Melbourne Bicycle 2008

8/7/2019 Melbourne Bicycle 2008

1/12

Melbourne Bicycle AccountCycling Census 2008


2/12

Contents

Introduction rom CEO 3

About our Bicycle account 4

A cycle riendly city - the benets 4

Melbourne Bicycle Account Summary 4

Melbourne as a Cycle Friendly City 6

Accidents and Saety 6More cyclists than ever 8

Cycle Friendly Projects 9

Riding Frequency 10

On-Road Route Improvements 10

Sta/bike parking ratio 10

Bike parking in the city 11

Bike plan 2007-2011 11

Photography in the 2008 Melbourne Bicycle Account

In 2008, the City o Melbourne invited the Melbourne community to contribute photographs or use in thispublication. A wide range o photographs were received, and as many o these as possible have beenincluded in the 2008 Melbourne Bicycle Account.

The City o Melbourne thanks all cycling and photography enthusiasts who contributed their work.

Cover photo (competition winner): Narele Spangher

I you would like to receive new editions o the Melbourne Bicycle Account pleaseregister your email address by visiting: www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/bicycleaccountor call the City o Melbourne: +613 9658 9658.

City o Melbourne Bike Plan 2007-11: www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/bikeplan

Bicycle Victoria: www.bv.com.au

VicRoads Bicycle and Pedestrians:www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/BicyclesPedestrians

Competition winner: Emma Starr2


3/12

CEO Introduction

The City o Melbourne is working towards becoming one o

the best cycling cities in the world a city where riding around

town is simply what people do.

Our City o Melbourne Bicycle Plan 2007-2011 identies many

o the benets o cycling. Travelling by bike is cheap, healthy

and environmentally responsible. It reduces congestion on

roads and reduces carbon emissions. For our time poorcommunity members, cycling is a way to t some regular

exercise into the day. Its a healthy activity amilies and riends

can do together.

For all these reasons, the City o Melbourne is working to

ensure Melbourne can reach its ull potential as a healthy and

vibrant cycling city.

O course, more needs to be done to achieve this goal. We

need to do more to shit our transport ocus away rom the

motor vehicle and towards the bicycle, while investment

in cycling inrastructure needs to increase at every level o

government. In 2008, were making progress, especially as thenumber o city commuter cyclists has more than doubled in

three years.

This Melbourne Bicycle Account is a great opportunity or all

o us to get a clear picture o cycling in our city, including its

benets and challenges.

The City o Melbourne hopes that other Victorian, Australian

and international cities will recognise the value o this

approach, and will be inspired to develop their own bicycle

accounts. I more cities participate, we can compare data and

identiy opportunities or collaboration and learning beyondour municipal boundaries.

Dr Kathy Alexander

CEO, City o Melbourne

Creating a bike city

Melbourne Bicycle Account 2008 3


4/12

About our bicycle account

The City o Melbourne is committed to promoting andsupporting sustainable transport in the city. To ensure ouractions do promote and support the use o bicycles in the city,we need to measure cycling activity and t rends. Results showus what we do well and what we need to work on in the uture.

As with the 2007 version, the 2008 Melbourne Bicycle Accountincludes a summary o city cyclist behaviour, a snapshot o theCity o Melbournes actions in improving cyclist inrastructureand saety, as well as results rom the City o Melbourne andBicycle Victorias joint 2008 Melbourne Bikescope Survey.

Our rst bicycle account was released in 2007 and hasreceived great interest rom the Victorian community, as wellas rom around Australia and overseas. Our bicycle accountis based on the Copenhagen Bicycle Account, but has been

adapted to Melbournes cycling culture o Melbourne.

A cycle riendly city - the benets

Transport for all

Cycling is one o the most cost eective transport modes(beaten only by walking/running). Once the bike, lock andhelmet are purchased, the cost o maintaining and using abike is slight, especially when compared to motor car runningcosts.

Energy savings

Most people would agree that riding a bike saves on uel.However not everyone would realise the energy savings madethrough manuacturing bikes versus cars. The resources and

energy required to build a car are signicantly higher thanthose required to build a bicycle. So choosing a bike over acar saves resources at the time o purchase as well as while

youre on the road (or path).

