Q&A
DOT's methods for monitoring cycling trends
1:13:28
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DOT officials explain their comprehensive approach to monitoring cycling trends in New York City, using a combination of technologies and methods to gather data.
- DOT uses automatic sensors to count cyclists in real-time at key routes
- Manual counts and observations are conducted to distinguish between regular bikes and e-bikes
- Surveys are conducted, including a biannual survey by the Department of Health
- Speed data is collected to assess how fast bikes and e-bikes are traveling
- All collected data is shared through open data and on the DOT website
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
1:13:28
And because I want like to also know how DOT monitors the cycling trends.
1:13:34
Like, is it through surveys only?
1:13:36
Is it through direct counting?
1:13:37
Like, how are you tracking the trends?
Ydanis Rodriguez
1:13:41
Well, now, again, I I always say that we all interacted with anything that DOT is doing every day.
1:13:48
And one other thing that we are doing is also now using different technology and software to count in real time the moving of people walking and biking every if you'd like to add, are we doing the sensor?
Eric Beaton
1:14:00
Sure.
1:14:00
And the the answer, we use a combination of all of those things.
1:14:03
We have we have places that have, as the commissioner said, automatic sensors so we know how many people are going over key routes at any time.
1:14:10
But those sensors also don't give us a a good sense of was it a regular bike or an e bike?
1:14:15
So we supplement that with actually going out and looking and counting and and making sure that we have a sense of the mix.
1:14:22
We're now also collecting speeds so that we know not just does it feel too fast, but how fast are these, bikes and ebikes going out on the street.
1:14:32
And then we put that all all together.
1:14:34
We also do surveys.
1:14:35
The Department of of men of health also does a biannual survey where they talk to New Yorkers about how often they bike.
1:14:42
And it's putting these pieces together that really gives the full picture, of what's going on.
1:14:47
So no one of those gives the full picture, but that's why we collect all of it, and it's also why we share all of it through open data and on our website.
