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Cycling Advocacy in Ontario
Presentation by the Share the Road Cycling Coalition
Cycling Advocacy in Ontario Presentation by the Share the Road - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Cycling Advocacy in Ontario Presentation by the Share the Road - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Cycling Advocacy in Ontario Presentation by the Share the Road Cycling Coalition What We Do ADVO C AC Y BUIL D C APAC IT Y C HANG E C O NVERSAT IO N Provincial Advocacy 2 private members bills Teach the Reach Doored but Not
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ADVO C AC Y BUIL D C APAC IT Y C HANG E C O NVERSAT IO N
What We Do
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Provincial Advocacy
- 2 private members bills
- Teach the Reach
- Doored but Not Ignored
- 350+ signatures on Teach the Reach
petition
- 6 letters written to provincial
- fficials
- 10 Ministers & Members of
Provincial Parliament attended the Ontario Bike Summit
- E-Scooter pilot with 24 km/h
maximum speed
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Events & Outreach
- Greg’s Ride & Ontario Bike Summit
- 19 elected officials on bike rides
- 24 delegations to councils &
conference presentations
- 120+ participants on policy
consultation call
- 25,000+ bike lights distributed
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Bicycle Friendly Communities
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(No rth Caro lina S tate Unive rsity Philanthro py Jo urnal)
What is advocacy?
- Seeking change
- Supporting, promoting or defending a cause of
proposal
- Shaping social and political outcomes
- Influencing decision making
- Active, not passive
- Not limited to legislation
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Levels of advocacy
- Municipal / Regional
- Provincial
- Federal
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Levels of advocacy
- Municipal / Regional
- By-laws
- Municipal roads
- Planning & Land Use
- Infrastructure funding
- Local police
- Provincial
- Highway Traffic Act
- Infrastructure funding
- Planning & Land Use
- Provincial roads
- Ontario Provincial Police
- Federal
- Vehicle safety standards
- Criminal code
- Infrastructure funding
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Levels of advocacy
- Municipal / Regional
- Cycling Advisory Committees
- Membership-based advocacy organizations
- Provincial
- Share the Road Cycling Coalition
- Ontario Cycling Association
- Ontario By Bike
- Waterfront Regeneration Trust
- Federal
- Canada Bikes
- Cycling Canada
- Trans Canada Trail
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Discussion Advocacy Priorities
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Advocacy Priorities
- Infrastructure Funding
- Public transit, trails, etc.
- E-mobility
- Regulation of e-bicycles & e-scooters
- Progress on cycling education
- Provincial curriculum standard
- Support for instructors & coordinators
- Vision Zero
- Eliminating dooring
- Rules of the road
- Clarification about cycling two-abreast
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Bike Club Advocacy
- Invite your MPP on a bike ride
- Participate in Greg’s Ride on
September 20th
- Become a Bicycle Friendly
Community
- Support cycling advocacy in
Ontario
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Thank you!
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Resources & Links
Teach the Reach petition:
- www.maritstiles.ca/teach_the_reach_petition
Sign up for Share the Road newsletter:
- https://bit.ly/3bkjh9o
Share the Road website
- www.sharetheroad.ca
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Greg’s Ride – September 20th
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