Super Tuesday Bicycle Count 2010 - Tuesday 2 March
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This year, the Super Tuesday bike count will be happening in six states across the country. In 2010 it is our intention to make the count data available publicly via the Bicycle Victoria website (although some councils may wish for their data to remain confidential). It would be ideal if councils concurrently provide access to this data via their own websites.
2010: Bikes trend upwards & onwards
9 March 2010. Initial analysis shows strong rider numbers in all states. The following data provides a snapshop of rider numbers in the 7 - 9am peak at key sites in the non-VIC states:
- In Brisbane, despite the torrential rain people are still riding: 310 riders were counted on the SW side of the river at the Goodwill Bridge/Stanley St junction.
- In NSW, 755 riders were recorded at the Burton Street approach to the Harbour Bridge
- In Hobart there were 299 riders on the bike path at the Domain Hwy/Tasman Hwy intersection.
- In Adelaide, at the King William Rd/Greenhill Rd junction, 415 riders were recorded.
- In Perth, 699 riders were recorded on the Riverside Drive path at the Kwinana Fwy site.
2 March 2010. The amazing increase of people riding bikes to work in Melbourne continues, with record numbers recorded again in the 2010 annual Super Tuesday Bike Count.
An early sampling of a number of count sites around Melbourne shows increases ranging from 12 to 50 per cent.
The corner of Swanston and Flinders tallied 1795 riders between 7 and 9 am, a 25 per cent increase over last year on the key route into and through the CBD. At the other end of Swanston, at the intersection with La Trobe, total numbers were 1166, 27 per cent up on last year.
At the corner of Brunswick Street and Victoria Parade numbers were up 21 per cent with a total of 687 bikes. And at the corner of Napier Street and Johnston there was a spectacular 51 per cent increase, probably the result of the installation of bike priority traffic signals at that location.
At the junction of the Yarra Trail and the Gardiners Creek Trail the total number of peak hour bikes was 1407, a massive 50 per cent lift. (Note the 2009 figure at this location may have been atypical because of a diversion on Gardiners Creek Trail because of M1 freeway construction.)
These early figures show that State and Local Governments have the job ahead of them in buildings facilities to accommodate the big switch to bike commuting.
A full analysis of the count data will take weeks. Full results should be available by the end of April.
About 900 volunteer counters were out on street corners, bike paths, bridges and other vantage points in six Australian States to capture the count.
This is the fourth year of the count, known as Super Tuesday. The annual project is managed by Bicycle Victoria and the data supplied to participating Councils.
1 March 2010. Please find below copies of the count sheets needed for Super Tuesday.
2-way.pdf 2-way.xls 3-way.pdf 3-way.xls 4-way.pdf 4-way.xls 5-way.pdf 5-way.xls file/6-way.pdf file/6-way.doc
24 February 2010. We are still recruiting counters in some areas, in particular: Warringah, Woollahra and Waverly council areas in NSW as well as in the Sunshine Coast and Moreton Bay in SE Queensland. If you are based in these areas, help us by encouraging friends, family and colleagues to register to count.
Many thanks to all counters who have already registered and helped to make Super Tuesday 2010 the biggest ever national bike count!
The mail out has been dispatched and so counters will receive their T-Shirts very soon.
Thank you to all counters who have fully confirmed that they will be counting this year. If you have not yet done so, we need you to click on the link in your confirmation email.
Make sure you read the Step-by-Step guide and print your count sheets in preparation for Super Tuesday. This will enable you to complete a valid count.
5 February 2010. Registrations are now open!
4 February 2010. Registration for this year's count will go live on Friday 5 February at 9am. The link for registration will appear here. Remember, whether you are counting in Noosa, Bondi or St Kilda, this year you can choose your preferred count location as you register. But be quick as its first in best dressed!
15 January 2010 The date for the annual Super Tuesday bike count is set for Tuesday 2 March this year. The scope of the count has expanded and the Bicycle Network are now counting in six states making this the largest visual bike count of its kind across Australia, and we'd like you to be a part of it!
This year we have enhanced the registration process, so it will be interactive on our website with a link for the registration process to go live in early February. The registration process will enable you to log onto the count sites markers web page and reserve the location at which you want to count. This means first in best dressed!
Counters need to be available from 7am – 9am on the morning of Tuesday 2 March. After counting the number of cyclists at your location and recording this information onto the count sheet, you can simply enter this information directly onto our website; full instructions for registration and the pre- and post-count process will be available on our Step by Step Guide.
As in previous years, each counter who completes a successful count can nominate a BUG, school or club to receive $50 as a reward for their efforts. For example, if your council area has 22 site locations and 22 people from your organisation complete a successful count, that's a total of $1,100! Also, counters will receive a pack prior to the day that will include all materials needed for the count and a free Super Tuesday T-Shirt.
4 January 2010 The number of municipalities participating in the annual bike count keeps rising. With confirmed commitments from both the City of Adelaide and the City of Perth, Super Tuesday 2010 will be taking place in six states. The full list of participants for 2010 is shown in the panel on the right.
16 December 2009 A record number of municipalities across four states – Victoria, Tasmania, NSW and Queensland – will be part of the national Super Tuesday annual bike count in 2010.
In Victoria, Banyule, Bendigo, Boroondara, Darebin, Hobsons Bay, Knox, Melbourne, Moonee Valley, Port Philip, Stonnington, Whitehorse and Yarra councils have confirmed their participation. Geelong, Glen Eira and Moreland councils have made tentative agreements to be involved.
In NSW, the municipalities of North Sydney, Parramatta, Randwick, Warringah, Willoughby and Woollahra have committed to the 2010 count. We are waiting for Leichardt's confirmation.
The Super Tuesday annual bike count will be also be taking place in Tasmania and SE Queensland for the first time, with the councils in Hobart, Gold Coast, Moreton Bay and Sunshine Coast all on board. The City of Brisbane is aiming to lock in their participation by the end of December.
Local Government is increasingly realising that good data on rider patterns is crucial for planning infrastructure improvements that deliver benefits to riders in a cost efficient manner.
Despite the progress some councils still don't know how many people are riding or where they are riding, and don't want to find out. How they hope to responsibly spend ratepayers money without this critical data is puzzling.
Municipalities that have not yet committed but want to be part of Australia's cycle count should get in touch as soon as possible.
Contact Mike Williamson (03) 8636 8848
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