Active Travel Towns - Smarter Travel

7 Monitoring and Evaluation
Cavan Town and Environs Walking and Cycling Strategy January 2012 12
Monitoring and evaluation of the proposed routes will form an essential part of
the strategy as the overall success of the implementation measures will be
down to the level of patronage along the routes. Permanent bicycle counters
will be installed on all the main routes in and out of the town and these will be
regularly checked for accuracy and reliability.
Pedestrian numbers will be ascertained by routine manual pedestrian counts
which will be carried out in residential areas and also approaching the main
employment centres and schools in the area. Counts in locations around
schools and employment centres will be carried out during the am and pm
peak periods. These counts will be compared to baseline pedestrian and
cyclist counts which will be carried out prior to the establishment of dedicated
pedestrian or cyclist facilities so as to gauge what level of a modal shift has
been experienced.