title: Designing and implementing a regional active transportation monitoring program through a county-MPO-university collaboration.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This article describes a unique effort underway in San Diego County to establish a regional nonmotorized data collection system in support of long-range planning for bicycle and pedestrian systems, and physical activity promotion and monitoring.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case study of a novel approach to sitting a regional active travel data collection program.
  
  
  METHODS
  San Diego County, California.
  
  
  METHODS
  None.
  
  
  METHODS
  Installation of 54 automated bicycle and pedestrian counting units at 35 sites across San Diego County.
  
  
  METHODS
  Equipment sitting criteria including population density, employment density, median household income, planned bicycle network, and planned land uses.
  
  
  METHODS
  Mapping, stakeholder input, site visits.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A comprehensive network of 76 sites identified and proposed for long-range implementation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This research establishes a sitting methodology that holds promise for replication in other regions. San Diego's counting program is one of the most comprehensive automated data collection systems of any region in the United States.
authors.forename: Sherry
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ryan
authors.forename: Dean E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Sidelinger
authors.forename: Shelley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saitowitz
authors.forename: Deirdre
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Browner
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vance
authors.forename: Lindsey
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: McDermid
mesh_terms: D001331:Automation / Q000295:instrumentation; D001642:Bicycling / Q000502:physiology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002140:California; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003625:Data Collection / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D004779:Environment Design; D006801:Humans; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D011156:Population Density; D012040:Regional Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014186:Transportation / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D016138:Walking / Q000502:physiology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*