Space savings

This table shows the amount o land required per personor dierent modes o transport.

Land is a highly valued asset in an urban environment.Bicycles take up less space so they can meet transport

needs with minimal impact on land availability/real estate.

Road space consumption per person

Source: Litman, T. (2008) Evaluating Transportation Land Use Patterns VictoriaTransport Policy Institute. pg. 12

Melbourne as a cycle riendly city

Cyclists have given the cycle-riendliness o the City oMelbourne a six out o 10 rating or the second year in a row.Given the number o survey participants doubled in 2008, thisis positive result.

However, given that cyclists in other cities around the world(such as Copenhagen) give their cities an eight out o 10 ratingor cycle-riendliness, the City o Melbourne acknowledges itstill has some work to do.

These survey results conrm that moreneeds to be done to improve saety and theconvenience o cycling in Melbourne. Theseresults are an excellent tool or advocacy in

this area.

Mode Speed (km/h) Standing/Parked (m2) Travelling (m2)

Pedestrian 5 0.5 1.8

Bicycle 15 1.8 4.6

Bus Passenger 50 1.8 7

Car (slow) 50 3.7 140

Car (ast) 100 3.7 460

Competition winner: Andrew Wilson

4


5/12

Ratings: 0 = strongly disagree 10 = strongly agree

Melbourne Bicycle Account

The 2008 Melbourne Bicycle Account survey asked

participants to rate aspects o cycling in Melbourne out o 10.

More than 4,000 cyclists participated in the 2008 survey double the number o participants in 2007. This in itsel is quite

an achievement, and highlights the keen interest our cyclists

have in helping Melbourne become a better city or cycling.

This table shows the average ratings Melbourne cyclists gave

to various elements o city cycling.

