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 Ignored • 350+ signatures on Teach the Reach petition • 6 letters written to provincial officials • 10 Ministers & Members of Provincial Parliament attended the Ontario Bike Summit • E-Scooter pilot with 24 km/h maximum speed
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
Bicycle Friendly Communities
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 • (No rth Caro lina S tate Unive rsity Philanthro py Jo urnal)
Levels of advocacy Municipal / Regional • Provincial • Federal •
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 •
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 •
Discussion Advocacy Priorities
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
Bike Club Advocacy • Invite your MPP on a bike ride • Participate in Greg’s Ride on September 20 th • Become a Bicycle Friendly Community • Support cycling advocacy in Ontario
Thank you!
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
Greg’s Ride – September 20 th
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