Madison's SouthWest Bike Counter

Fun night for a ride!

meant to tell you, I saw my millionth biker this Summer! You are all beautiful; keep on rolling!
http://www.eco-public.com/public2/?id=100016754

www.eco-public.com Eco-Counter - Public Web Page

Madison tops Midwestern cities for bicycle commuters, ranks 7th in nation Madison came in first among large Midwestern cities and seventh in the nation overall in a U.S. Census Bureau analysis of cities with the highest percentage of bicycle commuters.

My apologies to any bamboo bikes i've missed... http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/ask/just-ask-us/just-ask-us-how-do-bike-meters-count-bicycles-and/article_1fbd3e99-85a1-58b7-b021-22015bd75ef8.html

Just Ask Us: How do bike meters count bicycles and not pedestrians? Loops in the pavement are triggered by the metal of a passing bike so the meter only counts bicyclists.

I'm in the news! http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/city-life/a-year-of-madison-bike-traffic-as-measured-by-its/article_67755811-c466-5609-a119-a85d8e7b33b7.html

A year of Madison bike traffic, as measured by its first visual counter Madison installed an Eco-Totem on the Southwest Path near the corner of Monroe and Regent streets in October 2014.