Bike Census 2023: Work Order for FIR
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Work Order created for Justin's help with the Bike Census project
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Campus Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC) spring 2023
Associated Project(s):Please see attached the final presentation for the CTAC spring 2023. Watch the meeting recording here: https://uofi.box.com/s/mid9gjqnhyziake9txcdf9jee08rgx6h
Bike Census 2023: Event information
Associated Project(s):The event was held on April 26, 2023 from 10-11 am. 17 volunteers covered nearly 75% of the University District and counted nearly 3,000 bicycles.
Bicycle Census 2023: Event date and platform
Associated Project(s):Bicycle census 2023 is scheduled to be held on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 from 10 - 11 am. We have worked with F&S FIR department to develop the survey collection platform using ArcGIS Field Maps. See the Bike Census 2023: Volunteer Instruction Guide for more information.
Bike Census 2023: Volunteer Instruction Guide
Associated Project(s):Please see attached.
Bike Census 2023: map blocks
Associated Project(s):Please see attached the map blocks for Bike Census 2023.
Eco-Counter set installed and activated at Green and Goodwin
Associated Project(s):A set of Eco-Counters were installed at the intersection of Green St and Goodwin Ave by Loomis Laboratory on Monday, May 9, 2022. This was a new set of counters with no groundbox, purchased in October 2021. This set of Eco-Counter was purchased using the SSC funding. These counters were activated on May 10, 2022, and they are now collecting and transmitting data. See attached the pictures of these counters.
Eco-Counter set installed and activated at Armory and Sixth
Associated Project(s):A set of Eco-Counters were installed at the intersection of Armory Ave and Sixth St on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. This is the last set of old counters that were purchased in 2019. These counters were activated on April 27, 2022, and they are now collecting and transmitting data. See attached to see the pictures of these counters.
Eco-Counter installed at the intersectoion of Wright St and Healey St
Associated Project(s):We have installed a set of Eco-Counter's pedestrian and bicycle counter at the intersection of Wright St and Healey St on August 31, 2021. This counter location is now active and collecting data!
Bicycle Census spring 2021
Associated Project(s):Bicycle Census was organized on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 from 10-11 am. There were some technical difficulties and light drizzle during the event, due to which we were not able to cover everything on main campus. There were a total of 18 volunteers and we covered 21 map blocks. The remaining blocks will be covered by Sarthak Prasad and others in the next few days. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students transitioned to online classes, and the majority of faculty and staff established alternative work during the spring semester.
Bike Census volunteer opportunity (4/28) and TED Talk discussion (4/29)
Associated Project(s):Happy Friday! I hope you are having a great Earth Week/Earth Month and have been able to attend a few (of the many!) activities this April.
Eco-counters installed to count bikes and pedestrians
Associated Project(s):We have installed Eco-Counters at one of the three locations, and the other two locations (Armory Ave & Sixth St Intersection and Wright St & Healey St intersection) are planned to start by March 1, 2021 and expected to be completed by August 1, 2021.
bike census postponed one week
Associated Project(s):The campus bicycle census encountered a hiccup today with the weather. Out of worries of a low count due to rain we are going to push the census back one week. Next week’s forecast is sunny and same temperature.
Weekly Update
Associated Project(s):All, nothing major to report last week. Shop was open, people came in, same as usual. I coordinated with Working Bikes for our shipping event that happened yesterday. We packed up 317 bikes to go back to their warehouse in Chicago and then onto South Africa. There are still 67 bikes left that WB said they will return for later this fall. There is also a collection of the good bikes we are saving for ourselves. Those total about 50 or so.
Bicycle Census 2017
Associated Project(s):Hello all!
Tomorrow morning is the bike census and it is going to be a blast! The weather looks great and the campus will be very seasonally fall like.
Tomorrow’s event starts at 10 AM and ends at 11 AM. You can finish early! But please finish your whole block or let me know! Training for the event is crucial, because as you start you might start asking some questions about what counts and other questions. Attached is the instructions we will be going over in training tomorrow. Event training starts at 9 AM-9:05-ish. I will have print maps for notes or problems.
Transportation SWATeam Meeting
Associated Project(s):The Transportation SWATeam had it's first meeting of the year. They discussed progress on the Transportation iCAP objectives, the status of related projects and proposals, and their priorities for the year. The team identified the following three areas on which they plan to focus in the coming meetings:
1. Exploring options for offsetting air travel emissions
2. Pursuing a comprehensive intermodal transit survey (one for students and one for faculty)
3. Assessing the feasibility of various options to reduce emissions from the campus fleet
DI article about Bike Census
Associated Project(s):Bike Census 2016
Associated Project(s):Thank you for last year when you volunteered to count bikes with us!
I am reaching out to let you know about this year coming Bicycle Census. Your help goes a long way each census.
We are counting bikes from 10-11am on Wednesday, April 20.Every Bike Counts 2015
Associated Project(s):Volunteers are needed for Wednesday, Oct. 7, from 10-11 am to count bikes on campus. (We also could use a few people who could count bikes at 7am or about 7pm at FAR/PAR and the SixPack/Ikenberry Residence Halls. So that’s an option if 10-11am doesn’t work.) Volunteers will be going out in teams of 2-3, so recruit a friend to help you. Orientation will be needed as this year we are using volunteers’ smart phones with a GIS app installed to count bikes.
email to participants
Associated Project(s):Happy Bike Census Day,
Thank you so much for participating in the April 2014 Bike Census!
We are really excited to get a hold of the data you collected it and to tally the count.
Today (Wednesday) after 8PM and tomorrow (Thursday) before 6PM would be ideal. If you could please send me times when you know you will be at home or in an office, I will definitely try to stop by and pick it up then. I could also meet you at a specific time and place. Feel free to give me a call if that is easier.
If it's easy, you could also scan and email it to me.