We queue nearly twenty people on bikes and micromobility devices every peak cycle at Hampshire & Prospect in #CambMA. It is beautiful to watch. We are making it happen here.
@bikepedantic out of curiosity, I exported the data from the bike counter at Broadway and it doesn't show much of an increase in bikes since 2015.
https://www.cambridgema.gov/CDD/Transportation/gettingaroundcambridge/bikesincambridge/ecototem
@Drew @bikepedantic I did a little more detailed look at the data before. From 2015-Covid there was a steady seasonally adjusted increase. The numbers cratered with Covid and have been pretty steadily increasing again, though not to 2019-early 2020 peak.
I changed up how I save the data, so that graph isn't something I can regenerate without fixing up some code, unfortunately. Definitely on the list to fix up after the election.
@Drew @bikepedantic The counter is in a kinda weird spot in terms of what it is counting. Useful since it's a long data set, but not the best at understanding the overall biking in the city. BlueBikes data is probably a closer analog.
@BostonBikeData there's a real data quality issue with all loop counters. We know they don't detect scooters and other new micromobility devices. If they're systematically not detecting cargo bikes like mine either, that's a massive chunk of ridership on the road now that wasn't on the road a few years ago, let's say pre 2017ish @Drew
@bikepedantic @BostonBikeData @Drew does your bike trigger Somerville's "stop here for green" spots?
@vathpela Never tried... i don't encounter any on my most-common Somerville trips. WIll keep an eye out and give a try though! @BostonBikeData @Drew
