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From: PBIC News [mailto:PBIC_News@mail.vresp.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2017 2:48 PM
To: Martinez, Victoria (FHWA)
Subject: PBIC News: Upcoming Webinar on Counting Pedestrians and Bicyclists
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February 2, 2017
Upcoming Webinar Series to Focus on Collecting and Using Bicycle and Pedestrian Count Data
CHAPEL HILL, NC — The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) will host two free webinars to help agencies understand how to collect
and use bicycling and walking count data:
Part One - Programs, Data and Metrics
Tuesday, February 21, 2:30 p.m. — 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time
To register, visit: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7076128462772186371
Part Two - Equipment
Thursday, February 23, 2:30 p.m. — 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time
To register, visit: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7882000117187999747
Part One of the webinar series will briefly cover the “how” and “why” of bicycle and pedestrian count data collection, present examples of count program implementation from across the country, and introduce the recently revised 2016 Federal bicycle and pedestrian
count data format. Presenters include Krista Nordback (UNC Highway Safety Research Center), Scott Brady (Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission), Jeremy Raw (Federal Highway Administration), and Kelly Laustsen (Kittelson and Associates).
Part Two of the webinar series will focus on the types of counting equipment and what works where, how well, and how to make sure it’s working. Presenters include Frank Proulx (Alta Planning + Design) and Sarah O’Brien (NCSU Institute for Transportation Research
and Education).
Each webinar will feature presentations from the panelists listed above and a discussion period, during which the speakers will respond to questions from attendees.
PBIC offers free, public webinars approximately every month. To register for upcoming webinars and to access archived presentations, please visit
www.pedbikeinfo.org/webinars.
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Since its inception in 1999, PBIC's mission has been to improve the quality of life in communities through the increase of safe walking and bicycling as a viable
means of transportation and physical activity. The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center is maintained by the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center with funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration.
Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
730 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
Campus Box 3430
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3430
Phone: 1.888.823.3977
Fax: 919.962.8710
www.pedbikeinfo.org
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