PORTLAND BICYCLE COUNT REPORT 2012

May 2013

PORTLAND BICYCLE COUNT REPORT 2012

Introduction

Each year since the early 1990s, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has counted bicycle trips at

various locations throughout the city. The majority of these counts have been conducted manually by volunteer

counters and city staff standing at street corners and on bridges during the two‐hour rush (“peak period”)

counting bicycles that pass. In addition to the overall number of trips, PBOT also records the gender of each

person and whether they are wearing a helmet. Most counts are still conducted in this manner, though in the

early 2000s PBOT added a number of 24‐hour automated "hose" counts (pressure‐sensitive pneumatic hoses) on

some bridges and trails. These counts, while they do not record gender or helmet use, provide a more precise

record of the ebb and flow of bicycle traffic over 24‐hour periods. In August of 2012 PBOT, in conjunction with

Multnomah County, added an automated 24‐hour bicycle counter to the deck of the Hawthorne Bridge. This

counter, known as a “bike barometer” records bicycle activity every day and around the clock.

Prior to 2008 the majority of counts were concentrated in close‐in neighborhoods and the Central City.

Beginning in 2008, the city placed an emphasis on increasing the total number of counts citywide, with a

particular focus on locations in Southwest and East Portland (east of I‐205). Each year since PBOT has expanded

the number of counted locations, from 121 locations in 2008 to 216 in 2012, the highest number of locations

Summary of the 2012 Bicycle Count: Bicycle use in Portland continued its two decade long upward trend. 2012 bicycle counts showed a citywide 3.3 percent annual growth compared to the same locations counted in 2011.

Bicycle counts showed a oneyear decline in both NW and SW Portland. Bicycle traffic on Portland’s five principal bicyclefriendly bridges (Broadway, Steel, Burnside, Morrison and Hawthorne bridges) showed the highest number of bicycle trips since annual counts

began in 2000/2001.

Of 216 locations counted, 69 (32 percent) had daily bicycle traffic of more than 1000 trips. Since the 2000/2001 counts, the overall trend in bicycle traffic was up 211 percent; more than a tripling in use.

Helmet use remained at historic high levels, with 80 percent of all people wearing their helmet. Helmet use is highest in SW Portland (90 percent) and North Portland (83 percent) and lowest in

East Portland (63 percent). Helmet use in 2012 continued to be more prevalent among female riders

(86 percent) than for male riders (77 percent).

Female riders represented 31 percent of bicyclists citywide, remaining essentially unchanged since 2003.

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counted since the volunteer count program began. Altogether, volunteers manually counted more than 38,500

bicycle trips, representing more than 190,000 daily bicycle trips.1

Annual bicycle counts constitute one of the City’s three principal means of assessing progress in its efforts to

make the bicycle an integral part of daily life in Portland.2 This report identifies the key findings from the latest

round of bicycle counts conducted between July 20 and September 30, 2012. The report also provides graphical

representation of the data and includes a staff analysis.

The 2012 count demonstrates a continuation of the two‐decade upward trend of bicycle use in Portland. Of 150

locations that were counted in both 2011 and 2012 (including four of the bicycle‐friendly Willamette River

bridges and trails), 67 locations showed a decrease compared to 2011 while 79 locations showed an increase

(and four locations showed no change). Overall, bicycle use increased approximately three percent compared to

2011. Helmet use has remained at 80 percent usage, which was the same in 2011. The split of male to female

cyclists also remained essentially steady since 2003, with 69 percent of cyclists identified as male.

All the data discussed in this portion of the report is displayed graphically in the appendix.

Highlights

Bicycle‐Friendly Willamette River Bridge Counts

Portland added a fifth bridge to the roster of bicycle‐friendly downtown bridges: The Morrison Bridge. 2012 was

the first year that the bridge pathway was open for traffic during the spring, summer and fall.

Combined traffic on the five bicycle‐friendly bridges totaled 18,794 in the summer of 2012, just under three

percent higher than in 2011.

