Abstract:
The collection of nonmotorized travel data is a priority for improving research, planning, and policy making for pedestrian and bicycle travel. Volume data are needed for safety and risk assessments, new infrastructure evaluations, travel model inputs, and estimations of miles of travel. This article briefly reviews some of the most advanced pedestrian- and bicycle-counting technologies that are available commercially. It is concluded that, because of the proliferation of new data collection technologies and challenges associated with these technologies, the need is urgent to develop uniform guidelines for nonmotorized travel data collection and data management and to create policies mandating the collection of these data.
