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New Orleans Pedestrian and Bicycle Count Report, 2015 New Orleans Pedestrian and Bicycle Count Report, 2015 Final Report Prepared for: Regional Planning Commission for Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Tammany, and Tangipahoa Parishes and the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Prepared by: Pedestrian Bicycle Resource Initiative, Merritt C. Becker, Jr. University of New Orleans Transportation Institute Principal Author: Tara Tolford, MURP, AICP December 2015 New Orleans, LA A Project of: The Regional Planning Commission, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, and the University of New Orleans. State Purchase Order No. 2000053176 RPC Contract No. NBP5-PBRI Disclaimer: Protection of Data from Discovery & Admission into Evidence 23 U.S.C. 148(h)(4) states “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, re- ports, surveys, schedules, lists, or data compiled or collected for any purpose All Greater New Orleans Pedestrian and Bicycle Program relating to this section [HSIP], shall not be subject to discovery or admitted into evidence in a Federal or State court proceeding or considered for other reports can be found at: purposes in any action for damages arising from any occurrence at a loca- www.norpc.org tion identified or addressed in the reports, surveys, schedules, lists, or other data.” or www.pbriLA.org 23 U.S.C. 409 states “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, reports, The preparation of this report has been financed in part by the surveys, schedules, lists, or data compiled or collected for the purpose of Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Highway identifying, evaluating, or planning the safety enhancement of potential Safety Department accident sites, hazardous roadway conditions, or railway-highway crossings, pursuant to sections 130, 144, and 148 of this title or for the purpose of de- veloping any highway safety construction improvement project which may be implemented utilizing Federal-aid highway funds shall not be subject to discovery or admitted into evidence in a Federal or State court proceeding or considered for other purposes in any action for damages arising from any occurrence at a location mentioned or addressed in such reports, surveys, schedules, lists, or data.” RPC is not responsible for any errors arising from any use of or alterations made to the data nor is it responsible for third party data analysis used to generate this document. There is no guarantee or warranty concerning the accuracy or evaluation of the data. Users should not use this data for critical applications without a full awareness of its limitations. New Orleans Pedestrian and Bicycle Count Report, 2015 i Contents 4.3 Short-Term Electronic Trail Counts...............................................................70 4.3.1 Woldenberg Park...................................................................................70 List of Tables ............................................................................................... ....................ii 4.3.2 Mississipi River Trail - Algiers Point..................................................72 List of Figures.. .............................................................................................................iii 4.3.3 Wisner Trail...............................................................................................72 Acknowledgements. ..................................................................................................iv 4.4. Baronne Street Pilot Bike Lane: Bicycle and Pedestrian Usage Executive Summary..........................................................................................................1 and Observations.............................................................................................75 1.0 Introduction..................................................................................................................5 4.4.1 Pre-Installation Bicycle Data Collection.........................................75 1.1 Growth of New Orleans' Bicycle Facility Network, 2005-2015............7 4.4.2 Post-Installation Bicycle Data Collection.......................................76 1.2 Count Location Selection .............................................................................12 4.4.3 Change in Bicycle Activity Following Bike lane 2.0 Methodology..............................................................................................................17 Installation...............................................................................................77 2.1 Manual Counts.......................................................................................................17 4.4.4 Pedestrian Activity.................................................................................80 2.2 Electronic Counts................................................................................................19 4.4.5 Manual Count Observations ............................................................80 3.0 Manual Count Findings...........................................................................................21 5.0 State, Regional, and National Context: Comparing Commuter 3.1 Observed Count Totals: Existing Count Locations..................................21 Mode Share and the Gender Split for Pedestrians and Bicyclists.............83 3.2 Estimated Daily Traffic: Existing Manual Count Locations...................28 5.1 Bicycle Commuting in New Orleans............................................................83 3.3 Observed Count Totals and EDT: New Count Locations.......................32 5.2 Pedestrian Commuting in New Orleans.....................................................87 3.4 Commuting Patterns near Manual Count Locations.............................36 6.0 Conclusions.................................................................................................................93 3.5 Estimating Active Transportation Mode Share........................................41 6.1 Bicycle Activity in New Orleans........................................................................93 3.6 Demographic and Behavioral Characteristics of Users.........................42 6.2 Pedestrian Activity in New Orleans.................................................................94 3.6.1 Gender.......................................................................................................42 6.3 Electronic Pedestrian and Bicycle Monitoring............................................95 3.6.2 Race............................................................................................................46 6.4 Evaluating Active Transportation in New Orleans: Policy 3.6.3 Age.............................................................................................................46 Implications and Next Steps..........................................................................96 3.6.4 Helmet Use..............................................................................................47 Appendices..........................................................................................................99 3.6.5 Travel Orientation..................................................................................48 Appendix A: Bicycle Facility Network Maps, 2005-2015.................100 3.7 Impact of Bicycle Facilities on Ridership and Behavior.........................49 Appendix B: 2015 Manual Count Site Characteristics......................112 4.0 Electronic Count Data.............................................................................................55 Appendix C: Manual Count Observation Protocol............................114 4.1 Jefferson Davis Trail, 2010-2015....................................................................55 Appendix D: Manual Count Observation Recording Templates...116 4.1.1 Observed Traffic Volumes and Change..........................................55 Appendix E: Manual Count Weather Data............................................118 4.1.2 Trail Use Distribution ...........................................................................58 Appendix F: PBRI EDT Extrapolation Methodology...........................122 4.1.3 Meteorological Variables and Traffic Volume..............................60 Appendix G: NBPD Project Count Adjustment Detail......................123 4.2 Tammany Trace, 2014-2015............................................................................65 Appendix H: Electronic and Manual Count EDT Extrapolation 4.2.1 Observed Traffic Volumes....................................................................65 Comparison and Evaluation ...........................................127 4.2.2. Trail Use Distribution............................................................................65 Appendix I: Additional Data Tables - Manual Counts.......................130 4.2.3 Meteorological Variables and Traffic Volume..............................68 Appendix J: Additional Data Tables - Electronic Counts..................142 December 2015 ii Pedestrian Bicycle Resource Initiative (PBRI) List of Tables Table 1: 2015 Manual Count Site Locations...........................................................…14 Table 26: User Volumes, Tammany Trace v. Jefferson Davis Parkway Trail.............65 Table 2: 2014-2015 Electronic Count Site Locations…............................................16 Table 27: Tammany Trace User Volumes by Month…..............................................66 Table 3: Observed Bicyclist Volumes, 2010-2015 Count Locations…...................24
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