April 2025

Leeds Cycle
Patterns Analysis

Analysis of ride volumes 2018–23 across 11 recording sites based on 1.2 million data points
& +80% daily completeness over a continuous 6 year period.

Leeds Cycle Patterns Analysis

Summary

Analysis of ride volumes 2018–23 across 11 recording sites based on 1.2 million data points & +80% daily completeness over a continuous 6 year period.

Key Technologies

Python, Pandas, Tableau, R Studio & Google Sheets & AI tools (Claude) to accelerate workflow by creating python scripts to run locally in R Studio.

Key Findings

  • Weekday peak hour is 5-6PM with 361K rides, 613% higher than the weekend peak hour 2-3PM with 51K rides.
  • Eight out of eleven recording sites have seen ride volume fully recover post COVID.
  • Weekday post COVID ride volume is up 3.7% whilst weekend is up 41.8% compared to pre COVID levels.

Skills Demonstrated

Python data analysis, pandas data manipulation, exploratory data analysis, data visualization, geospatial analysis, time series analysis, and data storytelling.