£10DEWSBURY TOWN CENTRE AUDIT 2001FACT SHEET 1: PEDESTRIAN FOOTFALL• Pedestrian numbers are significantly greater during the morningIntroductionsamples than the afternoon samples – most noticeably on amarket day.This document, produced by Kirklees MC’s Planning Service,• Pedestrian numbers at all count locations in the town (includingis designed to provide supplementary information onthe subway link to the retail warehouse park) are substantiallypedestrian footfall to accompany the 2001 Town Centre Auditgreater on a market day compared to a non-market day.for Dewsbury (in A1 folded form). This is one of a series ofFact Sheets that contain detailed analysis of the indicators oftown centre performance presented in the main publication.Time series dataPedestrian flow: MethodologyFigures 2 and 3 presented below illustrate the changes in pedestriannumbers in Dewsbury town centre during the last 12 months. Thesean footfall counts are undertaken annually (May/June) show that:in Dewsbury to measure the volume and pattern of• There has been a net increase of 2% in pedestrian numbersshopper/visitor movement throughout the town centre. Therecorded in the town since spring 2000.surveys are undertaken on 2 week-days (a market day and a• Both market day and non-market day figures have strengthenednon-market day) and on a Saturday. 10 count locations areduring the morning count.included in the assessment covering both primary and• Afternoon pedestrian ...