Regional Bicycle and Pedestrian Count Summary Report

2013 Regional Bicycle and Pedestrian Count Summary Report Prepared by PAG staff Published June 2014

Table of Contents Introduction and Overview... 1 Process and Methodology... 1 2013 Bicycle and Pedestrian Data Summary... 3 Bicycle Summary... 3 Pedestrian Summary... 5 Count data by Intersections and Regional Locations... 6 Bicycle Data... 6 Pedestrian Data...10 Bicyclist Comparisons with Previous Years...12 2012 and 2013 Bicyclist Attributes...12 2009 through 2013 Bicyclist Attributes...12 Other Factors...17 Conclusion...17 Appendix A 2013 Data and Bicyclist Attributes...18 Female Ridership...18 Age Ranges...21 Safety Considerations...24 Helmet Use...24 Wrong-Way and Sidewalk Riding...27 Appendix B Count Tally Sheet...33

Figure 1. Phases in the Regional Bicycle and Pedestrian count coordination process.... 2 Figure 2. 2013 bicycle and pedestrian count locations and sub-regions.... 4 Figure 3. 2013 bicycle count volumes by sub-region.... 9 Figure 4. Percentage of 2013 pedestrians per count location and grouped by sub-region.... 10 Figure 5. 2013 pedestrian count volumes by count location.... 11 Figure 6. bicycle counts at 39 locations from 2009 to 2013... 13 Figure 7. Bicycle count percent change: 2013 compared to previous four-year average at 39 core locations.... 15 Figure A1. 2013 Top 10 female ridership locations by percentage.... 18 Figure A2. 2013 Top 10 female ridership locations, by count.... 19 Figure A3. 2013 percent female riders by location.... 20 Figure A4. 2013 top 10 locations with bicyclists under 18, by percentage.... 21 Figure A5. 2013 top 10 locations with bicyclists under 18, by count.... 21 Figure A6. 2013 top 10 locations with bicyclists over 65, by percentage.... 22 Figure A7. 2013 top 10 locations with bicyclists over 65, by count.... 22 Figure A8. 2013 bicycle count age range percentages by location.... 23 Figure A9. 2013 top 10 locations for non-helmet use, by percentage.... 24 Figure A10. 2013 top 10 locations for non-helmet use, by count.... 24 Figure A11. 2013 non-helmet wearing bicyclist percentage ranges by location.... 25 Figure A12. 2013 top 10 locations for helmet use, by percentage.... 26 Figure A13. 2013 top 10 locations for helmet use by count.... 26 Figure A14. 2013 top 10 locations with highest percentage of wrong-way riders.... 27 Figure A15. 2013 top 10 locations with highest number of wrong-way riders.... 27 Figure A16. 2013 percentage of wrong-way riders per count site.... 28 Figure A17. 2013 top 10 locations with highest percentage of sidewalk riders.... 29 Figure A18. 2013 top 10 locations with highest number of sidewalk riders.... 29 Figure A19. 2013 percentage of sidewalk riders by count site.... 30 Table 1. Summary of 2013 bicycle count data... 3 Table 2. Top 10 bicyclist count locations, 2013... 5 Table 3. Top 10 pedestrian count locations, 2013... 5 Table 4. 2013 bicycle count totals grouped by sub-region.... 6 Table 5. 2013 bicycle count attributes averaged by the number of count locations in each sub-region.... 7 Table 6. 2013 bicycle count attribute percentages summarized by sub-region... 7 Table 7. 2013 bicycle count results ranked by attribute percentages per sub-region.... 8 Table 8. 2013 pedestrian summary information by sub-region... 10 Table 9. Comparison between 2012 and 2013 bicycle count data.... 12 Table 10. Five-year averages (2009-2013) and attribute percentages for 39 core locations.... 13 Table 11. Four-year (2009-2012) previous averages compared with 2013 data at 39 core locations.... 14 Table 12. Bicycle count totals at 39 core locations, with 2013 totals compared with the previous four-year average (2009 2012).... 16 Table 13. bicyclists at core locations, by year with data from possible influencing factors.... 17

