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More Volunteers Needed to Help Count Bikes
As part of the city's Bicycle Master Plan, city officials work to track bike usage throughout the city with the help of volunteers.
Volunteers are still needed to help city staff conduct "critical" bicycle counts in Newport Beach.
The bicycle counting is being done as part of Newport Beach 's Bicycle Master Plan and being used to track bicycle usage throughout the city, according to Brad Sommers, the city's senior civil engineer.
"Unfortunately, we’re short on volunteers to perform the counts," Sommers said in an email. "If you have time to help with this critical task, please let me know ASAP."
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The bicycle counts will done on Thursday, Oct. 17 from 7-9 a.m., and Saturday, Oct. 19 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
If you would like to volunteer, a mandatory training session will be held on Thursday, Oct. 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the Newport Beach Civic Center's Community Room. Volunteers will be assigned count locations throughout the city and instructions.
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If you are available to volunteer, send an email to Brad Sommers at bsommers@newportbeachca.gov or call 949-644-3326 by Tuesday, Oct. 8.
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