Route User Intercept Survey Report Hills Road, Cambridge Fieldwork: October 2016 Report published: December 2016 1
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Introduction This is a report of data collected at a single point on the route during October 2016. Route users were interviewed during four 12-hour survey periods, three term time weekdays and a term time weekend day. Manual count data was collected during the same four 12-hour periods. An additional manual count of on road cyclists was conducted over the same period. Annual usage estimates are for users of the traffic-free path only. The survey dates were Tuesday 18th, Wednesday 19th, Thursday 20th and Saturday 22nd of October 2016. The surveys took place from 7am until 7pm on these days. The weather on these days was: Tuesday, warm and mostly dry; Wednesday, warm and mostly dry; Thursday, cold and mostly wet; and Saturday, warm and mostly dry. Survey site The survey site is a partially segregated cycle lane along Hills Road in Cambridge. An additional manual count of cyclists on road was also conducted at the site. The total number of route users counted over the four day survey period on the path was 18,736. All route users were cyclists. 200 interviews were conducted over the same period with adults (16+). All interviews were conducted with cyclists. During this period a total of 732 potential interviews were declined. The three most cited reasons for declining interviews were: 409 did not stop, 244 refused to partake, and 41 were commuting. Key findings The current annual usage estimate at Hills Road is 1,865,259 cyclists. The three most popular uses for the route are: commuting to/from work (46%), education (21%) and social/entertainment (7%). 94% of route users make this journey at least once a week. The following sections of the report outline both manual count and survey data. Data are shown for all survey respondents. 3
Manual Count Data Path (Survey Location) Cyclists Cyclists % Weekday 1 term-time 5,620 100 Weekday 2 term-time 5,723 100 Weekday 3 term-time 5,351 100 Weekend 1 term-time 2,042 100 Total 18,736 100 Hills Road (Additional Count) Weekday 1 term-time 200 100 Weekday 2 term-time 338 100 Weekday 3 term-time 155 100 Weekend 1 term-time 110 100 Total 803 100 Cyclists Cyclists % Path (Survey Location) Child 813 4 Adult Male 12,651 68 Adult Female 5,249 28 Older Male 15 0 Older Female 8 0 Total 18,736 100 Hills Road (Additional Count) Child 9 1 Adult Male 568 71 Adult Female 226 28 Older Male 0 0 Older Female 0 0 Total 803 100 4
Commuting The following tables illustrate the number of route users counted during commuting periods between 0700h- 0900h and 1600h -1800h. Path (Survey Location) 0700-0900 1600-1800 Total within commuting periods Cyclists Cyclists Cyclists Weekday 1 1,323 1,373 2,696 Weekday 2 1,376 1,487 2,863 Weekday 3 1,218 1,428 2,646 All weekdays 3,917 4,288 8,205 Average weekday 1,306 1,429 2,735 Hill Road (Additional Count) Weekday 1 20 43 63 Weekday 2 14 337 51 Weekday 3 13 27 40 All weekdays 47 107 154 Average weekday 16 36 51 Annual Usage Estimates Annual usage is calculated using established patterns of movement based on this particular route type and location. The total annual usage estimate is 1,865,259. The following tables illustrate the probable breakdown of user types based on the estimated annual usage figure. % Annual usage Cyclists 100 1,865,259 Children 16-64 years 65+ years % Annual usage 4 81,429 96 1,781,550 0 2,280 % Annual usage Male 48 1,301,728 Female 52 563,532 5
Survey data - All cyclists The following section of the report outlines data collected during four day survey period with respondents aged 16 or over. Each respondent has consented to their data being processed by Sustrans and included in the following summary. Gender (200 respondents) Age (200 respondents) 29% Male 22% 25% 16-24 years 25-34 years 35-44 years Female 11% 45-54 years 71% 32% 10% 55-64 year Ethnicity (197 respondents) 79% White British 14% White Other 2% White Irish 2% Asian or Asian British other Asian 1% Asian or Asian British Indian 1% Asian or Asian British Chinese Employment (200 respondents) 53% employed full-time 26% studying 10% employed part-time 4% retired 4% self employed 2% looking after home/family Annual household income (200 respondents) 52,000+ 37% Prefer not to say 19% Don't know 13% 0-5,199 10% 46,800-51,199 6% 20,800-25,999 5% 15,600-20,799 3% 36,400-41,599 3% 26,000-31,199 2% 10,400-15,599 1% 5,200-10,399 1% 31,200-36,399 1% 41,600-46,799 0% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 6