The Hawthorne and

Broadway bridges showed

growth in use while the Steel

and Burnside showed declines

in use compared to 2011.

Non‐Bridge Counts

Volunteers and staff manually

counted 214 locations city

wide. Unlike the automated

counts, these manual counts

provide data about gender

and helmet use.

1 The two‐hour peak period counts are multiplied by five to provide an estimate of total daily bicycle traffic at each counted location This is a standard traffic engineering rule of thumb. Its accuracy is borne out by our 24‐hour automated counts. 2 The other two means include data from the US Department of Commerce (either the annual American Community Survey or the decennial US Census), and the annual resident survey conducted by the City Auditor’s Office.

2012 Non-Bridge Bicycle Counts Compared with Prior Years

DISTRICT/ LOCATION

% CHANGE SINCE 2000/01

BASED ON # LOCATIONS

% CHANGE SINCE 2011

BASED ON # LOCATIONS

Citywide Total 211% 32 3.3% 146 Central City (west side) 209% 6 0.1% 18

North 285% 5 8.5% 19

Northeast 143% 6 9.3% 24

Southeast 242% 7 3.0% 25

East Na Na 11.0% 21

Northwest 148% 4 -5.7% 9 Southwest (excluding Central City)

139% 4 -6.6% 30


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Citywide Manual Counts

Since 2000/2001, every district in the City has seen consistent and significant growth in bicycle use. The largest

gains have been made in North and Southeast Portland. In every district of the city with data from 2000 bicycle

activity has either more than doubled or more

than tripled.

For the first time the one‐year comparison showed

significant declines in bicycle use in Northwest and

residential Southwest Portland. East, North and

Northeast Portland showed strong increases.

Helmet Use

Helmet use in Portland has been trending steadily

upward since the early 1990s. In 1992 only 44

percent of Portland cyclists used a helmet. Helmet

use has been at or near 80 percent since 2008.

Helmet use is highest in Southwest Portland at 90 percent and lowest in East Portland at 63 percent. Though

lowest, helmet use in East Portland showed the highest one‐year growth.

As has been the case in every year since 1992, women wear helmets at a higher rate than do men. In 2012

approximately 86 percent of female riders wore helmets compared to 76 percent of men.

Gender Split

Because cities with high bicycle mode shares typically achieve a balance between male and female ridership,

gender parity is considered an important indicator of success in creating safe, comfortable and attractive

conditions for bicycling. Women represented 31.4 percent of all bicyclists counted during Portland’s summer

2012 counts. That percentage has varied only

incrementally since 2003.

Depending on location of the City, the district‐

wide proportion of women riders fluctuated

between 25 percent and 35 percent. The

highest proportion of women riding bicycles

was observed in Inner Northeast Portland and

the lowest was in East Portland. There was little

change in proportion of female riders compared

to 2011, though growth was greatest in East

Portland.

2012 Compared with 2011: Helmet Use

DISTRICT/ LOCATION % 2011 % 2012 CHANGE IN % POINTS

Citywide Total 80% 80% 0

Central City (west side) 81% 83% 2

North 84% 83% -1

Northeast 79% 79% 0

Southeast 77% 79% 2

East 58% 63% 5

Northwest 77% 80% 3 Southwest (excluding Central City) 90% 90% 0

Percentage of Bicyclists Identified as Female

DISTRICT/ LOCATION % 2011 % 2012 CHANGE IN % POINTS

Citywide Total 31.4% 31.4% 0.0

Central City (west side) 31.1% 30.8% -0.3

North 34.6% 34.8% 0.2

Northeast 35.4% 35.4% 0.0

Southeast 32.2% 31.2% -1.0

East 19.3% 21.1% 1.8

Northwest 32.0% 31.2% -0.8 Southwest (excluding Central City) 23.6% 24.8% 0.8


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The proportion of women riders at individual

locations ranged from a low of 9 percent at East

Burnside & 122nd Avenue to a high of 43

percent at several locations.

