Downtown Denver Summer 2013 Pedestrian Count Report Funded by the Downtown Denver Business Improvement District
Downtown Denver Partnership, Inc.
Research Department Research Department • 511 16th Street, Suite 200, Denver, CO 80202 • 303-534-6161 • www.DowntownDenver.com
INTRODUCTION Since 1994, the Downtown Denver Business Improvement District (BID) has funded two pedestrian counts in Downtown Denver each year. The BID conducts a comprehensive count in the summer and a partial count in the winter. This report summarizes data collected during the summer of 2013. Pedestrian counts allow Downtown Denver stakeholders to: • Measure pedestrian traffic for prospective Downtown Denver retailers, developers and businesses. • Determine the impact of new development. • Predict or measure success of a Downtown Denver event. • Help determine priority areas for streetscape and amenity projects. • Locate areas where increased police presence and cleaning services may be needed. METHODOLOGY Timeframe The 2013 summer pedestrian counts took place from June 18 to August 21 . th
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Process The BID hired individuals to count pedestrians as they passed a specific spot located in the middle of the block on one side of the street. Counters used automatic, handheld tally counters to count pedestrians on both weekdays and weekends during the middle of the day (11:30am-1:30pm) and the evening (5:00pm-7:00pm). BID staff entered and analyzed data collected by counters. From these two hour counts, BID staff used a tool developed by the National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project to estimate daily, weekly, monthly and annual pedestrian counts. For more information on this extrapolation process, please see appendix B. Weather Weather can have an impact on both pedestrian activity and the ability to conduct pedestrian counts. Occasionally, the BID needs to reschedule counts due to severe weather and counters record weather conditions as they count pedestrians. Weather conditions during the summer 2013 pedestrian counts were favorable, with average temperatures and minimal precipitation. The average mean temperature for the 18 days the counts took place was 74°. The high temperature recorded during the count time period was 89°, a little higher than the historical average of 82°. The low temperature recorded during the count time period was 58°, also higher than the historical average of 53°. During the 18 days counting occurred, 0.54 inches of precipitation fell in Denver, with one of these days having more than a trace of precipitation. While counts were conducted before historic rainfall fell over the metro area during mid-September, various Saturday counts had to be canceled due to rain. Thus, counters were not able to complete all Saturday counts in the summer of 2013. External Influences and Limitations In addition to weather, a variety of other outside factors can influence pedestrian counts, including special events, conferences and/or construction. Pedestrian counters record any obvious outside influences throughout their shifts that may impact pedestrian activity and the BID takes these notes into account during data analysis. However, it is not possible to control for all external influences and thus year-to-year variation in counts is expected. Additionally, counts are subject to potential human and equipment errors. The BID carefully manages the pedestrian count process in order to minimize potential errors and is confident in the count’s results.
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In addition to these core sites, pedestrian counts take place in a certain zone that covers a quarter of the blocks in the BID. With the goal of measuring pedestrian activity on every block in the BID, the Pedestrian Count Program developed a rotating zone program in 2011. The 120 blocks within the BID’s boundaries belong to one of four zones, with pedestrian counts occurring in one zone every four years. The map on this page shows the four zones within the BID. In the summer of 2013, pedestrian counts occurred throughout Zone C. Zone C includes the historic LoDo neighborhood, the area adjacent to the Union Station redevelopment, and also borders Coors Field.
