For immediate release
September 7, 2011

Contact:
Jason Wilkinson
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PPACG Seeks Volunteers for Regional Bicycle/Pedestrian Traffic Counting Program

Colorado Springs, CO–The Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments (PPACG) is seeking volunteers to collect bicycle and pedestrian traffic data on area trails and bicycle lanes in September. This effort will add to the information that was collected during the September 2010, May 2011, and July 2011 counts.

PPACG, in cooperation with the City of Colorado Springs, has developed a volunteer-based data collection program to record bicycle and pedestrian traffic on trails and bicycle lanes around the region. This count program collects valuable data to help quantify the usage level of the region’s bicycle and pedestrian transportation networks. These data can be used to determine existing use and estimate future demand as well as help identify and prioritize project needs and limited resources to fund bicycle and pedestrian projects. 

Volunteers are needed for two-hour data collection shifts at 14 locations around the region on:

• Saturday, September 10 from 9 a.m.–11 a.m.
• Wednesday, September 14 from 7–9 a.m.; 11 a.m.–1 p.m.; and 5–7 p.m.
• Saturday, September 17 from 9 a.m.–11 a.m.

Please visit PPACG’s Regional Bicycle/Pedestrian Traffic Count Program web page to sign up online for a volunteer shift, view maps of count locations, and obtain more information about the project.

PPACG is a voluntary association of 16 municipal and county governments serving a regional community. Since 1967, PPACG has worked to ensure that local governments have a forum to discuss issues that cross their political boundaries, identify shared opportunities and challenges, and develop collaborative strategies for action. For more information, visit www.ppacg.org
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