| A bicycle count will be held this year in Salt Lake City |
Unpaid Internship with Salt Lake City Transportation Division
BICYCLE COUNT COORDINATOR
Salt Lake City Transportation Division - Bicycle/Pedestrian Program
Salt Lake City Transportation Division - Bicycle/Pedestrian Program
Work Schedule: Flexible, mostly business hours
Hours per Week: 10-15, more in September 2011
Wage/Salary: Unpaid
Dates: August- November
Hours per Week: 10-15, more in September 2011
Wage/Salary: Unpaid
Dates: August- November
Job Description
Salt Lake City will be participating this September in the National Bicycle/Pedestrian Documentation Project -- a methodology for counting bicyclists and pedestrians in our community. Volunteers will count in 20-25 locations around the city for a total of 10 hours during the second week of September, 2011. The count will be conducted 5-7 pm on Sept. 13-15 (Tues-Thurs) and noon-2 pm on Sept. 17-18 (Sat-Sun).
This is the second year that Salt Lake City has participated in the National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project. The City will be counting at the twelve locations that were included in the 2010 count, along with potential additional locations.
The Count Coordinator will be the primary volunteer and data coordinator for the count. The Count Coordinator will take the lead in preparing for the count, developing a schedule of volunteers to fill time slots at each location, assisting in volunteer training, filling in any last minute gaps in the volunteer schedule, gathering data forms back from our volunteers, processing the data on the office computer, and writing a short but comprehensive report on the count results.
This data and report will be used by the City as an important measure of levels of bicycling and walking, and as a means for comparison in future years. As the City makes infrastructure improvements for bicyclists and pedestrians, we will use this data to see if more people are out walking and bicycling.
This internship is likely to be more intense in August / early September; then, as your academic workload intensifies in the semester, this internship will be more flexible. In the end, you will have coordinated a small project and produced a report -- specific accomplishments to list on your resume.
If time and your interest permit, the internship may be extended to include data processing of bicycle and pedestrian crash data from local police accident reports. This data is entered into our Geographic Information System (GIS) software.
The Count Coordinator will be the primary volunteer and data coordinator for the count. The Count Coordinator will take the lead in preparing for the count, developing a schedule of volunteers to fill time slots at each location, assisting in volunteer training, filling in any last minute gaps in the volunteer schedule, gathering data forms back from our volunteers, processing the data on the office computer, and writing a short but comprehensive report on the count results.
This data and report will be used by the City as an important measure of levels of bicycling and walking, and as a means for comparison in future years. As the City makes infrastructure improvements for bicyclists and pedestrians, we will use this data to see if more people are out walking and bicycling.
This internship is likely to be more intense in August / early September; then, as your academic workload intensifies in the semester, this internship will be more flexible. In the end, you will have coordinated a small project and produced a report -- specific accomplishments to list on your resume.
If time and your interest permit, the internship may be extended to include data processing of bicycle and pedestrian crash data from local police accident reports. This data is entered into our Geographic Information System (GIS) software.
Qualifications
Excellent computer skills including email, Internet, word processing (MS Word) and spreadsheet (MS Excel) on Windows-platform computer.
Pleasant and confident telephone manner. Willingness to call / recruit potential volunteers on the phone from a list of people interested in volunteering for bicycle-related projects.
Ability to coordinate multiple volunteers into a complex schedule while maintaining a cheerful and personable attitude.
Analytical and writing skills, including spelling and grammar.
Attention to detail, including for computer data processing.
Ability to get up to speed on this project quickly; flexibility in the first couple weeks of September to work additional hours to get the count volunteers coordinated and the data collected.
Interest in and/or appreciation of bicycling and walking as recreation and/or transportation.
Application Instructions
A 10-year criminal background check and drug test will be required for this internship.
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