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AVERAGE DAILY PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITY UNION The following mapCIR shows the estimated number of pedestrians that walk on a GATEWAY specific block in Downtown LIGHT RAIL BRIDGE Denver on an average day. The numbers on this map are extrapolatedPLAZA from two-hour counts. See Appendix A and B for more information about the extrapolation process. CHESTNUT PL H
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ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS Pedestrian Traffic Changes Throughout the Day Most blocks in the BID have slightly higher pedestrian traffic during the middle of the day than during the evening, however counts on some blocks show more extreme pattens. On average, mid-day pedestrian traffic is 14% higher than evening pedestrian traffic. The following table shows blocks that have the largest difference between mid-day and evening pedestrian traffic. For a full list of counts, see appendix A. Blocks with higher mid-day pedestrian traffic Speer between Blake and Market* Arapahoe between 16th & 17th Blake between 17th and 18th Larimer between 18th and 19th* Larimer between 14th & 15th Wazee between 16th and 17th Wynkoop between 14th and 15th* Wynkoop between 18th and 19th 14th St. between Larimer and Lawrence* Lawrence between 13th/Speer and 14th*
Blocks with higher evening pedestrian traffic Market between 18th and 19th 14th Court between Blake and Market 20th between Blake and Market 20th between Market and Larimer* 20th between Wazee and Blake* Speer between Wewatta and Wazee* Speer between Larimer and Lawrence* Market between 19th and 20th Blake between 16th and 17th Market between 14th and 15th
*Denotes block where only one side of the street was counted because other side is outside of BID and Zone boundaries
16th Street Mall As the main pedestrian thoroughfare in the BID, measuring pedestrian activity on the 16th Street Mall is a major goal of the Pedestrian Count Program. Count sites along the 16th Street Mall have the highest amount of pedestrian traffic in Downtown Denver. In fact, the top ten highest counts were all on the 16th Street Mall. The BID estimates that the average daily pedestrian activity for a block on the 16th Street Mall ranges from a low of 14,218 pedestrians to a high of 29,582 pedestrians. (note: these numbers are extrapolated from twohour counts; see appendices for more information about the extrapolation process.) Block 16th between Tremont and Glenarm 16th between Glenarm and Welton 16th between Welton and California 16th between California and Stout 16th between Lawrence and Larimer 16th between Blake and Market 16th between Wazee and Blake 16th between Wynkoop and Wazee 16th Street Mall AVERAGE 16th between Wewatta and Wynkoop* 16th between Market and Larimer*
Estimated Annual Estimated Ave. Weekly Estimated Ave. Daily Pedestrian Traffic Pedestrian Traffic Pedestrian Traffic 7,753,601 149,108 23,857 7,327,264 140,909 22,545 9,187,769 176,688 28,270 9,614,111 184,887 29,582 5,069,169 97,484 15,597 8,487,476 163,221 26,115 4,725,033 90,866 14,539 4,620,935 88,864 14,218 7,098,170 136,503 21,841 3,521,272 3,948,126
*Count impacted by construction on block. Not included in average.
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67,717 75,926
10,835 12,148
Special Events The BID counted pedestrian activity on the 16th Street Mall during a special event, Make Music Denver, in June 2013. Make Music Denver resulted in a 45% increase in pedestrian activity between 11:30am and 1:30pm and a 106% increase between 5:00pm and 7:00pm on 16th Street between Glenarm and Welton.
Impact of Make Music Denver Event on Pedestrian Activity 4,500 4,000
Total Pedestrians
3,500 Event Weekday
3,000
(16th between Glenarm and Welton) 2,500
2,000
Event Weekday
1,500 1,000
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Event Weekday
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Evening
CONCLUSION Outlook for 2014 In 2014, the BID will count pedestrians in the Broadway and Lincoln area within Zone D of the BID. This count will provide important baseline data for the area near the Civic Center Park as well as the RTD Civic Center Transit Station. After next summer’s counts, the BID will have completed its four-year rotation and thus, will have a pedestrian count for every block in the BID. In early 2014, the BID will install automatic pedestrian counters at several locations in Downtown Denver. The BID will re-evaluate the pedestrian count program after the 2014 counts, taking into consideration the results from and experience with the automatic pedestrian counters. Acknowledgments The Downtown Denver Business Improvement District thanks the Summer 2013 pedestrian counters who spent hours counting pedestrians around Downtown Denver. The BID also thanks the National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project and Alta Planning and Design for providing a model for pedestrian extrapolations. About this Report The Summer Pedestrian Count report is created by the Downtown Denver Research Department. Staff contributors and editors include: Riley LaMie, Emily Brett, Aylene McCallum and John Desmond. Please direct any questions about this report to Emily Brett at ebrett@downtowndenver.com or 303-571-8216. Pedestrian count sheets and counter instructions are available upon request.
