The BackgroundThe WeCount project is funded by the European Commission and is carrying out five different pilot projects at the European level in Dublin, Madrid, Ljubljana, Cardiff and Leuven. The aim is to quantify local road transport, produce scientific knowledge in the field of mobility and environmental pollution, and devise informed solutions to tackle various road transport challenges. The findings will create new, low-threshold opportunities for transport policy-making and research.University College Dublin is organising the WeCount project in Dublin and will facilitate workshops where local communities can discuss their concerns around traffic in their neighbourhoods and can learn more about how to analyse traffic data. In addition, University College Dublin will install a limited number of citizen science environmental sensors to monitor air and noise pollution in strategic locations. This data will supplement the traffic data to establish the pathway from sources to local pollution problems.Why it MattersTraffic is at the core of a variety of societal problems ranging from road safety, air, noise, and light pollution, to public health risks, to the liveability of our communities. However, obtaining objective traffic counts can be difficult, because local authorities usually only have the resources to monitor a limited number of roads. Therefore, the WeCount project has the opportunity to greatly improve data available on traffic in Greater Dublin – with the help of local citizens!
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You'll need to dedicate a couple of hours to setting up the sensors and initial engagement with your local community. Ongoing monitoring of the data and working with your local community to advocate for policy change will require approximately 2 hours a week.
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