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North Carolina’s Non-Motorized Volume Data Program - Phase II Region Update
Kenneth Withrow, MPO Staff
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) in cooperation with ITRE, the MPOs and RPOs in Highway Divisions 4, 5, 8, and 10 is working this year to develop a bicycle and pedestrian volume counting program with consistent methodologies that can be replicated statewide. The aforementioned divisions will serve as Phase II of the statewide project. Local government staff and CAMPO staff have filled out identifying proposed locations to count bicyclists and/or pedestrians for the NC Non-Motorized Volume Data Program; and have forwarded the information to ITRE. The program is consistent with the seven Challenge activities associated with the Mayor’s Challenge that was adopted by resolution last year.
Staff from ITRE are wrapping up the short duration count (SDC) collection that’s being done to help inform the site selection process. For some general information to pass on, though, here are some tidbits:
• 52 sites were submitted and/or considered in the CAMPO region
• 44 sites were visited:
• 10 sites in the Apex/New Hill area
• 9 in Cary
• 21 in Raleigh
• 1 in Wake Forest
• 3 in RTP
ITRE staff members are trying to get short duration counts at most of the sites that are visited; and will share the information when all of the data has been compiled. A web meeting was held on Tuesday, May 24; at which time participants reviewed:
• Local agency responsibilities as identified in the proposed Memorandum of Agreement with NCDOT
• Installation process, roles and responsibilities for the counters
• Benefits of participating in NCDOT’s NMVDP
• Estimated cost information, an
• Questions local staff may have
Requested Action: Action Consider endorsing CAMPO’s participation in the Non-Motorized Volume Data Program