This page deals with the magnetic counters that were installed at two locations on Royal College Street and one on Pancras Road from 2015 – 2019. They have now been superccded by the video-based cycle counters . See here.
Historical data and studies
Camden had a cycle counter installed on the Royal College Street tracks in May 2014. Here is a StreetView of it. (set the date back to 2014 – 2020). More recently they had two more installed, one in Pancras Road and another on the northern extension to Royal College Street. We have been able to download all of the count data and Jean Dollimore has produced the following studies:
- 2019: Summary of five years’ cycle counts in Royal College Street, July 2019.
- 2018: Summary of four years’ cycle counts in Royal College Street, 13 July 2018.
- 2017: A comparison of three years data. Cycle counts in Royal College Street remain high. December 2017
- 2016: Weather is cold but they keep on cycling Counts on Royal College St and Pancras Road decrease a little as summer moves to winter. Occasional very heavy rain reduces numbers. 27 Jan 2016.
- 2016: Cycle counts in Royal College Street Comparison of first and second years data from the cycle counter, 24 July 2016
- 2016: More people using Royal College Street. Cycle counters show a substantial increase in numbers since opening of RCS northern extension, 7 Oct 2016
- 2015: Royal College Street Cycle Counter. Summary of first year’s data. On Thu 9 July a record 2627 people used the Royal College Street cycle tracks to avoid the tube strike. 10 July 2015