Budapest gets a bicycle traffic counter

As a group of IT specialists and biking enthusiasts we are doubly thrilled by the launch of Budapest's first automated bicycle traffic counter, a sort of meshup of our two favorite kind of cycles.

The counter will help city planners better understand bicycle traffic habits and patterns, but even more importantly, it is the first hard-science tool that we city cyclists have to demonstrate our growing numbers to the transport authorities.

The Hungarian Cyclist Club is the main driving force behind the initiative, while the cost of the counter itself was collected from donations. As holder of the Bike Friendly Workplace Award, EU Edge full-heartedly supports this excellent idea, and in fact we have immortalized our pledge of support by chipping in for the counter, and getting our name on the commemorative plaque.

If you hold any interest in making our city a cleaner and friendlier place to live, get on your bike and give this first counter a first spin by pedaling along the bicycle lane on Múzeum körút.

Join us at the ceremonial flipping of the ON switch, taking place from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday July 2, 2010.

For more information visit: http://kerekparosklub.hu/mutassuk-meg-hanyan-vagyunk (hungarian only)