> 28 million miles traveled on 80 mile trail network in 2013:
16. Facility Demand Models
•Require counts or other measures as inputs
•Useful for planning, understanding system
•Do not explain causation
•Have limitations (NCHRP 770):
–Need to include variables of interest
–Need to be calibrated
–Need to be validated
–Should not be not transferred
•Can be strengthened (NCHRP 770):
–Potential to cross-validate with choice models
17. Questions?
Acknowledgements:
MnDOT: Lisa Austin, Jasna Hadzic
Minneapolis DPW: Simon Blenski
Minneapolis Park Board: Ginger Cannon, Jennifer Ringold
Virginia Tech: Steve Hankey
USC: Xize Wang
For more information contact:
Greg Lindsey (linds301@umn.edu)
