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STAFF REPORT
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TO: Bicycle Advisory Commission July 24, 2023
SUBJECT: Review Options for Count Station Device Location
BACKGROUND
On July 6, 2021, the Town Council adopted the Town of Danville Bicycle Master Plan, CIP
C-609. The Bicycle Master Plan ("BMP") provides a roadmap for the prioritization and
construction of future bicycle improvements and sets policy on how to further encourage
and promote bicycling as a safe and viable form of transportation. Chapter 5, "Programs
and Policy Recommendations" of the BMP proposes deployment of bicycle counters
throughout the Town to better -understand travel behaviors and monitor how project
improvements and programs impact and support bicycling.
The current FY2023/24 Capital Improvement Program ("CIP") includes several fully
funded projects that will provide permanent bicycle and vehicular counting stations at
signalized intersections along Camino Tassajara, Crow Canyon Road, Sycamore Valley
Road, Camino Ramon and San Ramon Valley Boulevard via the installation of traffic signal
video detection systems. These projects consist of C-634, Traffic Signal Modernization; C-
600, San Ramon Valley Boulevard Improvements; and C-601, Camino Ramon
Improvements. These projects are in various stages of design or construction.
In addition to count stations along surface streets, there is a need to better -capture bicycle
and pedestrian count data along separated trail systems such as the Iron Horse Trail and
Diablo Road Trail. In 2023, via CIP C-621, Townwide Bicycle Improvements, the Town
procured an Eco-Counter System (Attachment A) that will provide the ability to capture
and differentiate bi-directional bicycle and pedestrian travel and push the data to the cloud
for remote monitoring and data analysis/data sharing.
DISCUSSION
It is intended that, upon deployment and performance evaluation of the count station,
additional count stations and locations will be considered. As a first step, staff is seeking
the Commission's feedback on a permanent deployment location for the count station
along a separated bicycle/pedestrian trail network, and specifically, along, or adjacent to
a segment where future improvements are planned FY 2023/24 CIP. This will provide the
ability to monitor and gather data on "pre/post" conditions to better evaluate
improvement project impacts, as previously described.
The following location options are recommended for consideration for the deployment of
the EcoCounter System.
1. Diablo Road (aka Barbara Haile") Trail — midsegment between Green Valley Road and
Fairway
2. Iron Horse Trail Crossing/Greenbrook Drive — north side at trailhead
3. Iron Horse Trail Crossing/El Capitan Drive — south side of road at trailhead
4. Iron Horse Trail Crossing/Paraiso Drive — south side of road at trailhead
Upon the Commission's recommendation for the deployment of the count station location,
staff will proceed to coordinate installation. Location options along the Iron Horse Trail
will require coordination, approval, and maintenance agreement with Contra Costa
County Public Works if located within their ROW.
RECOMMENDATION
Review location options and provide a recommendation for the placement of a count
station device.
Prepared by:
IRA
Andrew Dillard
Transportation Manager
Attachment: EcoCounter System Information
URBAN MULTI
The Urban MULTI is an all-inclusive counting system specifically designed to blend into the
urban environment. The counter has the capacity of differentiating between cyclists and
pedestrians on shared areas, or counting pedestrians on sidewalks and cyclists on high
street. The complete system brings together different sensor technologies, each sensor
being dedicated to a single user type. The different signals are analyzed by an intelligent
system, which is able to prioritize choices in order to classify the different user types.
Counts and differentiates between
pedestrians and cyclists
Battery powered
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Urban Post
Waterproofness IP 66
Dimensions h= 110cm (43"), internal 0=11.5cm (4.50"),
external 0= 12.5cm (5.00")
Base diameter- 25cm (9.50") / Cap
diameter=14.5cm (5,70")
Material Aluminium and PVC
Color Grey - RAL 7016 (others may be available
upon request)
Anchor Base 0= 25cm (9.50") / h= 33.5cm (13")
Dimensions
Anchor Base Steel
Material
Technology
PYRO Sensor: Passive Infrared
Pyroelectric
ZELT Sensor: Electromagnetic Loop
Battery Life
1 or 2 ZELT loops: 2 years
More than 2 ZELT loops: 1 year
Calibration
Autocalibration
Settings
Sensitivity can be set up with delivered
Software
Direction
Direction recognition in option
Covered Width
Up to 6m (195)
Data Backup
60-minute or 15-minute data recording
interval
Memory
> 20 Months
Configurations
Standard : Urban Post installed on the
border of the path.
Specific : Urban Post centered in the
middle of the path with detection on both
sides.
Temperature
-40°C to + 50°C (-40°F to 120°F)
Resistance
very aiscreet
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URBAN MULTI
PYRO Sensor
External
98 x 40 x 18mm (4" x 1.6" x 0.7" )
Dimensions
Cells Dimensions
010mm (0.4") / Thickness: 0.7mm (0.03")
Cable Length
40cm (16")
Cells Material
Short- and medium -range PYRO Sensors:
High -density Polyethylene (HDPE)
PYRO-Zoom option: Germanium
Sensor Body
Polyvinyl chloride
Material
Connector RJ45
Min. Sensitivity 1°C (2°F) from the ambient environment
Range 1m, 4m or 15m (3',15' or 50')
ZELT Sensor
Power Supply Counting systems including a manhole*:
7,2V/34Ah
Counting systems without a manhole: 6
V/45Ah
Dimensions Loop length: 110cm to 150cm (43" to 60")
Loop width: 40cm (16")
Spacing between two loops installed side
by side: 8cm to 16cm (3.00" to 6.25")
Installation Trenches Depth: 4 to 5cm (1.5" to 2")
Trenches Width: 2cm (0.5")
Installation Example
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PYRO Sensor
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AERIAL VIEW
URBAN MULTI WITH
TWO ZELT LOOPS