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How can we put cycling on the agenda for the next municipal election
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by Hayley 14 years, 5 months ago
- TCAT: how to raise the profile of active transportation in the municipal election?
- considering a questionnaire approach for candidates in upcoming municipal election - did that last time
- can hold previous candidates accountable to answers to past surveys
Brainstorming session
- What will the perspective be on it? anti-cyclist? anti-car? road use?
- -->we need to lead the issue - media releases, public relations
- cars do not equal traffic flow
- it's all about FRAMING the issue effectively
- Jarvis: we're going fom 5 lanes to 6, gaining lanes, more traffic, etc
- complete streets - a vision / model for how things could be
- A Billion BIkes - City of Cyclists (youtube)
- target particular candidates strategically?
- TCAT can't endorse candidates but Bike Union can
- --> report card on council voting record for mayor? by ward? between words (i.e. most bike-friendly by various indicators) endorse one candidate per ward?
- ID and get out the vote among the bike union
- media strategy? issue-based? candidate based?
- --> all-candidates meetings on active transportation issues
- candidate bike race?
- car vs transit vs bike race through the city - cyclist always wins
- candidates register Jan 1 for election in fall 2010
- get commitments from mayor candidates to support bike plan generally --> even if they agree, implementation will still be difficult
- cycling presence at each ward event
- how do we ensure we're visible? pins/t-shirts etc
- outreach to non-cyclists - urban designers, lawyers, planners, etc
- --> online resource where voters and volunteers can find details on candidates, debates, etc - must incude promotional material to draw people to it
- will candidates avoid the issue?
- find a position that will be hard for them to say no to - give them positive models/examples
- local problem spots / ward-based issues? e.g. sharrows on bloor; east end viaduct
- connect with people in the ward BETWEEN elections - Environment Days are a good opportunity
- offer people the opportunity to get involved in specific issues that affect them
- package for bike union representatives to take to environment days - ward captains to coordinate
- in any election you get to vote 3 times - donate, volunteer, vote - we should support good candidates with our feet
- start NOW - call up, find, volunteer for bike-friendly candidates
- what would a cycling platform look like for mayor candidates?
- money and commitment (to complete the bike plan; include bikes in Transit City) is there - we just have to hold them to it
- what 's our Ask? bike plan? complete streets?
- Complete Streets has lots of precedent behind it; straightforward to explain; is reasonable to implement (i.e. they could agree to it without too much risk), can help you achieve goals you've already committed to
- invest in public info and communication about new infrastructure - currently NO money allocated for public education
- provide concrete (photoshop?) examples for supporters to use to illustrate/visualize Complete Streets - what would it look like in my neighbourhood?
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How can we put cycling on the agenda for the next municipal election
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