Journey purpose (200 respondents) Commuting (getting to/from work) 46% Education 21% Social/entertainment Shopping In course of work Personal business Visiting friends or family Recreation (including dog walking) Escorting to school Other escort 7% 7% 7% 5% 4% 2% 1% 0% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% Route safety (200 respondents) Respondents were asked to rate how strongly they agreed or disagreed with the following safety statements about the path. It is well lit It is safe for children It is safe from motorised traffic It is safe in terms of personal safety and security Has clear lines of sight 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% Cycling status (200 respondents) Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree Respondents that said they cycled were asked what type of cyclist they are 91% - regular cyclists 4% - starting to cycle again 3% - occasional cyclists 2% - new to cycling 7
Floating bus stops Respondents were asked about their perception of safety in connection with the new floating bus stops, where cyclists use the floating bus stop cycle lane instead of going around buses. They were also asked what they thought cyclists should do when there are pedestrians waiting to cross from the floating bus stop. Cyclist safety at floating bus stop (153 respondents) To what extent do you think the floating bus stop increases road safety for cyclists? 4% 6% Not at all 29% A little Significantly/a lot 61% I don't know Pedestrian safety at floating bus stop (153 respondents) When there are pedestrians waiting to cross to/from the bus stop, what do you think cyclists should do? 8% 1% 1% 1% Stop completely to allow pedestrians to cross 18% Slow down & be aware of pedestrians crossing Continue at normal speed without slowing down Don't use cycle lane through floating bus stop It varies Not sure 71% 8
Impact on health and well-being (200 respondents) Respondents were asked to rate how strongly they agreed or disagreed that the route improved their health and well-being Physical health Mood Well-being 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree Use of transport methods (200 respondents) Respondents were asked how often they used any of the following transport methods on this path Transport modes % of use by transport mode 5+ days per week 3-4 days per week 1-2 days per week 1-2 times per month Less than once per month Never Walk 5% 4% 13% 22% 7% 49% Cycle 69% 9% 16% 2% 4% 0% Jog 1% 0% 7% 3% 0% 90% Other 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 99% Travel behaviour (200 respondents) Respondents were asked how often they make this journey 17% - daily 70% - 2-5 times a week 8% - weekly 0% - fortnightly 1% - monthly 3% - less frequently 2% - first time Respondents were asked how long they had been using the route to make their journey Respondents were asked if they used or will use any other form of transport during their journey 91% - have not/will not 8% - have/will use public transport 1% - have/will use a car/van/taxi Respondents were asked if they had not used a car, could they have used a car instead of walking/cycling (198 respondents) 2% - this is the first time 13% - less than 3 months 4% - 3-6 months 3% - 7-12 months 21% - 1-2 years 17% - 3-5 years 40% - more than 5 years 59% - yes, could have use a car but chose not to 39% - no, car was not an available option 2% no, recreation by cycling/walking is the main purpose of the trip 9
Methodology This study used Sustrans Route User Survey monitoring procedure. The Route User Survey has been i ly applied around the UK, making this exercise directly comparable with surveys conducted on many other This current survey form has been designed in partnership with the iconnect (Impact of Constructing motorised Networks and Evaluating Changes in Travel) study. The survey took place at the survey site on three weekdays during term time, and one weekend during term time. In each case, the surveys were conducted between the hours of 0700h and 1900h. A total of 48-hours of survey coverage was achieved at the si Estimates of total annual usage are generated by comparing the manual counts conducted over four days with observed distributions of use from continuous counts at sites of a comparable nature. The proportion of total annual use that is comprised by four days from months commensurate with the months when the route user survey is undertaken is calculated for a site with continuous usage count data and an annual usage estimate. The proportion generated is assumed to be equivalent to the proportion of annual usage represented by the four day manual count. The total annual usage estimate is calculated on the basis of this proportion. The continuous count data includes cycles only. A weighting mechanism is applied to the survey data. This is based on the estimated total annual usage derived from the manual count conducted as part of the Route User Intercept Survey. The representative value of responses recorded on the four different day types, and of responses by gender, and by age category, are adjusted using the manual count record to reflect usage throughout the whole of the year. 10