Comments on: Where else should we count bike numbers?

By: Jan Jakob

Jan Jakob — Tue, 26 Nov 2019 23:21:36 +0000

There is now a cycle counter on Charles St. Looks like it’s going strong. 80 on the first day (probably started mid-day), 182 the second day.

By: Michael Simek

Michael Simek — Fri, 21 Dec 2018 00:37:36 +0000

In reply to Joe. Hey Joe, I didn't see this post till today. I had plans to add more granular data to cycle counters but haven't got to it till now. I added daily data (for last 30days). Just please be nice to smartview server when you will be downloading the data (you obviously know how), it is not really ready for mass script downloads.

By: Emma

Emma — Sun, 11 Nov 2018 04:24:46 +0000

Perhaps count bikes on buses, where they travel from and to. There have been a number of collisions along the motorways so some of us avoid the cycle paths next to motorways and crossing busy roads/major intersections. So placing the bikes on buses gives the ability to access safer cycleways..If there were safer cycleways in areas closer to home (like there were before the quakes).. I’m sure there would be more cycling in those areas. At the moment cycling trips by locals are counted in other areas and where thats not possible trips are made using other vehicles. In the meantime its great to see the improvements around the city and they’ve had to start somewhere. Build them and we will use them.

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 22:30:06 +0000

I pass within 20m of 3 counters on my commute, but cross over none of them. I could detour a little and get the count, but that’s not my first thought when cycling to work or home.

By: LennyBoy

LennyBoy — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 01:42:27 +0000

In reply to chrism. No, I doubt it, the Eco-Counters are looking for a certain "signature" in the detection signal that they recognise as a bike. Other things like scooters, skateboards, prams, etc tend to have different signatures.

By: chrism

chrism — Sun, 14 Oct 2018 22:04:04 +0000

Will bike detectors count e-scooters? I wonder if we’ll see a spike due to them starting up…

By: Criggie

Criggie — Sun, 14 Oct 2018 21:29:21 +0000

I’d expect to see more sensors on the Southern and Northern motorway bike lanes. Given they’re still being built its the perfect chance to put in a separate lane counter for each lane, along with speed sensors and so on.

I’m seriously interested in anything that makes my work commute less deathly – Jones Road is horrid but is still better than other options like Shands road or SH1.

By: Criggie

Criggie — Sun, 14 Oct 2018 21:17:28 +0000

In reply to Simon. There's one chap here at work who commutes over Rapaki and Bridle paths... he's multimodal and uses the Diamond Harbour ferry to get home. So not 100% of rapaki riders are recreational.

By: Criggie

Criggie — Sun, 14 Oct 2018 21:13:51 +0000

In reply to Joe. Joe, if you control a domain name, add a CNAME that resolves to that AWS mess. Much nicer. Give me a yell directly if you want a hand with this.

By: LennyBoy

LennyBoy — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 00:28:04 +0000

In reply to Sarah Johnston. The challenge with the Carlton Mill Bridge is that it has heritage designation. So you can't just plonk some clip-on onto the side of it (right where the ornate bridgework is). I gather that the long-term plan is to build a separate foot/cycle bridge just south of it, thus also freeing up the main bridge width to add a separate right-turn lane into Park Tce.