West Windsor Bicycle and Pedestrian Alliance

2015 Downtown WW Cyclist/Walker Counts

Friday, September 18 by JerryFoster

In our 5th annual survey, WWBPA volunteers counted 360 bicyclists and pedestrians at 5 locations around the train station on Wednesday September 16, 2015 between 5-8pm. Last year the count was 343, but the numbers are not directly comparable, since we counted at only 3 locations last year. Comparing the same locations at the same time slots, biking and walking decreased 5% over last year. At least we had beautiful fall weather again this year.

Once again we participated in the National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project, an effort to accurately and consistently measure usage and demand for bicycling and pedestrian infrastructure.

Our 2015 findings:

1. Cranbury/Wallace/571 (Rite Aid) ? 25 bike, 112 walk
2. Scott/Alexander (Arts Center) ? 26 bike, 90 walk
3. Vaughn/Alexander (bus stop) ?? 19 bike, 39 walk
4. Station/571 (Rep. Holt Headquarters) ? 5 bike, 6 walk
5. Wallace/Alexander (WW lot) ? 11 bike, 27 walk

Total: 360 people, 86 who bike, 274 who walk

Thanks to our volunteers!

Traffic along 571 in downtown West Windsor flowed freely throughout the observation time, except for 3 minutes at 5:30pm – this is consistent with last year, which congested for 4 minutes at 6:00pm. Honks were also consistent at 11 this and last year, while the number of semi trucks rose by 2 to 7 this year. One of the honks was to encourage a right turn on red from Wallace to 571, which both the honker and honkee proceeded to do, illegally – an additional sign at the corner would aid in getting the message out. I was honked at from behind a few weeks ago while waiting on my bike at Wallace, but just pointed up at the No Turn On Red sign overhead.

Other observations:

• midblock crossings of 571 at Rite Aid driveway ? 10
• male ? 261, female ? 99
• walkers ? 274, cyclists ? 86
• walkers – 187 male, 87 female
• cyclists – 74 male, 10 female

Tags: alexander road, bike/walk count, counting bicyclists and pedestrians, cranbury road, national bicycle and pedestrian documentation project, station drive, vaughn drive, Wallace Road
Posted in Advocacy, Bicycle-Friendly Community, Bike Commuting, commuter, Main Street |

Improved Crossings to the Train Station at Scott Avenue

Thursday, January 12 by JerryFoster

Thanks to the township for improving the crossings to the train station from Scott Avenue. New high visibility striping and pedestrian-activated rapid flashing beacons were? installed late last year, making it much easier to cross safely with the flashing lights. This is another in the long list of improvements made last year.

This intersection is particularly important, since it may be the most heavily used route by pedestrians and bicyclists going to and from the train station. On September 14, 2011 from 5-7pm, we counted 87 bicyclists and pedestrians passing nearby Scott and Alexander, all of whom must have crossed this intersection at Wallace first.

Thanks again for all the work that went into making these improvements!

Tags: Berrien City, crosswalks, rapid flashing beacon, Scott Ave, Wallace Road
Posted in commuter, Complete Streets, Pedestrian, Princeton Junction train station |