Year‐Round Counts

The best indication of seasonal bicycling activity

is provided by the daily totals recorded

throughout the year on the Hawthorne Bridge.

The first figure in the Appendix shows the

counts collected in 2012 on the Hawthorne

Bridge compared to summer time peak counts

from 2009, 2007, 2005 and 2003. While the

graph demonstrates the drop in bicycle use

associated with the seasons, it also

demonstrates that winter bicycle use in 2012

was generally higher than were the

summertime peaks from 2005.

Crash Data

The City of Portland reports an indexed bicycle

crash rate based on the reported number of

crashes and the number of daily bicycle trips

across four of the central Willamette River

bridges. A chart displaying the change in that

rate over time is included in this report.

Beginning in 2008, in response to the city’s Community Policing Agreement with the Police Bureau , the Bicycle

Transportation Alliance and the Willamette Pedestrian Coalition, the Police Bureau amended their procedures

for reporting crashes, resulting in more of the crashes involving a bicycle being reported. This increase does not

necessarily represent a real increase the number of overall bicycle‐involved crashes. The elevation may simply

have occurred because fewer crashes are going unreported. Because of this lowered threshold for reporting,

reported bicycle crashes no longer offer an “apples to apples” comparison to bicycle crashes reported prior to

2008.

Reported bicycle crashes declined in 2011 (the last full year for which data is available) for the first time since

2007.

2012 Locations with Highest and Lowest Share of Female Cyclists*

RANK LOCATION % TRIPS BY WOMEN

TOTAL DAILY TRIPS

1 NE Broadway & 7th 43% 1,530

2 NE Hancock & 47th 43% 680

3 SE Spokane & 15th 43% 675

4 SW Moody & Gibbs 43% 1,890

5 NE Morris & 7th 42% 880

6 SW Moody & River Parkway 42% 2,005

7 N Michigan & Rosa Parks 42% 550

8 N Vancouver & Ainsworth 42% 1,160

9 N Vancouver & Going 41% 3,225

10 N Vancouver & Russell 41% 5,160 …

161 NE 1-205 path and Airport Wy O’pass 16% 455

162 SW Multnomah & 45th 16% 405

163 NE 102nd & Pacific 16% 250

164 NE Halsey & 122nd 16% 380

165 SW Jackson & 6th 15% 485

166 N Union Path at I-5 ramp 15% 580

167 NE Maywood Pl & I-205 path 14% 295

168 N Fessenden & Peninsula Xing Trail 11% 350

169 SW Barbur Blvd & Capitol Hwy 10% 290

170 E Burnside & 122nd 9% 400

*minimum 50 people counted during 2-hour peak


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Census Data

This year’s count report includes maps showing bicycle commuting from US Census data in 1990 and 2000 as

well as data from the US Census American Community Survey, which report census‐tract level data in rolling

five‐year averages. These maps show the progression in bicycle use in Portland over this period.

The red circle on the maps displays a four‐mile radius centered on the Burnside Bridge.


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APPENDIX: GRAPHS AND CHARTS Graphs

Daily Hawthorne Bridge Counts

Summer Bicycle Traffic (5 Central City Bicycle Bridges)

Bicycle Traffic across Five Main Portland Bicycle Bridges Juxtaposed with Bikeway Miles

Bicycle Traffic at City Count Locations: Bridge and Non-Bridge Traffic

Changes in Bicycle Traffic Bride and Non-Bridge Locations 2012 Annual Growth in Bicycle Traffic Bridge and Non-Bridge Locations 2007-2012 Annual Growth in Bicycle Traffic City Districts 2007-2012 Daily Bicycle Counts by Section of City SE Portland North Portland East Portland NE Portland West Portland (Central City) Southwest Portland (not including Central City) Northwest Portland (not including Central City) Greenways

City of Portland Bicycle Counts by Year by Gender

City of Portland Bicycle Counts by Sector 2012 by Gender

City of Portland Bicycle Counts by Year by Helmet Use

City of Portland Bicycle Counts by Sector 2012 by Helmet Use

City of Portland Bicycle Counts by Sector 2012 by Gender and Helmet Use

Combined Bicycle Traffic over Five Main Portland Bicycle Bridges Juxtaposed with Bicycle Crashes

