In-person bike counts are set to bolster regular automatically-collected data on Capital Regional District trails this spring.
The CRD tracks annual and seasonal trends with automated bike and pedestrian counters, using sensors to differentiate users and record the direction of travel – providing real-time data that updates daily.
Volunteers count bikes twice a year, in May and in October. That data is updated with volunteers twice a year, this year running May 27 to 29 during high-commuter hours 7 to 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 6. The counts inform transportation planning and infrastructure development in the region.
Of the 43 automatic counters in place, the Galloping Goose Regional Trail north of Selkirk Trestle sees the highest traffic with a daily average of 3,226 users and 435,534 since in 2025 (to May 15). Since December 2019 more than 5.6 million people have been counted traversing the area.
The next busiest segment of trail in the CRD is the Galloping Goose south of Culduthel Road, with far fewer users at a daily average of 2,005.
To volunteer for the spring bike count, email bikecount@crd.bc.ca with availability.
Find the data online at data.eco-counter.com/ParcPublic/?id=4828.
