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Melbourne Bicycle AccountCycling Census 2008
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Contents
Introduction rom CEO 3
About our Bicycle account 4
A cycle riendly city - the benets 4
Melbourne Bicycle Account Summary 4
Melbourne as a Cycle Friendly City 6
Accidents and Saety 6More cyclists than ever 8
Cycle Friendly Projects 9
Riding Frequency 10
On-Road Route Improvements 10
Sta/bike parking ratio 10
Bike parking in the city 11
Bike plan 2007-2011 11
Photography in the 2008 Melbourne Bicycle Account
In 2008, the City o Melbourne invited the Melbourne community to contribute photographs or use in thispublication. A wide range o photographs were received, and as many o these as possible have beenincluded in the 2008 Melbourne Bicycle Account.
The City o Melbourne thanks all cycling and photography enthusiasts who contributed their work.
Cover photo (competition winner): Narele Spangher
I you would like to receive new editions o the Melbourne Bicycle Account pleaseregister your email address by visiting: www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/bicycleaccountor call the City o Melbourne: +613 9658 9658.
City o Melbourne Bike Plan 2007-11: www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/bikeplan
Bicycle Victoria: www.bv.com.au
VicRoads Bicycle and Pedestrians:www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/BicyclesPedestrians
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CEO Introduction
The City o Melbourne is working towards becoming one o
the best cycling cities in the world a city where riding around
town is simply what people do.
Our City o Melbourne Bicycle Plan 2007-2011 identies many
o the benets o cycling. Travelling by bike is cheap, healthy
and environmentally responsible. It reduces congestion on
roads and reduces carbon emissions. For our time poorcommunity members, cycling is a way to t some regular
exercise into the day. Its a healthy activity amilies and riends
can do together.
For all these reasons, the City o Melbourne is working to
ensure Melbourne can reach its ull potential as a healthy and
vibrant cycling city.
O course, more needs to be done to achieve this goal. We
need to do more to shit our transport ocus away rom the
motor vehicle and towards the bicycle, while investment
in cycling inrastructure needs to increase at every level o
government. In 2008, were making progress, especially as thenumber o city commuter cyclists has more than doubled in
three years.
This Melbourne Bicycle Account is a great opportunity or all
o us to get a clear picture o cycling in our city, including its
benets and challenges.
The City o Melbourne hopes that other Victorian, Australian
and international cities will recognise the value o this
approach, and will be inspired to develop their own bicycle
accounts. I more cities participate, we can compare data and
identiy opportunities or collaboration and learning beyondour municipal boundaries.
Dr Kathy Alexander
CEO, City o Melbourne
Creating a bike city
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About our bicycle account
The City o Melbourne is committed to promoting andsupporting sustainable transport in the city. To ensure ouractions do promote and support the use o bicycles in the city,we need to measure cycling activity and t rends. Results showus what we do well and what we need to work on in the uture.
As with the 2007 version, the 2008 Melbourne Bicycle Accountincludes a summary o city cyclist behaviour, a snapshot o theCity o Melbournes actions in improving cyclist inrastructureand saety, as well as results rom the City o Melbourne andBicycle Victorias joint 2008 Melbourne Bikescope Survey.
Our rst bicycle account was released in 2007 and hasreceived great interest rom the Victorian community, as wellas rom around Australia and overseas. Our bicycle accountis based on the Copenhagen Bicycle Account, but has been
adapted to Melbournes cycling culture o Melbourne.
A cycle riendly city - the benets
Transport for all
Cycling is one o the most cost eective transport modes(beaten only by walking/running). Once the bike, lock andhelmet are purchased, the cost o maintaining and using abike is slight, especially when compared to motor car runningcosts.
Energy savings
Most people would agree that riding a bike saves on uel.However not everyone would realise the energy savings madethrough manuacturing bikes versus cars. The resources and
energy required to build a car are signicantly higher thanthose required to build a bicycle. So choosing a bike over acar saves resources at the time o purchase as well as while
youre on the road (or path).
