Bike Fed seeks boots on the ground

State cycling advocacy group looking for help in pedestrian traffic count

Spin Daily staff

The Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin will be conducting pedestrian traffic counts throughout Madison in September.

Counts will take place Sept. 10 and 14, at 60 locations across Madison, according to a release from the federation.

Prior to the counts, the Bike Fed will be conducting training meetings for volunteer counters from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4, and from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 7. The locations of the Madison training sessions have not yet been announced, according to the statement.

The counts will be used to help improve pedestrian facilities in the community, the release said.

To see a list of counting locations, and to sign up to assist the Bike Fed, click on this link: http://wisconsinbikefed.org/2013/08/27/volunteers-needed-city-wide-bicyclist-and-pedestrian-counts-in-madison/