Introduction and Overview With the time and dedication of many volunteers and the support of PAG member jurisdictions, Pima Association of Government (PAG) has coordinated the annual bicycle count since 2008. This effort helps PAG transportation planners in several ways, including: Planning and evaluation: The count helps track numbers and trends of bicycles and pedestrians over time, which helps in the assessment and evaluation of bicycle projects and programs. Prioritizing locations to improve: For example, high rates of wrong-way riding in a location can suggest a need for an engineering solution. Analyzing crash data: Combining police incident data with other site-specific information, such as volume of riders, helps us to better understand problems at crash locations. Raising awareness: The annual count helps to educate community members about bicycle and pedestrian characteristics and trends. Process and Methodology In the weeks prior to the count, PAG employees recruit volunteers. This effort includes sharing instructions for using the PAG web map to sign-up. First-time counters are required to attend a brief training conducted by PAG staff. An illustration of the count coordination process can be seen in Figure 1. The count is scheduled annually for two weeks in October, when weather conditions are generally favorable for bicycle and pedestrian activity. Weekday counts occur during peak period hours on either a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday in the morning and late afternoon, from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Weekend counts occur on either a Saturday or Sunday in the morning from 7:00 to 10:00 a.m. Using a tally sheet (see appendix B), counters record the number of bicyclists and pedestrians that use an intersection at 15-minute increments during each two-hour count shift. For bicyclists, additional attributes are recorded, including whether a bicyclist is female, the estimated age range, and if the bicyclist is wearing a helmet, riding the wrong way on the street, or riding on the sidewalk. These attributes help transportation planners and others to better understand bicyclist demographic and safety characteristics.

Volunteer recruitment and training phase PAG distributes flyer to recruit volunteers Volunteers sign-up using web map Volunteers attend a brief training session Bicycle and pedestrian count phase Volunteers go to designated locations to count Count sheets are completed and then sent to PAG Data input and report creation phase Count sheet data are input into databaseready tables Database is connected to ArcGIS and MS Excel for map, chart, and table creation Regional Bicycle and Pedestrian Report is completed Figure 1. Phases in the Regional Bicycle and Pedestrian count coordination process.

2013 Bicycle and Pedestrian Data Summary Bicycle Summary At 82 locations throughout the jurisdictions of eastern Pima County (see Figure 2), 13,265 bicyclists were counted in 2013. As listed in Table 1, nearly three-fourths of bicyclists counted in 2013 were male and over 90 percent were between the ages of 18 and 65. Also, just over half of the bicyclists were wearing helmets when counted. Table 1. Summary of 2013 bicycle count data Attribute Percentage of Bicyclists 13,265 100% Female Bicyclists 3,716 28% Male Bicyclists 9,549 72% Under 18 Bicyclists 455 3% Age 18 to 65 Bicyclists 12,357 93% Over 65 Bicyclists 453 3% Helmet Wearers 6,748 51% No Helmet 6,517 49% Wrong Way Bicyclists 386 3% Sidewalk Bicyclists 799 6% As listed in Table 2, of these 82 locations, five (up from four in 2012) had over 500 bicyclists during the four hours of the count (two hours in the morning and two in the afternoon). Of the 10 locations with the highest volumes, the top four were near the University of Arizona (UA), the same number as in 2012.

Figure 2. 2013 bicycle and pedestrian count locations and sub-regions.

Table 2. Top 10 bicyclist count locations, 2013 Location 2013 Rank Bicyclists Park / University 1 1,143 2nd St / Bike Path / Palm Dr 2 977 3rd St / Campbell 3 902 Helen St / Mountain 4 779 6th St / Highland 5 675 Blacklidge Dr / Mountain 6 385 Rillito Pathway / Mountain Bridge (both sides of pathway) (Weekend) 7 362 3rd St / Country Club Rd 8 361 4th / 9th St 9 339 Congress St / Toole 10 321 Pedestrian Summary Pedestrians are also tallied at the same count locations as bicycles, although no additional attributes are collected for pedestrians. In 2013, 18,064 pedestrians were counted at 80 locations (all but two of the bicycle count locations). Of the top 10 highest volume pedestrian locations listed in Table 3, three locations are near the University of Arizona, while the fourth and fifth highest volume locations are in downtown Tucson. The highest volume locations require two people to count simultaneously and are usually conducted by experienced PAG staff members. In 2013, the Park./University. location had the highest volume (see Table 3), with 2,572 pedestrians counted over four hours. This is 643 pedestrians per hour, or about 160 per 15-minute count interval. Table 3. Top 10 pedestrian count locations, 2013 Location 2013 Rank Pedestrians Park / University 1 2,572 6th St / Highland 2 2,129 2nd St / Bike Path / Palm Dr 3 2,036 Alameda St / Church 4 1,112 Congress St / Toole 5 671 Camino Campestre / Randolph Way (Reid Park SUP) 6 615 Helen St / Mountain 7 585 4th / 9th St 8 544 Congress St / Granada 9 529 22nd St / Kolb Rd 10 368