Space savings
This table shows the amount o land required per personor dierent modes o transport.
Land is a highly valued asset in an urban environment.Bicycles take up less space so they can meet transport
needs with minimal impact on land availability/real estate.
Road space consumption per person
Source: Litman, T. (2008) Evaluating Transportation Land Use Patterns VictoriaTransport Policy Institute. pg. 12
Melbourne as a cycle riendly city
Cyclists have given the cycle-riendliness o the City oMelbourne a six out o 10 rating or the second year in a row.Given the number o survey participants doubled in 2008, thisis positive result.
However, given that cyclists in other cities around the world(such as Copenhagen) give their cities an eight out o 10 ratingor cycle-riendliness, the City o Melbourne acknowledges itstill has some work to do.
These survey results conrm that moreneeds to be done to improve saety and theconvenience o cycling in Melbourne. Theseresults are an excellent tool or advocacy in
this area.
Mode Speed (km/h) Standing/Parked (m2) Travelling (m2)
Pedestrian 5 0.5 1.8
Bicycle 15 1.8 4.6
Bus Passenger 50 1.8 7
Car (slow) 50 3.7 140
Car (ast) 100 3.7 460
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Ratings: 0 = strongly disagree 10 = strongly agree
Melbourne Bicycle Account
The 2008 Melbourne Bicycle Account survey asked
participants to rate aspects o cycling in Melbourne out o 10.
More than 4,000 cyclists participated in the 2008 survey double the number o participants in 2007. This in itsel is quite
an achievement, and highlights the keen interest our cyclists
have in helping Melbourne become a better city or cycling.
This table shows the average ratings Melbourne cyclists gave
to various elements o city cycling.
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Vicroads counter loop
Inbound bike rider numbers
Outbound bike rider numbers
Directional rider numbers
What city cyclists say about cycling in Melbourne Average rating
(out of 10)
Is the City o Melbourne a cycle riendly area?6 6
Do you eel sae riding your bike in the City o Melbourne?5 5
Do bike riders observe road rules?
6 6
Are cycling paths well designed?6 6
Are cycling paths well maintained?6 6
Are you happy with the amount and connectivity o the path network?5 5
Is the City o Melbourne doing a good job providing or riders?6 6
2008 2007
Super Tuesday Bike Count 2008
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Cyclist behaviour 2008 2007
Number o inbound cyclists on cycling arterials in morning peak:
Swanston Street, corner o LaTrobe Street 414 366
Albert Street, corner o Gisbourne Street 182 171
Footscray Road, corner o Docklands Drive 768 622
Princess Bridge 982 803
Canning Street, corner o Princess Street 690 654
Yarra River, North Bank, adjacent to Goschs Paddock 1108 940
Yarra River, South Bank adjacent to Alexandra Gardens 398 343
Overall cycling 2008 2007 2006
Bikes as a percentage o vehicles in the centralcity1 between 7am and 10am
9% 8% 4%
Cycling infrastructure and safety 2008 2007 2006
Pedestrian/cyclist shared lanes 66km 63km 61km
On-road cycle lane 51km 50km 47km
On-road green painted cycle lane 0.7km(20 locations)
0.5 km(15 locations)
0.3km(8 locations)
Copenhagen cycle lane 1km 1km 0km
Cycle track maintenance (AUD) $230,000 $230,000 $230,000
Cycling capital works (AUD) $2,300,000 $3,000,000 $2,390,000
On-street cycle parking spaces 1,450 1,330 1,220
Summary
The Melbourne Bicycle Account is published annually,reporting on three key aspects o cycling:
Cyclist behaviour
Overall cycling statistics
Cycling infrastructure and safety
This table is a summary o cycling in Melbourne in 2008,with 2007 gures provided or comparison.
1. Central city includes the central business district, Docklands, and Southbank.
2. 2008 gures show accidents/injuries between 1 January 2008 and 30 June 2008 only.
Sources:
Cyclist behaviour Bicycle Victoria Super Tuesday bike counts and Vic Roads
bicycle path loop counter data;
Overall cycling statistics City of Melbourne data;
Cyclists injured in road accidents in the City of Melbourne VicRoads CrashStats.
