Walking & cycling volumes · DQ Flows
How many people walk and cycle.Street by street.
Counts for walking and cycling are often missing, outdated or limited to a few locations. We fill that gap with DQ Flows: modelled pedestrian and cyclist volumes for every street in your area.
What you get
Every street in your network.
What you can do with it
From data to decisions.
How it works
A model first. GPS data as an option.
DQ Flows simulates thousands of typical trips between where people live and where they want to go. It uses open data, regional travel patterns and AI image recognition to locate homes. The model shows flows on an average weekday and in the morning peak.
The result is a consistent picture for any area in the world, with volumes per street rather than data about individuals. It is available quickly and costs a fraction of a large counting programme.
As an extra option, we add GPS data from a purchased dataset of mobile devices. Our algorithm detects walking and cycling in it. This refines the model results and adds insight into recreational trips and weekend flows. All GPS processing complies with privacy regulations and uses only aggregated data.
Partner
Built with DOK Data.
DQ Flows is a product of our partner DOK Data, a Dutch specialist in data for road authorities. Stroomlens founder Roxy Tacq co-developed the model.
We deliver DQ Flows on its own or as part of a wider analysis with risk, costs and place quality.
Used by cities, provinces and road authorities in Europe and Australia, including Barcelona, Braga, Provincie Noord-Brabant and Main Roads Western Australia.
In practice
From Perth to Braga.
More data sources
Follow the whole trip.
VelObserver and WalkObserver by our partner POSMO invite residents to rate their routes. These projects come with a multimodal tracking app in which participants record their trips. That adds the full routes people take, from start to destination, alongside the volumes per street from DQ Flows.
Participants choose to take part and give explicit, informed consent before their data is shared with public authorities. They keep full control and can export or delete their data at any time.
Stronger together
Combine the lenses.
Our volume data works alongside the other lenses. Combined, they support better-informed decisions.
Road safety risk
Combine risk scores with volumes to see where the most people are exposed to risk, and prioritise there. Use the busiest streets to decide where a risk assessment is needed first.
Explore →Green & liveable streets
Volumes reveal the main networks for walking and cycling. Using ‘The Good Street’, you can divide street space fairly between all road users and balance it with the quality and liveability of the place.
Explore →Road user experience
Add the routes people take and how they experience them, alongside how many use each street.
Explore →Share your question.
Tell us about your area and the questions you are working on. No obligation. We will come back to you with ideas and a tailored proposal.
Email roxy [at] stroomlens [dot] com · Cascais, Portugal