CR Associates was chosen by the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) to lead the MAG Bicycles Count Project.  This work focused on establishing a framework for bicycle counting across the Maricopa County region, as well as selecting technology, and performing a regionwide bicycle count.  The MAG Bicycles Count Project provides baseline bicycle volumes across Maricopa County for comparison against future counts and to help measure and incorporate the benefits of cycling in long-range regional planning efforts.  The baseline measures will help inform the impacts that future actions, such as the construction of new bicycle facilities or changes in land use, may have on cycling in Maricopa County. Additionally, measuring bicycle volumes will provide MAG and the member agencies with the information needed to compete for state and national level grant funding opportunities.