Calculating cycle crashes
The cycling crash statistics are calculated based onthe average number o cyclists travelling to the Cityo Melbourne. In March 2007, the average number ocyclists commuting into the city each day was 4,767.
With 168 accidents recorded in 2007, this averages outto 0.46 accidents per day. This means that 0.01 per cento all cyclists were involved in an accident in the City oMelbourne municipality during 2007.
This gure o 0.01 per cent o cyclists injured will be ourbaseline rom which to measure our uture success indecreasing cycling accidents in our municipality.
Accidents and Safety
The City o Melbourne is Victorias busiest municipality in
terms o cycling activity, with the number o cyclists on city
roads and paths increasing every year. Due to this high activity,
Melbourne also has a correspondingly signicant accident rate.
As the city continues to grow as a centre or employment and
recreation, accidents and injuries are likely to remain an issue.
The City o Melbourne is working to reduce areas o confict
between pedestrians, cyclists and motorists (such as
Swanston and Collins streets in the central city) to help
reduce accidents and injuries.
Imminent saety improvements or Swanston Street include
removing tour buses. A new CBD location or the buses
is currently being assessed and will be eective as o late
November 2008.
Changes in behaviour by pedestrians and cyclists could
make a huge dierence in improving accident/injury numbers.
Cyclists injured in road accidents
in the City of Melbourne
2008 2007 2006 2005
882 168 144 155
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More Cyclists than ever
The number o people riding into to the city in the mornings
has increased by 43% in the last year. According to recent
City o Melbourne trac surveys an average o 6,806
cyclists ride into the city between 7am 10am in 2008,
compared to 4,767 riding in the same morning peak period
in 2007.
Encouraging slower cycling and greater community awareness
o cycling as a normal transport mode will greatly infuence
how people interact on the street, and thereore improve on
street saety. In 2009 the City o Melbourne will develop a
series o saety messages aimed at reinorcing sae cycling
culture.
The City o Melbourne aims to decrease cycling accidents by a
minimum o 10 per cent every year, relative to the numbers o
cyclists.
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Bike parking at Lygon Court, Carlton
New bike racks have been installed outside Lygon Court on
Lygon Street, Carlton. Bike parking space demand is extremely
high in the area, given its proximity to cinemas, shopping andcaes/restaurants.
The City o Melbourne has responded to high demand by
handing two car parking bays over to cyclists. Seven bike
parking hoops have been installed in these specially modied
parking bays.
Space or two vehicles (cars) has been transormed into space
or 14 vehicles (bikes).
Rathdowne Street; a new kind of quality
In mid-2008, the cycling path along Rathdowne Street in
Carlton, between Victoria Street and Princes Street, was
upgraded as a high quality bike route.
The existing on-road bike lanes were treated with a green
surace colouring and vibra-line lane marking.
Vibra-line is commonly used on highways and reeways to alertmotorists through vibration i they start to drit o the road. On
Rathdowne Street, vibra-line lane markings will alert drivers and
cyclists alike i they move outside their respective road space.
The new lane markings also create an audible alert, working
in conjunction with visual markings and surace colouring to
reinorce the bike lanes presence.
With these new measures in place, Rathdowne Street has been
transormed into one o the citys highest quality cycling routes.
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City o Melbourne
Cycle Friendly Projects
The City o Melbourne is undertaking numerous cycle-riendly
projects during 2008-09, including:
Separate Bike Lanes
Albert Street, East Melbourne, between Nicholson and
Clarendon streets.
High Quality on-road Bike Lanes
Rathdowne Street, Carlton, between Victoria and Princess
streets.
Cycling and Pedestrian Bridge
Crossing Manningham Street, Parkville, linking the east and
west sections o the Capital City Trail.
Road Hazards Online
Creating an online road/path hazard reporting orm or cyclists.
Central City Bicycle Links
Strengthen existing bicycle links along La Trobe Street and
William Street.
