Monitoring and analyzing data for cyclists and pedestrians in a city brings numerous benefits, both immediate and long-term.

Here's why it's important:

1. Improved Urban Planning: Understanding patterns in pedestrian and cyclist movement helps city planners design safer, more efficient infrastructure such as bike lanes, crosswalks, and pathways.
2. Enhancing Safety: By identifying accident-prone areas or risky behavior trends, cities can implement targeted safety measures like better signage, lighting, or traffic calming measures.
3. Promoting Sustainable Transport: Data can reveal how many people are choosing eco-friendly modes of transport. This information helps promote walking and cycling as viable alternatives to driving.
4. Traffic Management: By monitoring foot and bike traffic, cities can optimize traffic flow and reduce congestion, creating a better experience for all road users.
5. Public Health: Encouraging more people to walk or cycle has clear health benefits, and data analysis helps measure the success of programs aimed at increasing active transportation.
6. Economic Development: Pedestrian and cyclist-friendly areas often boost local businesses. Data can help identify areas where improvements will have the most significant economic impact.

Environmental Impact: Understanding travel behavior aids in reducing carbon footprints by encouraging and supporting sustainable mobility.

Designing for Sustainable mobility – Sma.rt data collection system for modal split analysis.

By leveraging this data, cities can create vibrant, livable spaces that prioritize people and the environment.

Monitoring and analysis systems for cyclists and pedestrians in cities typically operate using a combination of advanced technologies and methodologies.

It could potentially operate with sensors and cameras, AI, or data integration.

Rethymno Municipality in collaboration with the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Lab of the Technical University of Crete

Rethymno, Crete, Greece