Count data by Intersections and Regional Locations As in previous years, the count locations are grouped into six sub-regions for purposes of geographic comparison. These include the UA area, downtown, urban core, north and northwest, Green Valley/Sahuarita and eastside. Since the count requires the time of many volunteers, the locations where counts occur vary from year to year based upon where volunteers choose to conduct counts. However, efforts are made to recruit volunteers to count at the highest priority locations first. As volunteers sign up for these locations, additional locations are made available based upon volunteer demand. Priority count locations are determined by PAG staff with input from the PAG jurisdictions. Locations that have been counted every year are considered high priority because the data can provide insights into possible trends over time. Bicycle Data Within these sub-regions, more count locations have been established where population density is highest and so the number of count locations per sub-region is variable. Therefore, the tables below organize the data in different ways to show not only the total volumes and attribute values per sub-region, but also the number of count locations within the sub-region. For example, Table 4 shows that while the Green Valley/Sahuarita sub-region had the fewest number of bicyclists counted, it also had the fewest count locations. Adjusted by the number of count locations, and, therefore, count effort, the UA sub-region had the highest average number of bicyclists per count location at 676. Table 4. 2013 bicycle count totals grouped by sub-region. Attributes Downtown East Green Valley / Sahuarita North and NW UA Urban Core Bicyclists 2,200 469 138 1,098 4,732 4,628 Count Locations Per Region 13 4 2 15 7 41 Avg. Bicyclists Per Number of Locations in Region 169 117 69 73 676 113 Female Bicyclists 587 104 41 215 1,579 1,190 Male Bicyclists 1,613 365 97 883 3,153 3,438 Under 18 Bicyclists 68 14 71 18 28 256 Age 18 to 65 Bicyclists 2,064 401 38 1,023 4,667 4,164 Over 65 Bicyclists 68 54 29 57 37 208 Helmet Wearers 1,160 413 55 1,005 1,274 2,841 No Helmet 1,040 56 83 93 3,458 1,787 Wrong Way Bicyclists 97 14 41 19 71 144 Sidewalk Bicyclists 190 22 115 41 190 241

Considering the bicyclist attributes on a per location basis, Table 5 shows that the UA subregion also had the most females, males, helmet wearers and non-helmet wearers. This is not surprising since the UA sub-region had the most bicyclists per location. Table 5. 2013 bicycle count attributes averaged by the number of count locations in each sub-region. Green Attributes Downtown East Valley / Sahuarita North and NW UA Urban Core Bicyclists per Location 169 117 69 73 676 113 Female Bicyclists per Location 45 26 21 14 226 29 Male Bicyclists per Location 124 91 49 59 450 84 Bicyclists Under 18 per Location 5 4 36 1 4 6 Bicyclists 18 to 65 per Location 159 100 19 68 667 102 Bicyclists Over 65 per Location 5 14 15 4 5 5 Helmet Wearers per Location 89 103 28 67 182 69 Non-Helmet Wearers per Location 80 14 42 6 494 44 Wrong Way Riders per Location 7 4 21 1 10 4 Sidewalk Riders per Location 15 6 58 3 27 6 Organizing the attribute data in each sub-region by percentages for that sub-region provides a different perspective. For example, Table 6 shows that the UA sub-region also had the highest percentage of female riders as compared across sub-regions. In addition, nearly all bicyclists (99%) were between the ages of 18 to 65. As a supplement to the percentages in Table 6, Table 7 lists the ranks of these percentages. For example, the Green Valley/Sahuarita subregion was ranked first both for the highest percentage of bicyclists under 18 and the highest percentage of bicyclists over 65. This highlights the contrasting demographics of these neighboring communities where one attracts a high percentage of retirees (Green Valley) and the other (Sahuarita) has many families with young children. Table 6. 2013 bicycle count attribute percentages summarized by sub-region. Attributes Downtown East Green Valley / Sahuarita North and NW UA Urban Core Percent of 2013 Count 16% 4% 1% 8% 35% 35% Percent Female 27% 22% 30% 20% 33% 26% Percent Male 73% 78% 70% 80% 67% 74% Percent Under 18 3% 3% 51% 2% 1% 6% Percent 18 to 65 94% 86% 28% 93% 99% 90% Percent Over 65 3% 12% 21% 5% 1% 4% Percent Helmet 53% 88% 40% 92% 27% 61% Percent No Helmet 47% 12% 60% 8% 73% 39% Percent Wrong Way 4% 3% 30% 2% 2% 3% Percent Sidewalk 9% 5% 83% 4% 4% 5%

Table 7. 2013 bicycle count results ranked by attribute percentages per sub-region. Attributes Downtown East Green Valley / Sahuarita North and NW Rank Percent Female Bicyclists 3 5 2 6 1 4 Rank Percent Male Bicyclists 4 2 5 1 6 3 Rank Percent Under 18 3 3 1 5 6 2 Rank Percent 18 to 65 2 5 6 3 1 4 Rank Percent Over 65 5 2 1 3 6 4 Rank Percent Wearing Helmet 4 2 5 1 6 3 Rank Percent Not Wearing Helmet 3 5 2 6 1 4 Rank Percent Wrong Way Riding 2 3 1 5 5 3 Rank Percent Sidewalk Riding 2 3 1 5 5 3 UA Urban Core Figure 3 shows the count volumes, by location and sub-region. The tables in Appendix A show the top 10 locations, by volume and percentage, for many of the bicyclist attributes in 2013.

