With an OttoCycle Project in your area, you can:
- Know where, when and how citizens are cycling in your area.
- Make the most of your active transportation budget.
- Understand cyclist in your area.
- Build cycling infrastructure that cyclists want and that encourages safer, more frequent cycling.
The OttoCYCLE project allows the City of Winnipeg to see where citizens are currently cycling and how we can improve bikeway infrastructure to make cycling easier, safer and more accessible for all Winnipeggers.
– Kevin Nixon
Active Transportation Coordinator, City of Winnipeg
OttoCycle: Overview
The OttoCycle project was initiated by The Centre for Sustainable Transportation (CST) at The University of Winnipeg to help local decision-makers, urban planners and active transportation advocates understand where, when and how citizens cycle.
When Winnipeg OttoCycle participants were asked in the survey if they would cycle more if better infrastructure was in place, 89% of participants indicated they would.
Using Otto-driving companion™ devices from local Winnipeg development firm, PERSENTECH, the CST recruited over 900 volunteers to cycle with a device for a two-week period. Between 40 and 100 devices circulated between participants from May 1, 2009 to October 31, 2009.
In addition to the GPS-data collected from the Otto devices, participants completed a one-day trip diary and a survey. The survey collected demographic information, cycling preferences and barriers, financial cycling commitments and willingness to pay/willingness to be compensated.
With this collective data, the CST was able to provide a series of maps, graphs and reports to provide to councillors and active transportation planners at the City of Winnipeg.
OttoCycle: Data Collected
From the Otto-driving companion™ device, the CST collected and calculated a pletheria of information about participants cycling habits including, but not limited to:
- Average trip time |
- Common routes |
- Average trip distance |
- Infrequently-used routes |
- Cycling speeds |
- Cycling positions (sidewalks, roadways |
- Bottlenecks and pinch points |
- Destinations and origins |
The survey information included, but was not limited to:
- Preferred infrastructure |
- Reason for cycling |
- Common barriers to cycling |
- Greatest safety hazards |
- Cycling investments |
- Bike locking security |
- Demographics including gender, age, income, profession, perceived cycling level |
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OttoCycle: Next Step
To learn more about OttoCycle, view the webpage for the Winnipeg OttoCYCLE Study 2009 . This page was created to attract and inform volunteers, media and interested parties specifically about the Winnipeg project, which is now complete. We are currently working on completing the final report for this project and it will soon be available for viewing in our members' area.
If your interested in becoming a CST member, email our membership coordinator or call 204-988-7180.
If you're interested in learning more about the OttoCycle project, contact the CST at ottocycle@uwinnipeg.ca or call 204-899-2453.
We'd be happy to discuss how OttoCycle can help improve cycling in your city!