2026 BikePed Count
Help us count Little Rock!
Once a year, volunteers across Little Rock spend a couple of hours counting people walking and biking. Those simple observations give the City valuable information about where people are walking and biking and how that activity is changing over time.
And we could use your help!
What does a volunteer do?
It’s pretty simple: choose a count location, spend two hours watching people go by, and record the number of people walking and biking.
No special experience is needed. We provide the instructions and count sheets, and you can either download everything you need or pick up printed materials from Public Works.
You’re also welcome to count with a friend, but you don’t need a partner. In fact, choosing an uncovered location helps us collect data from more places around Little Rock.
Two hours can tell us a lot
When is the 2026 count?
This year’s BikePed Count will take place:
Tuesday, September 8, 5–7 p.m.
Saturday, September 12, 12–2 p.m.
Volunteer for one two-hour count—or both!
I signed up. Now what?
Visit Volunteer Resources for count sheets, location-specific instructions, materials pickup information, and everything else you need for count day.
Why ask volunteers to sit on a street corner and count people?
Because people walking and biking can be surprisingly hard to measure. Other data sources capture pieces of the picture, but our BikePed Count records all the people who pass a count location—whether they are commuting to work, walking to the store, riding to meet a friend, exercising, or just enjoying the day.
Little Rock has conducted its annual BikePed Count since 2014. Repeated counts at many of the same locations allow us to see how walking and biking are changing over time. The data also help us understand where people are traveling, evaluate transportation projects, interpret crash data, support grant applications, and make better decisions about where limited transportation resources can do the most good.
That means the two hours a volunteer spends counting don’t disappear into a spreadsheet. They become part of a long-term picture of how Little Rock moves.