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Page 8 <br /> <br />Pedestrian & Bicycle Trends <br />Collisions involving pedestrians and bicyclists are examined separately from vehicle collisions as these <br />are the most vulnerable users of the transportation network. Due to the low number of pedestrians and <br />bicycle collisions, the collision analysis spans a three-year period 4. Pedestrian collisions decreased by <br />two and bicycle collisions increased by two this period. There were 30 collisions involving pedestrians <br />and 87 bicycle collisions over the three-year period (there were 32 pedestrian and 85 bicycle collisions <br />in the previous three-year period5). <br />Twenty-seven of the 87 bicycle collisions were “solo” bicycle collisions (a bicyclist crashing without <br />another party involved)6. The percentage of “solo” bike collisions increased compared to the previous <br />three-year period. (31% this period compared to 26% the previous period). <br />Citywide traffic counts were conducted at 153 intersections <br />in both 2019 and 2022. Vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian <br />volumes were recorded during the morning and evening <br />peak travel times. This data was used to calculate changes <br />from 2019 to 2022 in bicycle use (10% increase in the <br />morning and 16% decrease in the evening) and changes in <br />pedestrian activity (12% decrease in the morning and 13% <br />decrease in the evening). Pedestrian and bicycle volumes <br />are trending closer to the 2017 counts. The exception being <br />the morning bicycle volumes, which are continuing to <br />increase. <br />The percentage of bicyclists and pedestrians compared to <br />vehicles was calculated and both the bicycle and pedestrian <br />percentages increased from 2019 to 2022. The percentage <br />of bicyclists increased from 0.57% to 0.77% in the morning <br />and 0.35% to 0.40% in the evening7. This increase is on top <br />of the previous increases in bicyclists seen when we <br />compared 2015 to 2017 and 2017 to 2019. Pedestrian <br />percentages have shown a similar trend. The latest <br />percentage increases (even with the total amount of <br />bicyclists and pedestrians decreasing overall) is due to the <br />reduced number of vehicles on the road. <br />The next city-wide traffic counts are scheduled for spring <br />2023. <br /> <br />4 The current three-year period is 12/1/2019 to 11/30/2022 <br />5 The previous three-year period is 12/1/2018 to 11/30/2021 <br />6 “Solo” bicycles collisions are the result of a bicyclist falling off the bicycle for various reasons (medical, not paying attention, <br />hitting an object, roadway conditions, etc.) <br />7 Total bicyclists were divided by total of vehicles for 153 intersections to calculate bicycle usage percentages. <br />0.00% <br />0.20% <br />0.40% <br />0.60% <br />0.80% <br />1.00% <br />AM PM <br />Bicycle Percentage <br />2017 2019 2022 <br />+8% <br />-7% <br />0 <br />2000 <br />4000 <br />6000 <br />8000 <br />10000 <br />12000 <br />Bicycles Pedestrians <br />Overall Bicycle and <br />Pedestrain Volumes <br />2019 2022 <br />-1% <br />-12% <br />0 <br />2000 <br />4000 <br />6000 <br />8000 <br />Bicycles Pedestrians <br />Overall Bicycle and <br />Pedestrain Volumes <br />(AM and PM only) <br />2019 2022 <br />+10% <br />-16% <br />-12% <br />-13% <br />0 <br />1000 <br />2000 <br />3000 <br />4000 <br />5000 <br />2017 2019 2022 <br />Bicycle and Pedestrian <br />Volumes <br />Bicycle AM Bicycle PM <br />Pedestrian AM Pedestrian PM