Maps

2012 Bicycle Count Locations by Daily Bicycle Traffic

2012 Bicycle Count Locations by Percentage of Women

2012 Bicycle Count Locations by Percentage of Helmet Use

Portland Oregon Bicycle Commute Mode Split by Census Tract

1990 US Census

2000 US Census

2005-2009 ACS

2006-2010 ACS

2007-2011 ACS

Daily Hawthorne Bridge CountsJanuary 1 2012-December 31 2012

source: Portland Bureau of Transportation

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Daily by month

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

4,000

4,500

5,000

5,500

6,000

6,500

7,000

7,500

8,000

8,500

9,000Bicycle Trips

Weekday Weekend

2009 peak use: 7,063

2007 peak use: 6,423

2003 peak use: 4,055

2005 peak use: 4,829

Summer Bicycle Traffic5 Central City Bicycle Bridges**

Based on either 24-hour hose counts or extrapolated from 4-6 pm counts

2,8553,560

3,885 3,8303,257

4,5305,225

5,690 5,910 6,020

7,6248,250 8,563 8,875

10,192

12,046

14,563

16,711

15,749

17,57618,257

18,794

Before 19921992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Year

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

8,000

9,000

10,000

11,000

12,000

13,000

14,000

15,000

16,000

17,000

18,000

19,000Daily Bicycle Trips

Burnside

Broadway

Steel

Hawthorne

Morrison

Burnside 740 1,075 1,010 980 620 1,065 1,375 905 920 1,080 965 965 965 965 1,170 1,260 1,325 2,035 1,760 1,865 2,175 2,055

Broadway 495 755 735 690 527 950 1,205 1,854 1,476 1,405 1,680 1,712 1,683 * 2,081 2,856 3,872 4,315 3,825 5,291 4,335 4,432

Steel 230 230 220 220 200 350 475 460 360 410 1,250 1,891 1,860 3,482 2,112 2,373 2,943 2,982 3,101 3,287 3,703 3,311

Hawthorne 1,390 1,500 1,920 1,940 1,910 2,165 2,170 2,471 3,154 3,125 3,729 3,682 4,055 4,428 4,829 5,557 6,423 7,379 7,063 7,133 8,044 8,136

Morrison 860

* Broadway Bridge closed for construction during time of count.** 2012 was the first year that the Morrison Birdge bikeway was open all summer to bicycle traffic.

Bicycle Traffic across Five Main Portland Bicycle Bridges Juxtaposed with Bikeway Miles

Extrapolated from peak period counts

1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Year

0

2,500

5,000

7,500

10,000

12,500

15,000

17,500

20,000Cyclists per Day

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450Bikeway Miles

Bridge Bicycle TrafficBikeway Miles

Bridge Bicycle Traffic 2,850 3,555 3,885 3,830 3,207 4,520 5,225 5,690 5,910 6,015 7,686 8,250 8,562 8,875 10,192 12,046 14,563 16,711 15,749 17,576 18,257 18,794Bikeway Miles 79 84.5 87 104 114 144 167 183 214 222.5 236 253 256 262 265.5 269 272 274 281 299 307 328

Bicycle Traffic at City Count LocationsBridge and Non-Bridge Traffic

Based on 24-hour hose counts or extrapolated from peak period counts

1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Year

0

2,500

5,000

7,500

10,000

12,500

15,000

17,500

20,000Bridge Bicycle Traffic

0

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000Non-Bridge Bicycle Traffic

Bridge Bicycle TrafficNon-Bridge Traffic(based on 32 locations city-wide)

Bridge Bicycle Traffic 2,850 3,555 3,885 3,830 3,207 4,520 5,225 5,690 5,910 6,015 7,686 8,250 8,562 8,875 10,19212,04614,56316,71115,74917,57618,25718,794Non-Bridge Traffic