Cycling Facilities
Review demand or bike parking in the central city (including
Southbank and Docklands) and assess potential locations as
bike parking/acility centres.Manningham Bridge Redevelopment
In 2008, the City o Melbourne began the construction o a new
cycle/pedestrian bridge at Manningham Street in Parkville. When
complete, the bridge will link the east and west sides o the CapitalCity Trail.
The bridge will allow cyclists and pedestrians to walk/ride saely
across Manningham Street, avoiding the trac below.
The new bridge will be completed in early 2009.
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Riding frequency
Between 2007 and 2008 riding requency patterns shitedslightly.
This graph shows slightly more people are riding their bikesone to three times per week, while slightly less people areriding daily.
On-Road Route Improvements
As part o the 2008 Melbourne Bikescope survey, participants
were asked to nominate one on-road route that needs
improvement.
More on-road routes were identied or improvement this year.
The routes most requently mentioned were:
St Kilda Road: Singled out as the most need o improvement,
more than 10 per cent o survey participants commented on
St Kilda Roads poor quality as a cycling route. The out-
bound lane has been highlighted as a serious issue as it has
deteriorated in quality ater construction work.
Central business district bike lanes: These eature requently
as areas or improvement. The need or a high quality east-
west route through the central business district is consistently
mentioned. Flinders Street needs attention (mentioned by ve
per cent o participants) as does Collins Street (mentioned by
three per cent o participants).
Swanston Street: This street was mentioned by ve per cent
o survey participants, down rom 10 per cent in 2007.
A urther decrease in cyclist concern is expected when touristbus parking is relocated in November 2008. However, as this
strip remains a ocal point or pedestrian, tram and bicycle
activity in the city, sae and slow cycling will be continually
encouraged.
Staff/bike parking ratios
Our survey ound that many large organisations do
not oer an adequate number o bike parking spaces
to employees. With 60 per cent o survey participants
working in organisations with more than 100 sta,
40 per cent o these worked at locations with less
than 10 bike parking spaces.
In 2009, the Transport Management Association(made up o business, state and local government
representatives) will audit the availability o end-o-trip
acilities or cyclists in the central business district,
Docklands and Southbank. Audit results will identiy
any shortalls in bike parking and end-o-trip acilities,
and will help the City o Melbourne develop a targeted
response to improve current standards o cycling
acilities or commuters.
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Bike parking in the city
As part o the 2008 Melbourne Bikescope survey,
participants were asked where they park their bikes
in the city. Responses included:
50 per cent said they parked their bikes in off-street
private bike parking acilities (such as their workplace)
20 per cent locked their bike to street furniture
17 per cent locked their bikes to City of Melbourne
bike hoops located around the city.
This year, our survey asked about the cyclist acilities
available to those who park their bike at work.
More than 25 per cent said there was not adequate
bike parking at their workplace.
Most (82 per cent) have access to showers
Only 50 per cent have access to a locker.
Bike plan 2007-2011
This Melbourne Bike Account 2008 Cycling Census 2008
has been developed as part o the City o Melbourne Bicycle
Plan 2007-2001.
Our bicycle plan lists all the actions we will achieve each year
to 2011, with the mission o making Melbourne a rst class
cycling city.
By 2011, the City o Melbourne aims to ensure our
municipality oers:
well signed paths and roads that alert cyclists to potential
hazards and provide directions
secure storage and parking facilities, conveniently placed
or cyclists;
safe paths and roads that are separated from motor
vehicles wherever possible
a municipal bicycle network, connected by a range of on-
road and o-road paths that is also connected to roads and
paths in the broader metropolitan area.
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For more inormation on Bikescope,please visit www.bikescope.com.au
Do you have a question or the City oMelbourne? Call and speak to us.
City o MelbourneOctober 2008GPO Box 1603MMelbourne Victoria 3001
Hotline (03) 9658 9658TTY (03) 9658 9461Please provide any eedback towww.melbourne.vic.gov.au/contactuswww.melbourne.vic.gov.au
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