DVRPC launched its Bicycle Cyclical Count Program in 2014. The program collects and analyzes bicycle volumes to track trends at 150 different locations in the nine-county region. These locations were selected for their representative attributes, like having different types of bicycle facilities, such as multi-use trails, dedicated bicycle lanes, striped shoulders, sharrows, and in mixed traffic.
The most recent Travel Trends in the Delaware Valley Region analyzes data for the 2015 to early 2020 (pre-COVID) time period. Most of the economic and travel trends during this period were pointing upward in a positive direction.
A new analysis examines how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected bicycle and pedestrian traffic in two areas of Philadelphia. Using data collected from the intersection of Front and Chestnut streets and the Schuylkill River Trail near the Walnut Street Bridge, the analysis compares pre-pandemic usage from March 2019 to March 2020, to usage in July 2021 to July 2022, when some residents began to resume normal activities despite COVID-19’s lingering presence.