(based on 32 locations city-wide)25,82030,56041,73038,08540,96543,03044,640

Changes in Bicycle Traffic

Based on manual and automated bicycle counts*used the higher of data available 2000/2001

3.2%

211%

2.9%

212%

3.3%

211%

One-Year Change (since 2011) Change since 2000/2001*0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

120%

140%

160%

180%

200%

220%

240%

% c

han

ge

Non-Bridge Locations

Bridges (Hawthorne, Burnside, Steel & Broadway)

Combined Bridge & Non-Bridge

Based on counts from 32 locations city-wide

Based on counts from 146 locations city-wide

ridge

bridge

brid

ge

non

-bri

dge

combined

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Bridge and Non-Bridge Locations 2012

non-bridge

Annual Growth in Bicycle Traffic

Based on manual and automated bicycle counts

32%

-4.6%

6.8% 6.8%

3.3%

15%

-5.8%

11.6%

3.9% 2.9%

28%

-4.8%

7.6%6.4%

3.2%

2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

-10%

% c

han

ge

Non-Bridge Locations

Bridges (Hawthorne, Burnside, Steel & Broadway)

Combined Bridge & Non-Bridge

ridge

Bridge and Non-Bridge Locations 2007-2012

Annual Growth in Bicycle Traffic

Based on manual and automated bicycle counts

22%

1.5%

6.3%

3%0.1%

41%

-8%

7%

11%8.5%

32%

-7%

7.5%

16%

9.3%

35%

-2%

2.9% 2.5% 3%

32%

3.5%

9.5%

18%

11%

28%

-8.5%

2%

7%

-5.7%

23%

-11.5%

19%

3%

-6.6%

2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012

0%

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50%

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Central City North Portland Northeast Portland

Southeast Portland East Portland Northwest Portland

Southwest Portland

ridge

City Districts 2007-2012

Daily Bicycle Traffic Inner SE Portland2012 Counts Compared to Previous Years

Based on either 24-hour hose counts or extrapolated from 2-hour peak counts

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SE Clin

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SE Um

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SE Glad

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SE Woo

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1,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,7503,0003,2503,5003,7504,000

Daily Bicycle Trips

prior to 2000 2000 2001 2002

2003 2004 2005 2006

2007 2008 2009 2010

2011 2012*Counted at NW corner of circle, compared to counts at SE corner in the years prior to 2008.

Daily Bicycle Traffic North Portland2012 Counts Compared to Previous Years

Extrapolated from 2-hour peak counts

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2,000

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2,750

3,000

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3,500

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prior to 2000 2000 2001

2003 2004 2006

2007 2008 2009

2010 2011 2012

Daily Bicycle Traffic East Portland2012 Counts Compared to Previous Years

Based on either 24-hour hose counts or extrapolated from 2-hour peak counts

SE Spr

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SE Spr

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SE Holg

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250

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1,000

1,250

1,500

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2,000

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2,500

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3,000

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3,500

3,750


prior to 2000 2006

2007 2008

2009 2010

2011 2012

Daily Bicycle Traffic Inner NE Portland2012 Counts Compared to Previous Years

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NE Irvin

g & 1

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NE Goin

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NE Tilla

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NE Dav

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NE Weid

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NE Mor

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7th

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& 7

4th

NE Goin

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7th

NE Weid

ler &

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NE Mult

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NE Klic

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& 2

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g & 2

1st

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4th

NE Holm

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27t

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& 72n

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NE Killi

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& C

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72n

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NE Cou

ch &

6th

NE Klic

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& 3

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NE Han

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& 4

7th

E Bur

nside

& N

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7th

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NE Por

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Location

0

250

500

750

1,000

1,250

1,500

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2,000

2,250

2,500

2,750

3,000

3,250

3,500

3,750


prior to 2000 2000 2001 2003 2004

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010 2011 2012Extrapolated from 2-hour peak counts

Daily Bicycle Traffic West Portland (Central City)2012 Counts Compared to Previous Years

