OTE-Steelyard Commons Trail Counts 2013

Ohio & Erie Canal
Towpath
Steelyard Commons
Trail User Counts 2013
Produced by:
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Midwest Regional Office
Rhonda Romano
Regional Director
Eric Oberg
Manager of Trail Development
Introduction
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC), with support from the George Gund
Foundation, undertook six trail counts along the greater Cleveland trail
network in the summer of 2013.
The locations where the
counts were taken were
chosen in consultation with the City of Cleveland Planning Commission. The
Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath had one location along the trail that is built
behind the Steelyard Commons retail development. The count was performed
by the latest generation of Trafx brand infrared trail counters, deployed and
maintained by RTC staff. In 2013 data was collected from May 21st until
August 25th, giving 97 days of count data. The results of these counts are
depicted in the following report. For management purposes this counter was
referred to as “OTE-Canal Steelyard.”
This report was compiled by:
Rails-To-Trails Conservancy
Midwest Regional Office
33-C N. High Street
Canal Winchester, OH 43110
Eric Oberg
Manager of Trail Development
[email protected]
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Trail Counter Location
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Days of the Week
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Hourly Trail Use
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Daily Trail Use
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Results
Working with these numbers, RTC staff ran the information through a matrix developed in house. This matrix
incorporates counts from around the country into the equation. Through this process the overall annual use on
this section of the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath came out to be 16,776. This data represents the first count ever
taken along this trail in Cleveland. Future trail construction connecting this section into the greater Towpath
Trail system and downtown Cleveland will create increased use, which will necessitate further trail count
activities.
Midwest Regional Office / 33.C North High Street / Canal Winchester, OH 43110
tel 614.837.6782 / fax 614.837.6783 / www.railstotrails.org
Naonal Headquarters / 2121 Ward Court, NW, 5th Floor / Washington, DC 20037
tel 202.331.9696 / fax 202.223.9257 / www.railstotrails.org
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