Volunteers needed to help with bicycle, pedestrian count

OLYMPIA – Volunteer registration is now open for anyone who wants to help count the number of people who walk or ride bicycles to their destinations during a three-day survey starting Tuesday, Sept. 27.

Volunteer support is vital to the success of this project, and about 400 people are needed for the count. In 2015, volunteers tallied more than 74,000 bicyclists and pedestrians in communities across Washington.

For this annual survey, the Washington State Department of Transportation and Cascade Bicycle Club are partnering with FeetFirst, Washington Bikes and Futurewise to help count the number of people bicycling and walking Tuesday, Sept. 27, through Thursday, Sept. 29.

To learn more, visit WSDOT (http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/bike/Count.htm), Cascade Bicycle Club (https://www.cascade.org/ ) or call 206-439-4301.

WSDOT and the Cascade Bicycle Club are asking volunteers from across the state to perform the counts in nearly 60 communities including Gig Harbor, Lakewood, Milton, Puyallup, Tacoma, and University Place.

– Washington State DOT