Figure 3. 2013 bicycle count volumes by sub-region.

Pedestrian Data In addition to counting bicyclists, volunteers also count pedestrians in 15-minute intervals at each of the count locations. As mentioned previously, 18,064 pedestrians were counted in 2013 at 80 locations. Comparing the data across the six sub-regions (Table 8), the UA sub-region continues to have the highest number of total pedestrians, and by far, the highest number of pedestrians per count location. The high pedestrian volumes of the UA are also illustrated in Figure 4. It shows that 65 percent of the pedestrians were counted in this sub-region, with the remaining 35 percent counted in the other five sub-regions. Finally, Figure 5 shows the locations of the pedestrian counts, with symbols to indicate the relative volume at each. Table 8. 2013 pedestrian summary information by sub-region. Attributes Downtown East Green Valley / Sahuarita North and NW UA Urban Core Grand Pedestrians 3,876 405 186 664 8,227 4,706 18,064 Number of Count Locations 13 4 2 15 7 39 80 Pedestrians per Location 298 81 93 44 1,175 121 220 2013 Pedestrians per Count Location by Sub-region (Percent of ) 7% 16% 6% 5% 2% 64% Figure 4. Percentage of 2013 pedestrians per count location and grouped by sub-region.

Figure 5. 2013 pedestrian count volumes by count location.

Bicyclist Comparisons with Previous Years 2012 and 2013 Bicyclist Attributes Fifty-four locations were counted both in 2012 and 2013, with the attribute data for these locations summarized in Table 9. At these locations, there was an overall 3 percent increase in the volume of bicyclists, with larger increases in the number of female bicyclists (22%) and the number of bicyclists under 18 years of age (19%). The percentage of bicyclists wearing helmets increased by 1 percent at these 54 locations between 2012 and 2013. Table 9. Comparison between 2012 and 2013 bicycle count data. Attribute 2012 2013 2012 Percent 2013 Percent Difference Percent Change Bicyclists 8,850 9,144 294 3% Female Bicyclists 2,204 2,682 25% 29% 478 22% Male Bicyclists 6,646 6,462 75% 71% -184-3% Under 18 Bicyclists 263 312 3% 3% 49 19% Age 18 to 65 Bicyclists 8,326 8,523 94% 93% 197 2% Over 65 Bicyclists 261 309 3% 3% 48 18% Helmet Wearers 4,384 4,427 50% 48% 43 1% No Helmet 4,466 4,717 50% 52% 251 6% Wrong Way Riding Bicyclists 314 327 4% 4% 13 4% Sidewalk Riding Bicyclists 660 673 7% 7% 13 2% 2009 through 2013 Bicyclist Attributes Since 2009, volunteers have counted at the same 39 locations in the region. As Figure 6 shows, the average of total bicyclists counted over the five years from 2009 to 2013 was 6,525 at 39 locations, averaging about 167 bicyclists per location. With 6,860 bicyclists counted in 2013, it was second highest total of the past five years.

8,000 7,000 6,000 Five-year Bicycle Count s for 39 "Core" Locations (rage = 6,525) 5,496 6,512 7,022 6,737 6,860 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Figure 6. bicycle counts at 39 locations from 2009 to 2013. Table 10 lists the attribute percentages for these 39 locations as averaged over the five-year period. For this time span, nearly three times as many male bicyclists were counted than female bicyclists (72% compared to 28%). Also, average helmet use was less than half and most bicyclists were between the ages of 18 and 65 (95%). Table 10. Five-year averages (2009-2013) and attribute percentages for 39 core locations. Attributes 5-Year rage Percent of Bicyclists Bicyclists 6,525 100% Female Bicyclists 1,827 28% Male Bicyclists 4,698 72% Under 18 Bicyclists 143 2% Age 18 to 65 Bicyclists 6,216 95% Over 65 Bicyclists 166 3% Helmet Wearers 2,849 44% No Helmet 3,677 56% Wrong Way Bicyclists 207 3% Sidewalk Riding Bicyclists 389 6%