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APPENDIX A: FULL RESULTS
Block
AM RAW Count
Estimated Estimated Average Annual Daily Traffic Traffic (based on (based on AM count) AM count)
PM RAW Count
Estimated Estimated Percent Average Average Annual change Daily Daily Traffic between Traffic Traffic** (based on AM and (based PM count) PM*** on PM count)
14th Ct. bet. Blake and Market
37
61,446
168
61
140,699
385
277
-56%
14th Ct. bet. Wazee and Blake
102
197,625
541
141
278,763
764
653
-29%
337 / 429
340,072 / 799,219
1,561 649 / 387
748,475 / 823,970
2,154
1,857
-28%
14th St. bet. Blake and Market
156
290,625
94
200,137
548
672
45%
14th St. bet. California & Stout
511 / 428
515,658 / 823,438
1,834 317 / 395
365,588 / 911,086
1,749
1,792
5%
168
312,981
14th St. bet. Arapahoe & Lawrence
14th St. bet. Larimer and Lawrence*
796
857
14th St. bet. Market and Larimer
92
195,879
537
697
60%
112
193,750
531
531
n/a
15th bet. Blake and Market
603
1,436,836
3,937
509
1,330,671
3,646
3,791
8%
15th bet. Champa and Stout
456
883,500
2,421
509
1,127,071
3,088
2,754
-22%
15th bet. Market and Larimer
723
1,400,813
3,838
520
1,151,429
3,155
3,496
22%
15th bet. Wazee and Blake
834
2,345,625
6,426
599
1,925,357
5,275
5,851
22%
15th bet. Wynkoop and Wazee
765
2,241,211
6,140
540
1,808,036
4,954
5,547
24%
16th bet. Blake and Market
4,616
10,152,981
27,816
3,545
8,911,195
24,414
26,115
14%
16th bet. California and Stout
6080 / 5690
12,270,833 / 9,038,802
29,191
4,743 10,939,955
29,972
29,582
-3%
16th bet. Glenarm and Welton
5590 / 5841
10830625 / 6,736,272
24,064
3,466
7,674,714
21,027
22,545
14%
16th bet. Lawrence and Larimer
3,119
6,043,063
16,556
2,413
5,343,071
14,639
15,597
13%
16th bet. Market and Larimer
2,418
4,880,078
13,370
1,729
3,988,021
10,926
12,148
22%
16th bet. Tremont and Glenarm
6420 / 4262
11,106,026 / 5,734,462
23,069
3,900
8,995,536
24,645
23,857
-6%
16th bet. Wazee and Blake
2,794
5,413,375
14,831
1,553
5,199,777
14,246
14,539
4%
16th bet. Welton and California
6,230
12,070,625
33,070
3,714
8,566,518
23,470
28,270
41%
16th bet. Wewatta and Wynkoop*
1,590
4,658,203
12,762
971
3,251,116
8,907
10,835
43%
16th bet. Wynkoop and Wazee
2,231
6,274,688
17,191
1,277
4,104,643
11,246
14,218
53%
882
2,101,641
5,758
632
1,457,738
3,994
4,876
44%
17th bet. Blake and Market 17th bet. Market and Larimer
1,285
2,489,688
6,821
811
1,795,786
4,920
5,871
39%
17th bet. Wazee and Blake
691
1,868,690
5,120
826
2,552,885
6,994
6,057
-27%
17th bet. Wynkoop and Wazee
697
1,884,916
5,164
498
1,539,148
4,217
4,690
22%
Block
AM RAW Count
Estimated Estimated Average Annual PM Daily Traffic RAW Traffic (based on Count (based on AM count) AM count)
Estimated Estimated Percent Average Annual Average change Daily Traffic Daily Traffic between Traffic** (based on (based on AM and PM count) PM count) PM***
18th bet. Blake and Market
617
1,195,438
3,275
476
1,054,000
2,888
3,081
13%
18th bet. Market and Larimer
925
1,866,862
5,115
506