2426

282

216

14

22268

14

88

98

118

61355 42258

2811161146

44

707

301

90

436

492

450

845

982

33

10

119

99

463

396

613

620

11628

10276

57

119

57

63

124

185

22

77

56

39

70

108

109

23

9 6

155

3 2

1

49

54

34

48

14

19

75

71

103

98

93

95

22

14

102

87

78

33

5

2

42

66

56

38

19

14

15

9

22

25

127

131

117

35

2745

48

148

18

21

10

9

16

15

42

45

44

41

20

19

12

13

27

26

29

39

30

42

7

10

39

4024

39

51

26

68

56

120

148

318

22

52

3

104

28

355

89

121

116

44

41

43

43

111

132

194

186

69

47

29

55

574

37

77

101 149

1621

93

44

15

10

581

622inMar07

768

455* inMar06

295

51

58157

524

294

52

191

171

60

67

50

74

9

6

137

117

90

80

249

262

22

25

104

90

117

146

60

100

11

8

71

61

160

182

204

245

36

45

139170

6998

548

488

98

40

167114

94

76

215

286

133

135 85 74

173

221

394

445

18

10

2535

171182

342

329

38

15

11

31

23

14

193

274in Mar2007249 in Mar06

654

*in

Ma

r06

430

*i n

Mar0

6

185

30

34

1110

2728

97

99

0

0

34

2242

44

137

157

8

14

1818

107106

167

168

21

21

414

81 72

37

25

9

5

27

30

306204

17

111

00

00

0

0

0

0

16

21

182

184

2 8

3 1

2 1

2 2

4941

5751

17

24

273

278

5252

8170

249

260

16

8

5254

100109

224

230

17

16

76113

98140

127

123

30

21

46

55

123

108

34

28

15

6 3

6356

135123

22 11

87 63

102

94

45

67

2255

177149

72

15

16

20

2028

8090

83

82

59

56

2025

106102

41

35

10

13

1111

4547

10

14

4

6

12

34

18

8

76

43

210

459

25

81

5

14

1415

4948

12

13

4

7

22

11

17

3

425

6 1

9 7

60

20

300

274

616

514

150

134

23

31

32

29

170

143

133

124

27

27

24

21

35

23

120

49

20

18

17

55

75

44

414

0

31

18

93

88

35

2232

12

14

29

23

77

70

22

27

35

33

31

75

frombike

path-92

105

1379

71

256

340

110

17

15

99

14

11

20

19

97

1813

1

8

51

55

1422

35

70

22

49

5739

12

59

20

14

313

242

41

36

61

145

1631

4 1

3 5

4 5 6

4 3 6

==

= =

=

=

=

=

37

4018

18

1 8

1 6

2 7 4

2 7 5

80

7

28

15

18

16

1 4

1 3

4 6 8

4 0 3

76

24

31

46

110

140

911

1319

0

14

14

20

55

88

1

3

6

8

1112

614

6

8

24

19

2011

4838

135

130

227

223

2225

6767

101

93

173

168

1724

7485

70

55

177

158

1312

41

38

179

175

2928

6961

14

10

27

30

2012

4437

22

23

24

24

2517

4838

10

18

26

28

36 28

6268

29

25

97

79

2020

2220

1

1

6

8

1010

2930

5

7

16

17

54

311

4

6

12

5

3633

3836

21

20

20

16

810

7551

16

12

9

31

1

1

5

4

17

16

7

26

8

15

9

28

50

11189

41

161

174

127

249

11

44

18

49

52

64

92

12

85

18

91 87

131148

66

45

4734

119126

291

318

28

35

39 90

87154

324

324

53

37

73

73

192

192

414

414

203

203

63

44

199

197

78

87

14

6

1736

132156

138

189

58

33

25

25

315

121

363

85

137

74

78

37

12

208

94

4 1 1

322

1 6

16

9 4

2 0

779inMar06

940inMar2007

343inMar2007

61*i

nMar0683

inMar

2007

853* in

497* inMar0

245

249

24

25

34

30

28

27

1315

7535

139

94

7

4

14

54

15

9

160

113

13

12

23593

342

548376

28

833

46 5

48 6

334

38 5

Countsite

Vicroads counter loop

Inbound bike rider numbers

Outbound bike rider numbers

Directional rider numbers

What city cyclists say about cycling in Melbourne Average rating

(out of 10)

Is the City o Melbourne a cycle riendly area?6 6

Do you eel sae riding your bike in the City o Melbourne?5 5

Do bike riders observe road rules?

6 6

Are cycling paths well designed?6 6

Are cycling paths well maintained?6 6

Are you happy with the amount and connectivity o the path network?5 5

Is the City o Melbourne doing a good job providing or riders?6 6

2008 2007

Super Tuesday Bike Count 2008

Source: Bicycle Victoria



6/12

Cyclist behaviour 2008 2007

Number o inbound cyclists on cycling arterials in morning peak:

Swanston Street, corner o LaTrobe Street 414 366

Albert Street, corner o Gisbourne Street 182 171

Footscray Road, corner o Docklands Drive 768 622

Princess Bridge 982 803

Canning Street, corner o Princess Street 690 654

Yarra River, North Bank, adjacent to Goschs Paddock 1108 940

Yarra River, South Bank adjacent to Alexandra Gardens 398 343

Overall cycling 2008 2007 2006

Bikes as a percentage o vehicles in the centralcity1 between 7am and 10am

9% 8% 4%

Cycling infrastructure and safety 2008 2007 2006

Pedestrian/cyclist shared lanes 66km 63km 61km

On-road cycle lane 51km 50km 47km

On-road green painted cycle lane 0.7km(20 locations)

0.5 km(15 locations)

0.3km(8 locations)

Copenhagen cycle lane 1km 1km 0km

Cycle track maintenance (AUD) $230,000 $230,000 $230,000

Cycling capital works (AUD) $2,300,000 $3,000,000 $2,390,000

On-street cycle parking spaces 1,450 1,330 1,220

Summary

The Melbourne Bicycle Account is published annually,reporting on three key aspects o cycling:

Cyclist behaviour

Overall cycling statistics

Cycling infrastructure and safety

This table is a summary o cycling in Melbourne in 2008,with 2007 gures provided or comparison.

1. Central city includes the central business district, Docklands, and Southbank.

2. 2008 gures show accidents/injuries between 1 January 2008 and 30 June 2008 only.

Sources:

Cyclist behaviour Bicycle Victoria Super Tuesday bike counts and Vic Roads

bicycle path loop counter data;

Overall cycling statistics City of Melbourne data;

Cyclists injured in road accidents in the City of Melbourne VicRoads CrashStats.