SW W

ater

front

Par

k & M

orris

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y

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SW B

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SW N

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SW R

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SW Je

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SW B

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SW P

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SW S

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SW M

ain &

9th

SW S

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& 1

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SW B

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SW 6

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SW P

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SW T

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SW S

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SW O

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1,7502,0002,250

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3,0003,2503,500

3,7504,000

Daily Bicycle Trips

prior to 2000 2000 2001

2002 2004 2005

2006 2007 2008

2009 2010 2011

2012Extrapolated from 2-hour peak counts

Daily Bicycle Traffic Southwest Portland (not incl. Central City)2012 Counts Compared to Previous Years

SW M

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& G

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SW T

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Daily Bicycle Trips

prior to 2000 2000 2001

2003 2006 2007

2008 2009 2010

2011 2012Extrapolated from 2-hour peak counts

Daily Bicycle Traffic Northwest Portland (not incl. Central City)2012 Counts Compared to Previous Years

NW L

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y & 9

th

NW N

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& 9th

NW Jo

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n & 1

4th

NW O

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n & 1

8th

NW Jo

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n & 1

9th

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8th

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& 1

6th

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Daily Bicycle Trips

prior to 2000 2000

2001 2002

2003 2004

2006 2007

2008 2009

2010 2011

2012Extrapolated from 2-hour peak counts

Daily Bicycle Traffic Greenways2012 Counts Compared to Previous Years

Extrapolated from 2-hour peak counts

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SW Ill

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750

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1,500

1,750

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2,250

2,500

2,750

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3,250

3,500

3,750

4,000Daily Bicycle Trips*

2010 2011

2012

*Counts include bicycles traveling on the greenway (does not include bicycles crossing the greenway)

City of Portland Bicycle Counts by YearBy Gender

based on manual peak hour counts

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Year

0%5%

10%15%

20%25%30%35%40%45%50%55%60%65%

70%75%80%

85%90%95%

100%Percentage of all Cyclists

Men

Women

City of Portland Bicycle Counts by Sector 2012By Gender


Inner NE PortlandNorth Portland

CitywideInner SE Portland

NW PortlandSW Portland

East Portland

Sector

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

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35%

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50%

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90%

95%


Men WomenNumber in columns is total number of cyclists recorded in counts in each sector.

3,349cyclists

2,702cyclists

6,431cyclists

11,536 cyclists

6,521cyclists

36,617 cyclists

2,298cyclists

City of Portland Bicycle Counts by YearBy Helmet Use


1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Year

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

55%

60%

65%

70%

75%

80%

85%

90%

95%


with helmets without helmets

City of Portland Bicycle Counts by Sector 2012By Helmet Use


SW PortlandNorth Portland

NW PortlandCitywide

Inner NE PortlandInner SE Portland

East Portland

Sector

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

55%

60%

65%

70%

75%

80%

85%

90%

95%


Wearing Helmets

Not Wearing Helmets

Number in columns is total number of cyclists recorded in counts in each sector.

3,349 cyclists

2,702 cyclists

11,536 cyclists

36,617cyclists

6,431 cyclists

6,521cyclists

2,298 cyclists

No change since 2011

Down 1.5% since 2011

Up 3% since 2011

No change since 2011

No changesince 2011

Up 2% since 2011

Up 5%since 2011

City of Portland Bicycle Counts by Sector 2012By Gender and Helmet Use


Inner NE Portland North Portland Citywide Inner SE Portland NW Portland SW Portland East Portland

Sector

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

55%

60%

65%

70%

75%

80%

85%

90%

95%


Men with helmets

Men without helmets

Women with helmets

Women without helmets

76%

24%

12%

88%

89%11%

8%92%

60%40%

25%75%

76%24%

15%85%

80%

20%

13%87%

14%86%

76%

24%

16%84%

77%23%

Combined Bicycle Traffic over Five Main Portland Bicycle Bridges Juxtaposed with Bicycle Crashes

Extrapolated from peak period counts

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