MPLS Bike Count Stats are Available

Interesting stuff from The City in the email today. The Minneapolis bicycle count survey results are in and available. The high level summary is as follows:

• The number of bicyclists counted at 30 locations increased by 15% between 2007 and 2008.
• The number of pedestrians counted at 27 locations increased by 3% between 2007 and 2008.
• 15th Avenue SE north of 5th Street is the busiest location for biking among 128 count locations, with an estimated 3,570 bicyclists per day.
• Washington Avenue SE west of Union Street is the busiest location for walking among 128 count locations, with an estimated 21,740 pedestrians per day.
• East River Parkway north of Franklin Avenue carries the highest bicyclist mode share (17%), among 65 count locations.
• Washington Avenue SE west of Union Street carries the highest pedestrian mode share (32%), among 65 count locations.
• Bicycle riding on sidewalks or bike paths is lowest on streets with on-street bike lanes (18%), and highest on streets with off-street bike paths (78%).

Some other interesting bits include the fact that bike traffic on the LRT trail next to the light rail increased 164% from 2007 to 2008, and Midtown Greenway west of Hennepin Ave. experienced 2110 riders during the count. That's a lot.

The full text of the report is available here. An interesting map depicting count locations and result is available here.