Making sure bikes count in Los Angeles
August 24, 2011
Bicycling is big in Los Angeles these days, but how many folks are actually out there using pedal power to get around? Have their ranks increased in the past two years? The Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition hopes to learn the answers to these questions, and others, from the 2nd City of L.A. Bike Count.
The bike advocacy group is recruiting counters for 50 locations in downtown L.A., the Westside, and the San Fernando Valley. The cycle census takes place during rush hours on Tuesday, September 13 and around noon on Saturday, September 17. To volunteer, sign up online or email Martin Lopez-Iu at [email protected].
Volunteers will count bikes and record details about the riders, including gender, whether a helmet is used, if they are on the sidewalk or road and if they are observing traffic laws.
The numbers will be compared to data collected in 2009, when Los Angeles’ first bike count in twenty years recorded more than 14,000 cyclists. Survey results will be used to help city and county governments plan and develop infrastructure to make local streets more bike-friendly.
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