1,377,946
3,775
4,445
35%
18th bet. Wazee and Blake
450
1,318,359
3,612
333
1,114,955
3,055
3,333
18%
18th bet. Wynkoop and Wazee
620
1,816,406
4,976
462
1,546,875
4,238
4,607
17%
19th bet. Blake and Market
283
548,313
1,502
188
416,286
1,141
1,321
32%
19th bet. Market and Larimer
206
415,755
1,139
141
325,223
891
1,015
28%
418
1,343,571
3,681
3,681
n/a
19th bet. Wazee and Blake 19th bet. Wewatta and Wynkoop*
194
568,359
1,557
123
411,830
1,128
1,343
38%
19th bet. Wynkoop and Wazee
143
386,719
1,060
151
466,690
1,279
1,169
-17%
20th bet. Blake and Market*
164
330,990
907
324
747,321
2,047
1,477
-56%
98
197,786
542
180
415,179
1,137
840
-52%
120
351,563
963
197
659,598
1,807
1,385
-47%
20th bet. Market and Larimer* 20th bet. Wazee and Blake* 20th bet. Wewatta and Wazee*
97
135,532
371
116
185,234
507
439
-27%
1,995
3,865,313
10,590
724
1,603,143
4,392
7,491
141%
Blake bet. 14th and 15th
250
571,875
1,567
206
689,732
1,890
1,728
-17%
Blake bet. 15th and 16th
1,339
3,062,963
8,392
1,094
3,516,429
9,634
9,013
-13%
Blake bet. 16th and 17th
1,086
2,191,797
6,005
973
3,127,500
8,568
7,287
-30%
Blake bet. 17th and 18th
1,188
2,717,550
7,445
626
1,636,543
4,484
5,965
66%
Blake bet. 18th and 19th
770
1,761,375
4,826
479
1,252,243
3,431
4,128
41%
Blake bet. 19th and 20th
422
965,325
2,645
395
1,075,670
2,947
2,796
-10%
California bet. 15th and 16th
1,334
2,584,625
7,081
7,235
-4%
1,231
2,484,440
6,807
2,697,000 1,222,470 / 1,826,785
7,389
Larimer bet. 14th & 15th
1,218 530 / 1,584
4,177
5,492
63%
Larimer bet. 15th and 16th*
407
821,419
2,250
410
945,685
2,591
2,421
-13%
Larimer bet. 16th and 17th*
413
833,529
2,284
341
786,533
2,155
2,219
6%
Larimer bet. 17th and 18th*
193
389,518
1,067
171
394,420
1,081
1,074
-1%
Larimer bet. 18th and 19th*
339
631,550
1,730
182
387,500
1,062
1,396
63%
Larimer bet. 19th and 20th*
218
439,974
1,205
162
373,661
1,024
1,115
18%
Larimer bet. Speer and 14th
275
555,013
1,521
299
689,658
1,889
1,705
-20%
Lawrence bet. 13th/Speer and 14th*
182
339,063
929
104
221,429
607
768
53%
Arapahoe bet. 16th & 17th
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Block
Estimated Estimated Estimated Estimated Percent Average Average Annual PM Annual Average change Daily Daily Traffic RAW Traffic Daily Traffic between Traffic Traffic** (based on Count (based on (based on AM and (based on AM count) PM count) PM count) PM*** AM count)
AM RAW Count
Market between 14th and 15th
554
1,498,197
4,105
686
2,120,192
5,809
4,957
-29%
Market between 15th and 16th*
516
1,511,719
4,142
355
1,188,616
3,256
3,699
27%
1,257
2,874,244
7,875
720
1,880,979
5,153
6,514
53%
593
1,172,385
3,212
3,212
n/a
Market between 18th and 19th
212
427,865
1,172
317
1,061,384
2,908
2,040
-60%
Market between 19th and 20th
385
745,938
2,044
561
1,194,437
3,272
2,658
-38%
Speer between Blake and Market*
142
264,543
725
41
87,294
239
482
203%
Speer between Larimer and Lawrence*
273
550,977
1,510
390
899,554
2,465
1,987
-39%
Speer between Market and Larimer*
