ITD seeking help on bike/pedestrian count
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Marc 8, 2013 |
As Tom Cruise (Jerry Maguire) famously said to
Cuba Gooding Jr. (Rod Tidwell) in the movie
Jerry Maguire, "help me help you!"
Several Idaho communities are being invited to
help provide data on bicycle and pedestrian use
for the development of a tool that will be used
to improve bicycle and pedestrian facilities. It
also will help create a system of safe and
efficient transportation corridors.
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) and
Idaho Smart Growth are seeking three to five
Idaho communities to pilot the effort. The
survey is for communities who have not
previously collected data on biking and walking.
All local or tribal governments, highway
districts and metropolitan planning
organizations in Idaho are eligible to apply to
participate in the bike/pedestrian count
project.
The application deadline is April 1, 2013.
At least three communities will be selected to
participate, including one small community
(population up to 3,000), one medium community
(population 3,001 – 20,000) and one larger
community (population over 20,000).
Selected communities will learn how to conduct
bicycle and pedestrian counts and collect useful
data for transportation planning and project
development.
ITD and Idaho Smart Growth will help communities
throughout Idaho learn how to collect data by
counting how many people walk or travel by
bicycle. The goal is to establish consistent,
statewide standards for documenting bike and
pedestrian use and develop a database to collect
and store this data.
Click here to download the application.
“Improving bicycle and pedestrian facilities in
our transportation system requires gathering
information about how many people walk and bike,
and where they are coming from and going to,”
said Mark Bathrick, ITD’s project manager.
“Collecting accurate data in a reliable manner
helps us make changes to the infrastructure that
will encourage more walking and biking.”
If you would like a mailed application, please
contact ITD’s project manager Mark Bathrick at
(208) 334-8210 or
Mark.Bathrick@itd.idaho.gov. |
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