It’s that time of year again! Calgary will be participating in our third official year of the Vélo Canada Bikes Pedal Poll / Sondo Vélo happening between June 4th – June 9th and we need your help to count. While Bike Calgary is working on finalizing our count locations, you can get a head start and sign up to confirm you will be counting this year. Please note that you will not have the ability to volunteer for a specific location or time slot, nor have we confirmed an official count date within the week as the date will be chosen based on weather and smoke conditions. At this time, we are just collecting volunteer information to begin to coordinate teams. If you have flex days or are looking for a way to help the biking community and participate as a citizen scientist, sign up now! As a focus community, we will be coordinating a “snap shot” across the city in multiple locations, with counters in teams of two at each location throughout the day.
Counts will occur on one specified weekday, and a single weekend day the week of June 4-9th to be determined closer to the date. The more volunteer sign-ups we receive in advance, the more locations we can count, so please sign up as soon as possible. The following shifts will be made available once locations are chosen :
- Weekday morning: 7-9 am
- Weekday lunch: 11-1 pm
- Weekday mid-afternoon: 2-4pm
- Weekday late afternoon 4-6pm
- Weekend Lunch : 12-2
While you wait for the count locations to be announced, you can learn how the data is being used, and even see the results from the counts in 2022 and 2023 from Calgary and across the country.
