We asked the candidates who run for Ottawa City Council three simple bike related questions. Over 50 candidates responded already. Here are their reactions. Going through the list, you can easily see who is serious about cycling.
Citizens for Safe Cycling’s 2014 municipal election platform
Our election page is hugely popular and generated a lot of interest, both from residents with an interest in cycling (“Everyone should read this page as a guide“) to residents with no interest in cycling (“Let’s put the blame where it belongs, cyclists should pay for their own infrastructure”).
Rideau Vanier Ward 12: Election debate on September 15
Around 350,000 bike rides are counted on Laurier Ave every year. The East-West Bikeway is slowly being built. Work on the bike and pedestrian bridge over the Rideau River has started. These are all positive developments for cycling in the city.
Help build Citizens for Safe Cycling’s election campaign
Citizens for Safe Cycling is preparing a platform for the municipal election which takes place on October 27th, 2014. The document will distributed directly to candidates, and residents can also use it for reference when talking to candidates. To get an idea of what we are talking about, we wrote one for the 2010 election. The […]