If you can count, and who can't, then you meet the
qualifications for the Statewide
Bicycle and Pedestrian Counts Project in Washington later in
September.
The annual count — this is the fourth
year — measures the number of people who use their bicycles or walk
during the morning and evening commutes. The information is used to
advocate for more trails and better facilities.
This
year, the Cascade Bicycle Club and the Washington Department of
Transportation are seeking volunteers for the 30 cities across the state that are taking part in the study.
The count times are 7 to 9 a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. on Sept. 27, 28, and 29.
In some cities, volunteers will be standing on street corners with clipboards, regardless of the weather. In others, such as Bellevue, traffic cameras are used to film the counting locations. Later, volunteers review the video at City Hall and count bicyclists and pedestrians while they drink coffee and munch on cookies provided by the staff (at least that's what I did last year).
The participating cities are: Bainbridge Island, Bellevue, Bellingham, Bothell, Bremerton, Burien,
Ellensburg, Everett, Ferndale, Issaquah, Kelso, Kent, Kirkland,
Longview, Lynden, Mercer Island, Mountlake Terrace, Oak Harbor, Olympia,
Redmond, Renton, Richland, Seattle, Shoreline, Spokane, Tacoma,
Tukwila, Vancouver, Walla Walla, Wenatchee and Yakima.
Most have affiliated themselves with the Cascade Bicycle Club to arrange the volunteers. A few others are getting volunteers on their own. If you're in one of the following cities, contact the staff person as left:
- Burien: Brooks Stanfield (huevodelcampo@gmail.com)
- Bellingham: Kim Brown (KimBrown@cob.org)
- Everett: Dongho Chang (Dongho Chang)
- Parkland/Puyallup: Shawn Phelps (sphelps@co.pierce.wa.us)
- Tukwila: Moira Bradshaw (mbradshaw@ci.tukwila.wa.us)
- Wenatchee: Patrick Walker (patrick@wvtc.org)
Otherwise, head over to the 2011 Washington State Bicycle and Pedestrian Count page to sign up.
If you don't see what you need there, check Washington DOT's Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation project page.
If you don't live in Washington, you can still count. There's a National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project with slightly different dates. Head on over to the website and check it out. You can probably determine whether your community is counting bicyclists and pedestrians by check here: info@bikepeddocumentation.org .
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