The City's Transportation Department is gearing up for its annual Bike and Pedestrian Counts and Greenway User Surveys, taking place the week after Labor Day. The data gathered helps identify bike/pedestrian and greenway user trends and aids in the implementation of the City's adopted Greenway, ADA, and Pedestrian (GAP) Plan. Volunteers are needed for both efforts! No special skills or previous experience are required for either volunteer opportunity.

Bike and Pedestrian Count Volunteers

Bike and Pedestrian Count Volunteers will count non-motorized users of our streets at a number of specific locations on the following dates: 
 

• Tuesday, September 15

• Wednesday, September 16

• Thursday, September 17

• Saturday, September 19 (*a.m. only)

Weekday counts will occur from 7 a.m. - 9 a.m. or 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Saturday counts will occur from 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Greenway User Survey Collection Volunteers

Greenway User Surveys captures information about user behavior and the economic impact of greenways. There will be multiple volunteers at one time and location. ​Volunteers will stop greenway users on the Wilma Dykeman or Reed Creek Greenway to ask them survey questions on the following dates and times:

• Tuesday, September 15, 8 a.m. - 10 a.m.*

• Tuesday, September 15, 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.*

• Saturday, September 19, 8 a.m. - 10 a.m.

• Saturday, September 19, 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.

​*In the case of rain, surveys will take place on Thursday, September 17, instead of Tuesday.

Staff will try to assign volunteers based on their location preferences but ask for flexibility. There is no hard deadline to sign up, though registration will close when all shifts are filled. If you have any questions, feel free to email Anna Sexton at asexton@ashevillenc.gov and/or Hayley Burton at hburton@ashevillenc.gov.