Call for Volunteers - January Bike and Walk Counts in Alexandria

The Alexandria Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee is conducting another round of screen line counts in Alexandria on Thursday, January 19 (5-7 PM) and Saturday, January 21 (Noon-2 PM). We did this in July and September, with great success, and we need you!

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Elizabeth Wright at [email protected]

What: Counting cyclists and pedestrians
When: Thurs Jan 19 (5-7 PM) and/or
Saturday Jan 21 (noon-2)
Where: 10 Locations, all over Alexandria
Contact: Elizabeth Wright at [email protected] to volunteer

For people who have not volunteered before: we are conducting these counts as part of the National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project, in order to know how many people bike and walk in Alexandria. If this is your first time, you must attend a training session and sign a waiver of liability. No training sessions have been announced for a specific date but will be conducted on an as needed basis, over the phone or in person.

Comments

[Eric_W.]

Elizabeth needs a few more volunteers! It's just a couple of hours, come on WashCycle readers!

Weather is going to be nice!

[Froggie]

@Eric: it's next week. :o)

[Eric_W.]

I know Froggie... I looked at the 10-day forecast and it predicts temperatures in the 40s. For Satueday it just changed to possible snow but that must be a mistake since it usually doesn't snow at 45 degrees. ;-)

In any event, even if I had not looked at the weather report, of course I am going to say that the weather is going to be nice to sell the activity. ;-)

Just like tickets even to the lamest shows always "go fast" and all incredible special offers are always "for a limited time only".

[Jonathan Krall]

I agree with Eric_W, the weather is going to be great!

BTW, this counting project has been great and has made it rather clear that connected trails and bike paths get lots of use while disconnected trails do not. The planning Commission and Transportation Commission have quoted these numbers several times in their reports.