21
42,383
116
23
53,051
145
131
-20%
Speer between Wewatta and Wazee*
56
78,245
214
89
142,119
389
302
-45%
730
1,443,240
3,954
3,954
n/a
Market between 16th and 17th Market between 17th and 18th
Stout between 14th and 15th Wazee between 15th and 16th
708
1,991,250
5,455
460
1,478,571
4,051
4,753
35%
Wazee between 16th and 17th
1,429
4,186,523
11,470
771
2,581,473
7,073
9,271
62%
Wazee between 17th and 18th
423
1,239,258
3,395
370
1,238,839
3,394
3,395
0%
Wazee between 18th and 19th
247
723,633
1,983
157
525,670
1,440
1,711
38%
Wazee between 19th and 20th
147
413,438
1,133
159
511,071
1,400
1,266
-19%
Wazee between Cherry Creek and 15th
274
770,625
2,111
277
856,113
2,346
2,228
-10%
Wewatta between 14th and 15th*
239
646,334
1,771
156
482,143
1,321
1,546
34%
Wynkoop between 14th and 15th*
548
1,541,250
4,223
309
955,014
2,616
3,420
61%
Wynkoop between 15th and 16th*
1,511
4,249,688
11,643
1,104
3,548,571
9,722
10,683
20%
Wynkoop between 16th and 17th*
737
1,993,089
5,461
481
1,486,607
4,073
4,767
34%
Wynkoop between 17th and 18th*
569
1,538,762
4,216
413
1,276,442
3,497
3,856
21%
Wynkoop between 18th and 19th
602
1,693,125
4,639
316
1,058,036
2,899
3,769
60%
* Count reflects pedestrians on one side of the street (vs. the typical two-sided count) due to various factors including BID or zone boundaries, construction, or missing count ** Average between average based on AM count and average based on PM count *** Percent change between average daily traffic based on AM count and average daily traffic based on PM count
APPENDIX B: EXPLANATION OF NBPD EXTRAPOLATION PROCESS The National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project, along with Alta Planning and Design and the Institute of Transportation Engineers, developed a tool to estimate daily, weekly, monthly, and annual pedestrian activity from 2-hour pedestrian counts. This model takes into account the time of day, day of the week, climate, and type of pedestrian environment. Extrapolated numbers are based on the following adjustments. Contact DDP or visit bikepeddocumentation.org for more information. Table 1: Hourly Adjustments Model assumes 95% of pedestrian traffic occurs between 6am and 10pm; Downtown is considered a “PED District” APR-SEP OCT-MAR PED District PED District wkdy wkend wkdy wkend Hour % of ped traffic % of ped traffic
Table 2: Daily Adjustments Day % of weekly ped traffic SUN
18%
MON
14%
TUES
13%
WED
12%
THURS
12%
FRI
14%
SAT
18%
600
1%
1%
1%
0%
700
2%
1%
2%
1%
800
4%
3%
3%
2%
900
5%
3%
5%
4%
1000
6%
5%
6%
5%
1100
7%
6%
8%
8%
1200
9%
7%
9%
10%
Table 3: Monthly Adjustments (based on climate) % of yearly ped month traffic JAN 7%
1300
9%
7%
10%
13%
FEB
7%
1400
8%
9%
9%
11%
MAR
8%
1500
8%
9%
8%
8%
APR
8%
1600
7%
9%
7%
7%
MAY
8%
1700
7%
8%
6%
6%
JUN
8%
1800
7%
8%
7%
6%
JUL
12%
1900
7%
8%
7%
6%
AUG
16%
2000
7%
8%
6%
6%
SEP
8%
2100
6%
8%
5%
5%
OCT
6%
NOV
6%
DEC
6%
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