Table 11 and Figure 7 compare 2013 data at these core locations with the previous four-year average (2009 2012). In 2013, there was a 6 percent increase in the total number of bicyclists compared with the 2009 to 2012 average. The percentage of bicyclists under 18 (44%) and those over 65 (43%) were both notably higher in 2013 compared to the previous four-year average. Table 11. Four-year (2009-2012) previous averages compared with 2013 data at 39 core locations. Attribute 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 4-year rage (2009-2012) 2013 percent change from 5- year average Bicyclists 5,496 6,512 7,022 6,737 6,860 6,442 6% Female Bicyclists 1,609 1,809 1,937 1,734 2,047 1,772 16% Male Bicyclists 3,887 4,703 5,085 5,003 4,813 4,670 3% Under 18 Bicyclists 92 160 128 146 190 132 44% Bicyclists Aged 18 to 65 5,280 6,158 6,721 6,471 6,451 6,158 5% Over 65 Bicyclists 124 194 173 120 219 153 43% Helmet Wearers 2,197 2,720 3,171 3,097 3,059 2,796 9% No Helmet 3,299 3,792 3,851 3,640 3,801 3,646 4% Wrong Way Bicyclists 232 208 188 206 199 209-5% Sidewalk Bicyclists 422 410 345 377 393 389 1%

Figure 7. Bicycle count percent change: 2013 compared to previous four-year average at 39 core locations.

Table 12. Bicycle count totals at 39 core locations, with 2013 totals compared with the previous four-year average (2009 2012). Location 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Previous 4-year average (2009-2012) 2013 Percent Change from previous 4-year average 10th / 43rd St 13 22 27 17 16 20-19% 18th St / 6th 62 59 75 75 73 68 8% 1st / Tangerine Rd 44 103 110 101 94 90 5% 22nd St / Kolb Rd 58 57 42 57 51 54-5% 3rd St / Campbell 845 992 1,170 1,001 902 1,002-10% 3rd St / Swan Rd 53 78 73 99 71 76-6% 4th / Lester St 33 50 64 81 73 57 28% 6th St / 9th 69 97 81 129 106 94 13% 6th St / Highland 540 365 610 611 675 532 27% 7th / 7th St 111 67 101 84 89 91-2% Ajo Way / Mission Rd 17 28 93 61 30 50-40% Alvernon Way / Broadway 79 93 101 98 115 93 24% Alvernon Way / Ft Lowell Rd 31 43 35 47 45 39 15% Anklam Rd / St Mary's Rd 58 75 84 96 66 78-16% Arroyo Chico / Tucson 40 41 44 63 85 47 81% Aviation Hwy / Broadway - Snake Bridge 105 124 120 175 180 131 37% Blacklidge Dr / Mountain 204 307 413 444 385 342 13% Broadway / Wilmot Rd 55 76 71 80 73 71 4% Camino del Sol / Continental Rd 6 35 33 24 30 25 22% Campbell / Grant Rd 112 105 102 135 118 114 4% Campbell / River Rd 42 54 39 56 50 48 5% Columbus / Pima St 90 140 112 121 100 116-14% Congress St / Granada 56 91 80 61 86 72 19% Cortaro Rd / Silverbell Rd 3 24 15 20 19 16 23% Craycroft Rd / Golf Links Rd 38 47 45 60 55 48 16% Elm St / Tucson 204 234 149 217 189 201-6% Fairview / Prince Rd 23 65 50 49 43 47-8% Glenn St / Treat 108 157 119 89 132 118 12% Helen St / Mountain 724 771 906 920 779 830-6% Ina Rd / Oracle Rd 56 61 106 95 57 80-28% Ironwood Hill Dr / Silverbell Rd 20 37 89 31 53 44 20% Kolb Rd / Tanque Verde Rd 68 72 64 53 93 64 45%

