| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Chiswick Riverside ward election result declared | |
| Posted by: | Michael Robinson | |
| Date/Time: | 18/05/26 12:00:00 |
| A reason why traffic surveys are important is because observational evidence (in other words, anecdotes) from peoples' occasional short visits to CHR is so unreliable. There are traffic survey cameras at the junction of CHR and Turnham Green Terrace and they have been recording numbers of cyclists and motor vehicles every hour, 24x7 since they were installed in 2021 (with the exception of a few months late 2024/early 2025 when they were offline because of power issues). There is a vast amount of data available and that's why I know that weekday peak hour cyclists numbers are around x1.5 more than weekend midday. Traffic patterns are also different between weekday and weekend. Weekday cycle flow is "tidal" with the majority of cyclists heading eastbound in the morning and westbound in the evening with balanced flows during the inter-peak. Weekend cycle flow is balanced throughout the day. Inter-peak and weekend will be primarily local journeys while the peaks are primarily commuting. There has also been steady increase in numbers since the Cycleway was fully upgraded in January 2023 with the largest increases during peak times in winter and adjacent months indicating more people cycling year-round rather than just seasons with better weather. Spikes during tube strikes are also apparent with numbers cycling exceeding 5000 during some of the strike days last year. My comparison with cars rather than buses was deliberate because of how inefficiently cars use space in urban environments given most of them have just 1 person in them. |