New Eco-Totem Bike Counter in Kendall Square


11/19/2015 • 8 years ago

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Image of bike counter in Kendall Square

The “Eco-Totem” counter (made by the Montreal-based company Eco-Counter) counts cyclists via in-ground loop detectors and displays on the monitor how many cyclists pass by. The counter displays daily and cumulative totals and also captures weather data to use for analytical purposes. The data can be used in many ways:

  • To publicly show how many people are bicycling and make a statement that “bicyclists count”
  • The 24/7 data can be used to analyze daily, weekly, monthly and seasonal patterns. This can be used to help extrapolate data from other counts
  • The data assist with determining crash rate analyses

Funding for this project was generously provided by the Helen & William Mazer Foundation.

Check out the live tracking website here!