Table 12. Bicycle count totals at 39 core locations, with 2013 totals compared with the previous four-year average (2009 2012) (continued). 2013 Percent Location 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Previous 4-year average (2009-2012) Change from previous 4-year average La Cholla / River Rd 41 66 85 60 65 63 3% Park / University 900 986 995 680 1,143 890 28% Rillito Pathway (North) / Oracle Rd 82 226 197 215 176 180-2% River Rd / Sabino Canyon Rd 50 65 39 42 50 49 2% Santa Cruz Pathway / St Mary's Rd 167 201 65 133 146 142 3% Stone / University 249 291 313 285 292 285 3% Sunrise Dr / Swan Rd 40 107 105 72 55 81-32% As in previous reports, we continue to gather data from several other sources that may provide insights into bicycle volumes from year to year. Table 13 lists October average low and high temperatures, average retail gas prices, and unemployment rates. It also lists population estimates both for Pima County and the UA student body. Table 13. bicyclists at core locations, by year with data from possible influencing factors. Tucson rage October Low Temp. 1 Tucson rage October High Temp. 1 rage U.S. Retail Gas Price October 2 Tucson MSA Unemployment Rate in October 3 Population Estimates for Pima County 4 University of Arizona Student Population 5 Year Biyclists 2008 7,221 57.5 88.3 $3.01 6.8 984,032 37,217 2009 5,156 55.8 83.7 $2.50 9.6 984,274 38,057 2010 6,348 59.1 86.1 $2.77 9.1 981,168 39,086 2011 6,833 58.0 88.5 $3.40 8.0 986,081 39,236 2012 6,737 58.0 88.8 $3.65 7.0 990,380 40,223 2013 6,882 55.1 85.4 $3.29 6.9 996,046 40,621 1 National Weather Service Forecast Office, Tucson, AZ. Monthly climate reports and F-6 data for Tucson AZ. Accessed at: www.wrh.noaa.gov/twc/climate/reports.php 2 U.S. Energy Information Administration. U.S. Regular Conventional Retail Gasoline Prices. Accessed at: www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/leafhandler.ashx?n=pet&s=emm_epmru_pte_nus_dpg&f=m 3 Arizona Dept. of Administration, Office of Employment and Population Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics. Accessed at: www.workforce.az.gov/local-area-unemployment-statistics.aspx 4 Arizona Dept. of Administration, Office of Employment and Population Statistics. Census Data and Population Estimates. Accessed at: azstats.gov/population-data-query-tool/ 5 University of Arizona Fact Book. Students, Headcount. Accessed at: factbook.arizona.edu/2013-14/students Conclusion The annual Bicycle and Pedestrian Count continues to provide planners and others with insights into bicycle and pedestrian activity within eastern Pima County. PAG staff members thank the community and jurisdiction volunteers and partners for making this effort possible.

Appendix A 2013 Data and Bicyclist Attributes Female Ridership Top 10 locations with highest percentage of female bicyclists 42% 41% 40% 38% 39% 38% 38% 37% 36% 36% 34% 35% 35% 35% 34% 32% 30% 5th St / Euclid Ring Rd / Warren 4th / Lester St 6th St / Park / Park University Arroyo Chico / Tucson Blacklidge Dr / Mountain Freeman Rd / Old Spanish Trail 6th St / Highland 3rd St / Country Club Rd Figure A1. 2013 Top 10 female ridership locations by percentage.

Top 10 locations with the highest number of female bicyclists 450 426 400 350 300 250 308 256 255 234 200 150 100 135 124 93 92 89 50 0 Park / University 3rd St / Campbell Helen St / Mountain 2nd St / Bike Path / Palm Dr 6th St / Highland Blacklidge Dr / Mountain 3rd St / Country Club Rd Stone / University Rillito Pathway / Mountain Bridge (both sides of pathway) (Weekend) 4th / 9th St Figure A2. 2013 Top 10 female ridership locations, by count.

Figure A3. 2013 percent female riders by location.

Age Ranges Top 10 locations with highest percentage of bicyclists under 18 years of age 70% 66% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% La Villita Rd / Rancho Sahuarita 29% Fontana 10th / / 43rd St Yavapai Rd 25% 24% Kolb Rd / Tanque Verde Rd 17% 16% Rillito Pathway (South) / Swan Rd (Weekend) Fairview / Prince Rd 14% 14% 14% 14% Arroyo Chico / Tucson Speedway / Treat 22nd St / Kolb Rd 18th St / 6th Figure A4. 2013 top 10 locations with bicyclists under 18, by percentage. 80 70 60 50 71 Top 10 locations with the highest number of bicyclists under 18 49 40 30 20 10 29 22 18 16 15 14 12 10 10 10 0 La Villita Rd / Rancho Sahuarita Rillito Pathway (South) / Swan Rd (Weekend) Speedway / Treat Kolb Rd / Tanque Verde Rd 3rd St / Country Club Rd Aviation Hwy / Broadway - Snake Bridge Fontana / Yavapai Rd Congress St / Toole Arroyo Chico / Tucson Glenn St / Treat 3rd St / Campbell 18th St / 6th Figure A5. 2013 top 10 locations with bicyclists under 18, by count.

Top 10 locations with highest percentage of bicyclists over 65 years of age 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 87% Camino del Sol / Continental Rd 20% 20% 18% 17% 15% 14% 12% 11% 11% Kolb Rd / Tanque Verde Rd Freeman Rd / Old Spanish Trail Ina Rd / Thornydale Rd (Weekend) 1st / Tangerine Rd Grant Rd / Sahuara Congress St / Granada Freeman Rd / Old Spanish Trail (Weekend) Dodge / Pima St Coachline / Twin Peaks Rd (Weekend) Figure A6. 2013 top 10 locations with bicyclists over 65, by percentage. Top 10 locations with the highest number of bicyclists over 65 40 38 35 30 25 20 15 31 26 19 16 16 15 15 15 14 10 5 0 Rillito Pathway / Mountain Bridge (both sides of pathway) (Weekend) Freeman Rd / Old Spanish Trail (Weekend) Camino del Sol / Continental Rd Kolb Rd / Tanque Verde Rd 1st / Tangerine Rd Aviation Hwy / Broadway - Snake Bridge 3rd St / Country Club Rd Rillito Pathway (North) / Oracle Rd 3rd St / Campbell Oracle Rd / Rancho Vistoso (Weekend) Figure A7. 2013 top 10 locations with bicyclists over 65, by count.

