Bicycle traffic counts

Main Roads WA currently collect bicycle usage information using permanent counters at nine sites near the Perth CBD. The counters were installed and brought online progressively between July and December 2008.

To view graphical representations of the information online then select the year you would like to analyse below:

•  2009 bicycle traffic count graphs  
  
•  2008 bicycle traffic count graphs
  

The counters are situated on the main commuter paths serving the Perth CBD and collect data 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. The locations of the counters are listed below:

1. Kwinana Freeway PSP - path on the western side of Narrows Bridge
   
   
2. Kwinana Freeway PSP - path on the eastern side of Narrows Bridge
   
   
3. Mitchell Freeway PSP - south of Vincent Street
   
   
4. Fremantle Railway Line PSP - near Loftus Street
   
   
5. Midland Railway Line PSP - south of the Mt Lawley Subway
   
   
6. Armadale Railway Line PSP - south of the Windan Bridge
   
   
7. Causeway - on the Perth Foreshore path just north-west of the Causeway Bridge
   
   
8. Mounts Bay Road RSP - on the path beside the Swan River
   
   
9. Banks Reserve RSP - on the Tony di Scerni Pathway in Mount Lawley

The intention is to monitor the number of riders using these paths to obtain long term trend information.

Information is downloaded from the counters approximately once every two months. The available information will be updated on this website as it becomes available to Bikewest.

Raw count information is available in Microsoft Excel spreadsheet format from the following links:

•  2009 bicycle traffic count information in Microsoft Excel format
  
  
•  2008 bicycle traffic count information in Microsoft Excel format