Calculating cycle crashes

The cycling crash statistics are calculated based onthe average number o cyclists travelling to the Cityo Melbourne. In March 2007, the average number ocyclists commuting into the city each day was 4,767.

With 168 accidents recorded in 2007, this averages outto 0.46 accidents per day. This means that 0.01 per cento all cyclists were involved in an accident in the City oMelbourne municipality during 2007.

This gure o 0.01 per cent o cyclists injured will be ourbaseline rom which to measure our uture success indecreasing cycling accidents in our municipality.

Accidents and Safety

The City o Melbourne is Victorias busiest municipality in

terms o cycling activity, with the number o cyclists on city

roads and paths increasing every year. Due to this high activity,

Melbourne also has a correspondingly signicant accident rate.

As the city continues to grow as a centre or employment and

recreation, accidents and injuries are likely to remain an issue.

The City o Melbourne is working to reduce areas o confict

between pedestrians, cyclists and motorists (such as

Swanston and Collins streets in the central city) to help

reduce accidents and injuries.

Imminent saety improvements or Swanston Street include

removing tour buses. A new CBD location or the buses

is currently being assessed and will be eective as o late

November 2008.

Changes in behaviour by pedestrians and cyclists could

make a huge dierence in improving accident/injury numbers.

Cyclists injured in road accidents

in the City of Melbourne

2008 2007 2006 2005

882 168 144 155

6


7/12

More Cyclists than ever

The number o people riding into to the city in the mornings

has increased by 43% in the last year. According to recent

City o Melbourne trac surveys an average o 6,806

cyclists ride into the city between 7am 10am in 2008,

compared to 4,767 riding in the same morning peak period

in 2007.

Encouraging slower cycling and greater community awareness

o cycling as a normal transport mode will greatly infuence

how people interact on the street, and thereore improve on

street saety. In 2009 the City o Melbourne will develop a

series o saety messages aimed at reinorcing sae cycling

culture.

The City o Melbourne aims to decrease cycling accidents by a

minimum o 10 per cent every year, relative to the numbers o

cyclists.

Competitionwinner:CatherineGoh



8/12

Bike parking at Lygon Court, Carlton

New bike racks have been installed outside Lygon Court on

Lygon Street, Carlton. Bike parking space demand is extremely

high in the area, given its proximity to cinemas, shopping andcaes/restaurants.

The City o Melbourne has responded to high demand by

handing two car parking bays over to cyclists. Seven bike

parking hoops have been installed in these specially modied

parking bays.

Space or two vehicles (cars) has been transormed into space

or 14 vehicles (bikes).

Rathdowne Street; a new kind of quality

In mid-2008, the cycling path along Rathdowne Street in

Carlton, between Victoria Street and Princes Street, was

upgraded as a high quality bike route.

The existing on-road bike lanes were treated with a green

surace colouring and vibra-line lane marking.

Vibra-line is commonly used on highways and reeways to alertmotorists through vibration i they start to drit o the road. On

Rathdowne Street, vibra-line lane markings will alert drivers and

cyclists alike i they move outside their respective road space.

The new lane markings also create an audible alert, working

in conjunction with visual markings and surace colouring to

reinorce the bike lanes presence.

With these new measures in place, Rathdowne Street has been

transormed into one o the citys highest quality cycling routes.

8


9/12

City o Melbourne

Cycle Friendly Projects

The City o Melbourne is undertaking numerous cycle-riendly

projects during 2008-09, including:

Separate Bike Lanes

Albert Street, East Melbourne, between Nicholson and

Clarendon streets.

High Quality on-road Bike Lanes

Rathdowne Street, Carlton, between Victoria and Princess

streets.

Cycling and Pedestrian Bridge

Crossing Manningham Street, Parkville, linking the east and

west sections o the Capital City Trail.

Road Hazards Online

Creating an online road/path hazard reporting orm or cyclists.

Central City Bicycle Links

Strengthen existing bicycle links along La Trobe Street and

William Street.