Figure A8. 2013 bicycle count age range percentages by location.

Safety Considerations 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 94% 10th / 43rd St Top 10 locations with highest percentage of bicyclists not wearing helmets 90% 89% Fontana / Yavapai Rd 2nd St / Bike Path / Palm Dr 83% 82% 81% 6th St / Park 6th St / Highland Fairview / Prince Rd Figure A9. 2013 top 10 locations for non-helmet use, by percentage. 77% 77% 76% 76% 5th St / Euclid Grant Rd / Sahuara 22nd St / Kolb Rd La Villita Rd / Rancho Sahuarita 1000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 865 2nd St / Bike Path / Palm Dr Top 10 locations with the highest number of bicyclists not wearing helmets 834 Park / University 551 6th St / Highland 506 495 3rd St / Campbell Helen St / Mountain 200 179 175 160 4th / 9th St Stone / University Congress St / Toole 3rd St / Country Club Rd 134 Blacklidge Dr / Mountain Figure A10. 2013 top 10 locations for non-helmet use, by count.

Figure A11. 2013 non-helmet wearing bicyclist percentage ranges by location.

Top 10 locations with highest percentage of bicyclists wearing helmets 101% 100% 100% 100% 99% 98% 97% 99% 99% 98% 98% 97% 97% 96% 96% 96% 95% 94% Camino Campestre / Randolph Way (Reid Park SUP) (Weekend) Tangerine Rd / Twin Peaks Rd Oracle Rd / Rancho Vistoso (Weekend) Tangerine Rd / Twin Peaks Rd (Weekend) Catalina Hwy / Harrison Rd Coachline / Twin Peaks Rd (Weekend) Freeman Rd / Old Spanish Trail Camino del Sunrise Dr / Oracle Rd / Sol / Continental Rd Swan Rd Wilds Rd (Weekend) Figure A12. 2013 top 10 locations for helmet use, by percentage. Top 10 locations with the highest number of bicyclists wearing helmets 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 396 3rd St / Campbell 309 297 285 284 Park / University Rillito Pathway / Mountain Bridge Rillito Pathway (South) / Swan Rd (both sides (Weekend) of pathway) (Weekend) Helen St / Mountain 264 Rillito Pathway / Mountain Bridge (both sides of pathway) 251 242 Blacklidge Dr / Mountain Freeman Rd / Old Spanish Trail (Weekend) 220 Santa Cruz Pathway / St Mary's Rd (Weekend) 201 3rd St / Country Club Rd Figure A13. 2013 top 10 locations for helmet use by count.

Top 10 locations with highest percentage of bicyclists riding the wrong way 50% 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 44% 10th / 43rd St 37% La Villita Rd / Rancho Sahuarita 24% Alvernon Way / Ft Lowell Rd 22% 22nd St / Kolb Rd 20% 19% 18% 16% Julian Wash Pathway - Ajo Way / Park Grant Rd / Sahuara Campbell / Grant Rd Craycroft Rd / Golf Links Rd 15% Congress St / Toole 12% La Cholla / River Rd Figure A14. 2013 top 10 locations with highest percentage of wrong-way riders. 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 47 Congress St / Toole Top 10 locations with the highest number of bicyclists riding the wrong way 40 La Villita Rd / Rancho Sahuarita 21 Campbell / Grant Rd 16 15 6th St / Highland 6th St / Park 13 13 13 4th / 9th St Helen St / Mountain 3rd St / Campbell 11 11 22nd St / Kolb Rd Alvernon Way / Ft Lowell Rd Figure A15. 2013 top 10 locations with highest number of wrong-way riders.

Figure A16. 2013 percentage of wrong-way riders per count site.

