PSRC Bicycle & Pedestrian Work Program · 08/09/2020 · Task 2: Complete coding of bicycle and...
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PSRC Bicycle & Pedestrian Work Program Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee – September 8, 2020
Bicycle & Pedestrian Data Collection
Bicycle & Ped Data Collection
Policies/Regulations Inventory
Regional Bicycle & Ped Facility Inventory
Bicycle & Ped Count Data Inventory
In Progress
Goal: Obtain regionally consistent bicycle and pedestrian data sets.
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Complete
Regional Bicycle & Pedestrian Counts Inventory
Goal: Collect available bicycle and pedestrian count
data for use in PSRC travel modeling.
Benefits
• Improve analysis of pedestrian and bicycle travel in
the region.
• Learn more about local active transportation planning
and implementation.
Challenges
• Inconsistency in data format and years collected.
• Large quantity of data received.
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Counts Inventory Work Program
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ACTION PLAN:
Task 1: Collect jurisdictions’ bicycle and pedestrian count data.
Task 2: Initial coding of bicycle and pedestrian count data.
Task 3: Use count data to validate PSRC travel models.
Regional Bicycle & Pedestrian Counts Inventory
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Data Points
• Locations of count data
• Dates count data collected
• Average pedestrian and bicycle counts on weekdays from 6-8AM,
4-6PM, and/or daily
• Directionality of count data
Modeling Thresholds
• Count data collected on minor and principal arterials, and shared-
use paths
• Count data from 2018 or later
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Bicycle & Pedestrian Travel Modelling
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• Count data helps improve accuracy of PSRC
model for pedestrian and bicycle trips.
• Measure how travel changes over time.
• Test impacts of different future
scenarios.
• PSRC adjusts sensitivities of the model
based on:
• Preferences for different facility types
and topographies.
• Frequency of bicycle trips in different
areas.
Regional Pedestrian & Bicycle Facilities
Goal: Obtain regionally consistent pedestrian and
bicycle facility data sets.
Benefits
• Improve analysis of pedestrian and bicycle travel in
the region.
• Consistent evaluation of region-wide sidewalk and
bicycle facility connectivity needs.
• Learn more about local active transportation planning
and implementation.
Challenges
• Inconsistency in data format and years collected.
• Unclear definitions of facilities.
• Lack of data in some areas.7
Regional Facilities Work Program
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ACTION PLAN:
Task 1: Collect jurisdictions’ bicycle and pedestrian facility data.
Task 2: Complete coding of bicycle and pedestrian facility data.
Task 3: Request facility data feedback from jurisdictions using web map tool.
Regional Sidewalk Inventory
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Data Points
• Presence of sidewalks (Yes, No, or Partial)
• Direction of sidewalks
Thresholds
• All jurisdictions in PSRC region.
• All sidewalks that are on minor arterials and above.
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Regional Bicycle Facilities Inventory Update
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Data Points
• Presence of bicycle facilities (Yes, No, or Partial)
• Direction of bicycle facilities
• Type of bicycle facilities
Thresholds
• All jurisdictions in PSRC region.
• All bicycle facilities that are on minor arterials and
above.
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▪Marked bicycle lanes ▪ Marked shared lanes
▪ Protected bicycle lanes ▪ Paved/striped shoulders
▪ Buffered bicycle lanes ▪ Sidepaths
▪ Neighborhood greenways ▪ Shared use paths
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Facility Interactive Web Map Demo
Work Program Next Steps
Early Fall 2020:
• Create web map of bicycle and pedestrian facility data;
request feedback from jurisdictions
• Continue work on bicycle and pedestrian count data
inventory
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Late Fall 2020 & Beyond:
• Finalize bicycle and pedestrian facility inventory data
• Complete bicycle and pedestrian count data inventory
• Begin work on planned facilities inventory
• Begin 2022 RTP analysis using inventory data
Sarah Gutschow
(206) 587-4822
Kimberly Pearson
(206) 464-5833