Data from Spokes cycle and traffic counts
Since 2006 Spokes has been counting cyclists and other vehicles during the morning rush hour, in May and in November, on Lothian Road and at Forrest Road [very occasionally also on other routes or other types of survey].
Trends in Spokes traffic counts November 2006 to the present [xls 36k]
111115 Traffic Count – full data [xls 36k] Big jump in bike use – total bikes higher than any previous count including May counts! Bikes 8-9am up 12% on Nov 2010 and 15% on Nov 2009. Cars at lowest ever level, though drop partly due to Mound closure (as in Nov ’08 & ’09). Bikes now form 20% of all northbound 8-9am vehicles at our counting points. The Bike Station also did counts today – and found similar big rises in bike use.
110517 Traffic Count – full data [xls 36k] Comparison with May 2010 unreliable because Queensferry St shut for gas main work, with traffic diverting via Haymarket (& Forrest Rd)? Lothian Rd – big fall in motor traffic, lesser fall in bikes. Forrest Rd – cars up, bikes same as last year. Overall, bikes comprise 19.7% of 8-9am citybound vehicles, whilst 77% of citybound cars have only one occupant.
101116 Traffic Count – full data [xls 44k] Increased bike traffic for the 5th successive November. But, exactly as in May, whilst bike traffic rises at 3 count points, it falls in Forrest Rd heading towards Princes St – have the tramlines deterred some? Unlike May, private motor traffic rose substantially (but only significantly at the above location), resulting in a slight fall in bikes as a % of all traffic. On Nov 16 there was also a count at Fiveways Junction [pdf 135k], by the Bike Station.
100511 Traffic Count – full data [xls 20k] Increased overall bike traffic for the fourth May - very small increase this time, but against a background of continuing fall in cars, so the % of bikes continues to rise. Fall in Forrest Rd bike traffic towards Princes St – have the tramlines there deterred some? See May 11 news item for more comment.
091117 Traffic Count – full data [xls 20k] Increased bike traffic for the fourth November – very small increase this time, but against a background of continuing fall in cars, so the % of bikes continues to rise. Highest ever November bike % on any road, 23.9% northbound on Forrest Rd, but fall in bikes on Lothian Rd.
090512 Traffic Count – full data [xls 20k] (1) Continuing consistent high bike use, plus rise in numbers since last May at every point, though % fall in Lothian Rd due to more cars (2) Overall drop in motor traffic, with big Forrest Rd southbound car reduction (due to Mound closure?) but big rise on Lothian Rd (less traffic restrictions now at West End).
081118 Traffic Count – full data [xls 20k] (1) Continuing consistent high bike use, with overall rise since last Nov (2) Big Forrest Rd southbound car reduction (due to Mound closure?) along with rise in bikes and in car sharing.
080506 Traffic Count – full data [xls 21k] Continuing consistent high bike use, around 20% of all vehicles citybound 8-9am. Also counted single occupancy cars – around 75% of all cars!!
0712 Middle Meadow Walk cyclist questionnaire survey. Cyclists were stopped and asked if they would answer a few questions. MMW questionnaire [doc 18k] MMW Raw data [xls 28k] MMW Results graphs [doc 400k]
071120 Traffic Count – full data [xls 27k]
070515 Traffic Count – full data [xls 17K]
070515 Traffic Count – Press Release [rtf 24k]
061128 Traffic Count – full data [xls 75K]
061128 Traffic Count -Press Release [rtf 13k]