Top 10 locations with highest percentage of bicyclists riding on the sidewalk 120% 100% 97% 80% 60% 40% 20% 44% 43% 34% 33% 33% 32% 31% 31% 29% 0% La Villita Rd / Rancho Sahuarita 10th / 43rd St 22nd St / Kolb Rd 5th St / Camino del Euclid Sol / Continental Rd 6th St / Park La Cholla / River Rd Alvernon Way / Ft Lowell Rd Grant Rd / Sahuara Craycroft Rd / Golf Links Rd Figure A17. 2013 top 10 locations with highest percentage of sidewalk riders. Top 10 locations with the highest number of bicyclists riding on the sidewalk 120 105 100 80 82 67 60 51 40 20 34 29 22 22 21 19 0 La Villita Rd / Rancho Sahuarita Congress St / Toole 6th St / Highland 6th St / Park 5th St / Euclid Alvernon Way / Broadway 22nd St / Kolb Rd Campbell / Grant Rd La Cholla / River Rd Speedway / Whole Foods crosswalk Figure A18. 2013 top 10 locations with highest number of sidewalk riders.

Figure A19. 2013 percentage of sidewalk riders by count site.

Table A1. 2013 top 30 weekday bicycle count locations by total compared with 2012 totals. Location 2012 2013 2013 Rank Change (2012-2013) Percent Change (2012-2013) Park / University 680 1,143 1 463 68% 3rd St / Campbell 1,001 902 2-99 -10% Helen St / Mountain 920 779 3-141 -15% 6th St / Highland 611 675 4 64 10% Blacklidge Dr / Mountain 444 385 5-59 -13% 4th / 9th St 241 339 6 98 41% Congress St / Toole 256 321 7 65 25% Stone / University 285 292 8 7 2% Elm St / Tucson 217 189 9-28 -13% Aviation Hwy / Broadway - Snake Bridge 175 180 10 5 3% Rillito Pathway (North) / Oracle Rd 215 176 11-39 -18% 6th St / Park 161 156 12-5 -3% Santa Cruz Pathway / St Mary's Rd 133 146 13 13 10% Ring Rd / Warren 114 143 14 29 25% Glenn St / Treat 89 132 15 43 48% Campbell / Grant Rd 135 118 16-17 -13% Alvernon Way / Broadway 98 115 17 17 17% La Villita Rd / Rancho Sahuarita 89 108 18 19 21% 6th St / 9th 129 106 19-23 -18% Alameda St / Church 107 102 20-5 -5% Columbus / Pima St 121 100 21-21 -17% 1st / Tangerine Rd 101 94 22-7 -7% Kolb Rd / Tanque Verde Rd 53 93 23 40 75% 7th / 7th St 84 89 24 5 6% Congress St / Granada 61 86 25 25 41% Arroyo Chico / Tucson 63 85 26 22 35% Broadway / Wilmot Rd 80 73 27-7 -9% 4th / Lester St 81 73 27-8 -10% 18th St / 6th 75 73 27-2 -3% 3rd St / Swan Rd 99 71 30-28 -28% Anklam Rd / St Mary's Rd 96 66 31-30 -31% Freeman Rd / Old Spanish Trail 107 66 31-41 -38% La Cholla / River Rd 60 65 33 5 8% Ina Rd / Oracle Rd 95 57 34-38 -40% Craycroft Rd / Golf Links Rd 60 55 35-5 -8% Sunrise Dr / Swan Rd 72 55 35-17 -24% Table A1. 2013 top 30 weekday bicycle count locations by total compared with 2012 totals (continued).

Location 2012 2013 2013 Rank Change (2012-2013) Percent Change (2012-2013) Ironwood Hill Dr / Silverbell Rd 31 53 37 22 71% Fontana / Yavapai Rd 88 52 38-36 -41% 22nd St / Kolb Rd 57 51 39-6 -11% Campbell / River Rd 56 50 40-6 -11% River Rd / Sabino Canyon Rd 42 50 40 8 19% Alvernon Way / Ft Lowell Rd 47 45 42-2 -4% Fairview / Prince Rd 49 43 43-6 -12% Ajo Way / Mission Rd 61 30 44-31 -51% Camino del Sol / Continental Rd 24 30 44 6 25% Ina Rd / Thornydale Rd 23 27 46 4 17% Coachline / Twin Peaks Rd 55 20 47-35 -64% Cortaro Rd / Silverbell Rd 20 19 48-1 -5% 10th / 43rd St 17 16 49-1 -6% Table A2. 2013 weekend bicycle count locations ranked by total and compared with 2012 totals. Location 2012 2013 2013 Rank Change (2012-2013) Percent Change (2012-2013) Santa Cruz Pathway / St Mary's Rd (Weekend) 106 307 1 201 190% Freeman Rd / Old Spanish Trail (Weekend) 395 255 2-140 -35% Oracle Rd / Rancho Vistoso (Weekend) 206 185 3-21 -10% Oracle Rd / Wilds Rd (Weekend) 109 158 4 49 45% Camino de Oeste / Gates Pass Rd (Weekend) 56 45 5-11 -20%

Appendix B Count Tally Sheet