More volunteers needed for next week's Bike Count

Become involved with next week's annual Bike Count
in Salt Lake City. Help to give cyclists a voice by
counting how many of us there are.

Salt Lake City will begin the yearly Bicycle Count next week as part of the National Bicycle/Pedestrian Documentation project. The bike count, observed in many cities nationwide, serves as a meter for determining the increase (or decrease) in bicycle traffic at key intersections.

Andrew Coffey, Salt Lake City's bike count coordinator, has issued the following email. He needs many more volunteers for the bike count, especially next weekend.

"I am coming down to the last few days before the count and need a few volunteers. The help I need is counting bicyclists, tracking their direction of travel, and whether or not they are wearing a helmet. If you are interested in helping, please send me an email, including at what time and location you can help. I realize some of the locations are not “ideal” but even if you can help for an hour, your help will be precious."

Date	Location	Time
Tuesday Sept. 13th	Beck St. @ Chicago	5 - 6 PM
Wednesday Sept. 14th	Parley's Crossing		6 - 7 PM
Wednesday Sept. 14th	Beck St. @ Chicago	5 - 6 PM	6 - 7 PM
Thursday Sept. 15th	Beck St. @ Chicago	5 - 6 PM	6 - 7 PM
Saturday Sept. 17th	Jordan River  Trail @ Indiana Ave	Noon - 1PM	1 - 2 PM
Saturday Sept. 17th	Parley's Crossing	Noon - 1PM	1 - 2 PM
Saturday Sept. 17th	Beck St. @ Chicago	Noon - 1PM	1 - 2 PM
Saturday Sept. 17th	University St @ South Campus Dr	Noon - 1PM
Sunday Sept. 18th	University @ 200 S	Noon - 1PM	1 - 2 PM
Sunday Sept. 18th	Jordan River  Trail @ Indiana Ave	Noon - 1PM	1 - 2 PM
Sunday Sept. 18th	North Temple @ Redwood Rd	Noon - 1PM	1 - 2 PM
Sunday Sept. 18th	900 W @ 1700 S	Noon - 1PM	1 - 2 PM
Sunday Sept. 18th	University St @ South Campus Dr	Noon - 1PM	1 - 2 PM

Not having volunteers means that bicyclists won't be counted, and therefore, our "official" presence, in numbers on a sheet, will be severely diminished. Please volunteer for as many shifts as you can, and help make Salt Lake City a better city to ride a bike in. Remember, more numbers means more respect and infrastructure. Please help "make us count".

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