Shoreline, LFP Volunteers Needed for Bike and Walk Count

Volunteers in Shoreline and Lake Forest Park are needed for an annual survey to count the number of people who ride a bike or walk to their destinations, the Washington State Department of Transportation announced. 

Last year, the count found that nearly 60,000 walked or biked to their destinations during a three-day count statewide, according to the state.

The count helps the state determine which improvement projects to fund, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.

“Counting bicyclists and pedestrians helps us more accurately measure demand, gauge the results of our investments and plan for future improvement projects,” said Secretary of Transportation Lynn Peterson. “We couldn’t document the number of people walking and biking without the help of many volunteers from across the state.”

WSDOT provided the following information on the count:

For this sixth annual survey, the Washington State Department of Transportation and the Cascade Bicycle Club are enlisting volunteers and organizations like FeetFirst and the Bicycle Alliance of Washington to help count the number of people bicycling and walking on paths, bike lanes, sidewalks, and other facilities Tuesday, Oct. 1, throughThursday, Oct. 3. Counts will be taken in a least 38 cities throughout the state.

Get involved

Those interested in helping can learn more by visiting WSDOT’s website, or by contacting Cascade Bicycle Club at cpa@cascadebicycleclub.org or calling 206-861-9890.

WSDOT’s count is part of the National Documentation Project, an annual bicycle and pedestrian count and survey effort that is sponsored by the Institute of Transportation Engineers Pedestrian and Bicycle Council. The count will also help measure WSDOT’s progress toward the goal of increasing bicycling and walking while reducing the number of vehicle miles driven.

WSDOT and the Cascade Bicycle Club are asking volunteers from across the state to perform the counts in selected cities: Bainbridge Island, Bellevue, Bellingham, Bothell, Bremerton, Burien, Ellensburg, Everett, Federal Way, Issaquah, Kelso, Kent, Kirkland, Lake Forest Park, Lakewood, Longview, Mercer Island, Milton, Mountlake Terrace, Oak Harbor, Olympia, Orting, Parkland, Puyallup, Redmond, Renton, Richland, Seattle,Shoreline, Spokane Valley, Spokane, Tacoma, Tukwila, University Place, Vancouver, Vashon Island, Walla Walla, Wenatchee and Yakima.