Cycling Facilities

Review demand or bike parking in the central city (including

Southbank and Docklands) and assess potential locations as

bike parking/acility centres.Manningham Bridge Redevelopment

In 2008, the City o Melbourne began the construction o a new

cycle/pedestrian bridge at Manningham Street in Parkville. When

complete, the bridge will link the east and west sides o the CapitalCity Trail.

The bridge will allow cyclists and pedestrians to walk/ride saely

across Manningham Street, avoiding the trac below.

The new bridge will be completed in early 2009.

Competition winner: Holly Shorland



10/12

Riding frequency

Between 2007 and 2008 riding requency patterns shitedslightly.

This graph shows slightly more people are riding their bikesone to three times per week, while slightly less people areriding daily.

On-Road Route Improvements

As part o the 2008 Melbourne Bikescope survey, participants

were asked to nominate one on-road route that needs

improvement.

More on-road routes were identied or improvement this year.

The routes most requently mentioned were:

St Kilda Road: Singled out as the most need o improvement,

more than 10 per cent o survey participants commented on

St Kilda Roads poor quality as a cycling route. The out-

bound lane has been highlighted as a serious issue as it has

deteriorated in quality ater construction work.

Central business district bike lanes: These eature requently

as areas or improvement. The need or a high quality east-

west route through the central business district is consistently

mentioned. Flinders Street needs attention (mentioned by ve

per cent o participants) as does Collins Street (mentioned by

three per cent o participants).

Swanston Street: This street was mentioned by ve per cent

o survey participants, down rom 10 per cent in 2007.

A urther decrease in cyclist concern is expected when touristbus parking is relocated in November 2008. However, as this

strip remains a ocal point or pedestrian, tram and bicycle

activity in the city, sae and slow cycling will be continually

encouraged.

Staff/bike parking ratios

Our survey ound that many large organisations do

not oer an adequate number o bike parking spaces

to employees. With 60 per cent o survey participants

working in organisations with more than 100 sta,

40 per cent o these worked at locations with less

than 10 bike parking spaces.

In 2009, the Transport Management Association(made up o business, state and local government

representatives) will audit the availability o end-o-trip

acilities or cyclists in the central business district,

Docklands and Southbank. Audit results will identiy

any shortalls in bike parking and end-o-trip acilities,

and will help the City o Melbourne develop a targeted

response to improve current standards o cycling

acilities or commuters.

10


11/12

Bike parking in the city

As part o the 2008 Melbourne Bikescope survey,

participants were asked where they park their bikes

in the city. Responses included:

50 per cent said they parked their bikes in off-street

private bike parking acilities (such as their workplace)

20 per cent locked their bike to street furniture

17 per cent locked their bikes to City of Melbourne

bike hoops located around the city.

This year, our survey asked about the cyclist acilities

available to those who park their bike at work.

More than 25 per cent said there was not adequate

bike parking at their workplace.

Most (82 per cent) have access to showers

Only 50 per cent have access to a locker.

Bike plan 2007-2011

This Melbourne Bike Account 2008 Cycling Census 2008

has been developed as part o the City o Melbourne Bicycle

Plan 2007-2001.

Our bicycle plan lists all the actions we will achieve each year

to 2011, with the mission o making Melbourne a rst class

cycling city.

By 2011, the City o Melbourne aims to ensure our

municipality oers:

well signed paths and roads that alert cyclists to potential

hazards and provide directions

secure storage and parking facilities, conveniently placed

or cyclists;

safe paths and roads that are separated from motor

vehicles wherever possible

a municipal bicycle network, connected by a range of on-

road and o-road paths that is also connected to roads and

paths in the broader metropolitan area.

Competitionwinner:JessicaC

erejio

Competition winner: Andrew Wilson Melbourne Bicycle Account 2008 11


12/12

For more inormation on Bikescope,please visit www.bikescope.com.au

Do you have a question or the City oMelbourne? Call and speak to us.

City o MelbourneOctober 2008GPO Box 1603MMelbourne Victoria 3001

Hotline (03) 9658 9658TTY (03) 9658 9461Please provide any eedback towww.melbourne.vic.gov.au/contactuswww.melbourne.vic.gov.au

This is a publication o Melbourne CityCouncil. Printed on Recycled Paper.

Soomaali

Melbourne Bicycle 2008

Documents

Transcript of Melbourne Bicycle 2008