9/26/2017
More and more local, state, and federal agencies and nonprofit organizations are launching programs to monitor bicycle and pedestrian traffic. A recurring question concerns the choice among technologies and factors to consider when matching equipment to program needs. The Bicycle and Pedestrian Data Subcommittee of the Transportation Research Board invites you to join in a conversation with colleagues about the advantages and limitations of different technologies and factors to consider when purchasing automated bicycle and pedestrian traffic monitoring equipment. This interactive webinar has three objectives:
To share experiences in working with standard technologies such as inductive loops, pneumatic tubes, and infrared monitors that have been widely deployed;
To share experience with newer and emerging technologies, including video with automated processing; and
To build the community of practitioners and researchers who are advancing the field.
The majority of the time will be an opportunity for participants to ask questions and to share their experience working with different technologies. The Subcommittee particularly encourages people with experience in newer and emerging technologies not analyzed in the recent NCHRP Guidebook on Pedestrian and Bicycle Volume Data Collection to participate. The focus will be on technologies and not on specific vendors or devices. Members of the Bike and Ped Data Subcommittee will facilitate the conversation. Participants will include:
Nathan Hicks, Transportation Planner (CDM Smith)
Peter Ohlms, Research Scientist (Virginia Transportation Research Council)
We will also have two speakers during the webinar, which include:
Frank Proulx, Researcher (Toole Design Group)
Bernardo Pires, Project Scientist (Robotics Institute - Carnegie Mellon University)