March 2nd Launceston Bike & Pedestrian Count (Volunteers needed!)

On the second of March, Nigel Coats from the Launceston City Council will again be coordinating a count of pedestrian and bike activity around Launceston. Volunteers are needed to man the 11 counting sites across the city between 8:00am and 9:00am. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Nigel via the address below.

Nigel.Coates@launceston.tas.gov.au

For anybody who's interested, the numbers last year were collected in terms of 'bikes in' and 'bikes out' to get the direction of cycle traffic flow. I've listed the totals from last year below.

Charles Street Bridge (6 bikes in, 16 bikes out)

Victoria Bridge (9 bikes in, 16 bikes out)

Boland Street (8 bikes in, 2 bikes out)

Elphin Road (22 bikes in, 12 bikes out)

High Street (5 bikes in, 3 bikes out)

Charles Street (26 bikes in, 7 bikes out)

Hobart Road (3 bikes in, 4 bikes out)

Westbury Road (1 bike in, 1 bike out)

Southern Outlet (1 bike in, 0 bikes out)

Frederick Street (8 bikes in, 0 bikes out)

Kings Bridge (29 bikes in, 2 bikes out)

West Tamar Road (19 bikes in, 8 bikes out)