Cycling Activity Index for AM Peak Hours from 2009 Baseline

Index of cycling activity (%) (AM Peak) from 2009 Baseline (5,171) (Calendar Year) (LI 2a(ii)) is a dataset from the Government Digital Service via the eu_open_data platform. The data is provided in CSV format and is licensed under the UK Open Government Licence. Provisional data for the previous calendar year is noted until validation by the Department for Transport, typically in September.

Use Cases

• Analyzing long-term trends in urban cycling based on the indexed activity percentage.
• Evaluating the impact of transportation policies on morning peak cycling rates.
• Modeling seasonal or yearly variations in cycling activity based on calendar year data.
• Benchmarking current cycling levels against the established 2009 baseline.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the Government Digital Service, suggesting an official origin.
• Includes a defined baseline year (2009) and a specific baseline value (5,171) for comparison.
• Licensed under the permissive UK Open Government Licence.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Likely collected through official transportation monitoring systems.

Time Range

Calendar year data, with a baseline from 2009.

Freshness

Update frequency is not specified; data for the previous year is provisional until validated, typically in September.

Geography

Coverage is not explicitly stated but likely pertains to a UK or EU region.