"The bike counts were conducted at 26 locations citywide on weekdays in the summer and fall of 2009 using automated pneumatic tube devices designed to count bicycles but not motorized vehicles. All except two of the locations are marked with on-street bikeways."
I think it's time for the city of Madison to procure some "automated pneumatic tube devices designed to count bicycles but not motorized vehicles" to make collecting the data feasible without armies of volunteers. It's how we count cars. It's how we should count bikes. And yes, I will be proposing that my department procure some of our own so that we can collect bicycle traffic data at keys points on campus. Chuck Strawser Pedestrian & Bicycle Transportation Planner Commuter Solutions Transportation Services UW-Madison Room 124 WARF 610 Walnut St Madison WI 53726 608-263-2969 www.wisc.edu/trans ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Patrick Lenon Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 3:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Bikies] In happier news... http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/automotive/traffic/ct-met-getting-ar ound-0228-20110227,0,7455819.column?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_mediu m=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+chicagotribune%2Femail+%28chicagotribune.com+-+Mo st+E-mailed+Stories%29 I haven't even read the whole thing yet, but anything that makes Chicago more bikeable sounds good to me. ------------ Patrick Lenon
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