Assessing the Feasibility of a Pedestrian and Bicycle Count Program in Virginia

2018PDFTech ReportFHWA/VTRC 19-R4109948Bicycle travelFeasibility analysisNonmotorized transportationPedestrian trafficTraffic countspedestrian countsbicycle countsnonmotorized data collectionnonmotorized transportationVirginiaVirginia. Dept. of TransportationOhlms, Peter B.Dougald, Lance EMacKnight, Hannah EVirginia Transportation Research CouncilVirginia. Dept. of TransportationUnited States. Federal Highway AdministrationUniversity of VirginiaUS Transportation CollectionThe study recommends that VDOT\u2019s Transportation and Mobility Planning Division, with assistance from the Virginia Transportation Research Council, establish a pilot nonmotorized count program in one or more VDOT districts. Recommended program elements include purchasing and installing count equipment; identifying opportunities for training and outreach; and working with VDOT\u2019s Traffic Engineering Division to identify an acceptable data storage mechanism. The study also recommends that the Virginia Transportation Research Council assist in evaluating the pilot program and documenting lessons learned. Providing count data that could be of use to localities and VDOT as described in this report and incrementally expanding VDOT\u2019s capabilities in this area will inform future actions including maximizing the value of efforts (by using compatible data formats and methodologies), simplifying data analysis and use, and facilitating reporting of such data to the federal data repository