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[DustMagnet]

I suspect you’ll be able to leave them anywhere but they’ll also have designated pick-up spots.

Hm.  I thought the whole point of the fixed pickup and drop-off system was to avoid having them left anywhere as they are in Victoria and Saanich.

 

As part of a trial period, U-Bicycle will be distributing 50 bicycles in Langford that will run on a beacon system, which allows users to locate the green aluminum-framed bikes at a fixed location and return them to designated stations throughout the municipality.

 

 

https://www.goldstre...the-west-shore/

[spanky123]

Looks like the Ubike folks plan to try and fund their expansion with an ICO. Blockchain and bikes make sense I guess.

 

https://uchain.world/#about

[Mr.B]

There were 39,000 cycling trips over this Saanich bike crossing in July

By Myles Sauer - August 16, 2018

 

 

The District of Saanich recorded 39,000 cyclists at the Borden Street crossing in July.

Saanich cyclists proved last month that if you build it, they will come, as 39,000 riders passed through the bike crossing at Borden Street in July.

 

That marks the highest number of crossings to date, and is 5,000 more than the number of crossings in July 2017...

 

http://victoriabuzz....bike-lane-july/

[nagel]

It's a big improvement, although I find the phasing for the bike crossing to be quite short.

[Mattjvd]

That is a nice improvement. I used to cycle from San Jaun road to CFB Esquimalt daily. Once I hit the Goose it was a really pleasant commute, but the stretch of McKenzie before that was a bit hairy. 

[Jason-L]

Hmm.

 

39,000 bikes / 30 days = 1300 bikes/day

1300 bikes / 24 hours = 54 bikes / hour

 

So they're saying that an average of 1 bike per minute goes through that intersection?

[Cats4Hire]

Hmm.

39,000 bikes / 30 days = 1300 bikes/day
1300 bikes / 24 hours = 54 bikes / hour

So they're saying that an average of 1 bike per minute goes through that intersection?

I haven't been down there super recently but with my experience of that intersection that actually seems kind of low.

[Greg]

Hmm.

 

39,000 bikes / 30 days = 1300 bikes/day

1300 bikes / 24 hours = 54 bikes / hour

 

So they're saying that an average of 1 bike per minute goes through that intersection?

 

On a July day? Easily.

[rjag]

Hmm.

 

39,000 bikes / 30 days = 1300 bikes/day

1300 bikes / 24 hours = 54 bikes / hour

 

So they're saying that an average of 1 bike per minute goes through that intersection?

 

Mass between 7-9AM and 3-6pm would be my guess....still its not bad..better used than the downtown lanes thats for sure as its an actual bike highway in a way. 

 

Compare that to 30,000 vehicles per day at that same intersection

[Mike K.]

More like 650 bikes/cyclists per day, right?

[Coreyburger]

.better used than the downtown lanes thats for sure as its an actual bike highway in a way. 

 

 

Pandora was busier than that (by around 1,000 bikes). But for the location (way out of town), it is massive usage. Absolutely shows the value of connected, high-quality networks for bike lanes.

[spanky123]

Pandora was busier than that (by around 1,000 bikes). But for the location (way out of town), it is massive usage. Absolutely shows the value of connected, high-quality networks for bike lanes.

 

I think that what has happened is that a number of routes were consolidated once the lanes went in rather than 10% more people started riding bikes.

[nagel]

I think that what has happened is that a number of routes were consolidated once the lanes went in rather than 10% more people started riding bikes.

There are essentially no parallel routes though.  This does seem to be increased trips, just like we're seeing on the Goose at Harbour Road, with growth far beyond 10%.

 

I've tried to find parallel routes by the way, and gotten into some absurd dead ends.  

Edited by nagel, 17 August 2018 - 02:09 PM.

[Mike K.]

A good chunk of that is also new density along the Goose. Quite a bit of it, actually.

[Greg]

I think that what has happened is that a number of routes were consolidated once the lanes went in rather than 10% more people started riding bikes.

 

I think it is very reasonable to assume increased riders at that location. It was easily the worst section of the Lochside trail, and a real disincentive for a non-confident rider before it was reworked. The current setup is significantly safer, and massively less intimidating for a casual rider.

[Coreyburger]

A good chunk of that is also new density along the Goose. Quite a bit of it, actually.

 

What new density along the Goose? There haven't been that many new homes or businesses in the past two years.

[LJ]

Hmm.

 

39,000 bikes / 30 days = 1300 bikes/day

1300 bikes / 24 hours = 54 bikes / hour

 

So they're saying that an average of 1 bike per minute goes through that intersection?

30 days has September, etc.

[FogPub]

Hmm.

 

39,000 bikes / 30 days = 1300 bikes/day

1300 bikes / 24 hours = 54 bikes / hour

 

So they're saying that an average of 1 bike per minute goes through that intersection?

More than one a minute during daylight, much less than one a minute during the night I would think.

 

If Reynolds high school had summer classes that alone would account for a bunch of those trips.

[Rob Randall]

Hmm.

 

39,000 bikes / 30 days = 1300 bikes/day

1300 bikes / 24 hours = 54 bikes / hour

 

So they're saying that an average of 1 bike per minute goes through that intersection?

 

That's about it. The Borden/McKenzie intersection count is very consistent. On a rainy day it will drop a hundred or so but the consistency tells me it's mainly commuting cyclists on weekdays.

 

I think it is very reasonable to assume increased riders at that location. It was easily the worst section of the Lochside trail, and a real disincentive for a non-confident rider before it was reworked. The current setup is significantly safer, and massively less intimidating for a casual rider.

 

It is actually a lot more efficient than I anticipated. It's much easier to cross Borden and it's no longer necessary to shortcut throught the ICBC lot.

[Mike K.]

What new density along the Goose? There haven't been that many new homes or businesses in the past two years.

 

Sure there have, many hundreds of units have been built within several minutes of the Goose, particularly on the West Shore. In Vic West alone The Railyards has added about a 100-units over the last two years.

 

I'm also surprised by how many people living in the Happy Valley area commute downtown by bicycle. And why not? The trail is at their doorstep.