Citizens for Safe Cycling Launches 2014 Election Platform

I Bike, I Vote campaign calls for more spending on cycling, support Vision
Zero

Ottawa (September 15, 2014) Today, Citizens for Safe Cycling (CfSC) launched its 2014 election
platform, dubbed I Bike, I Vote. The platform outlines measures for the next term of council that
CfSC believes will help make Ottawa the best cycling city in Canada.

The I Bike, I Vote campaign outlines measures that the next council can take to improve cycling
in Ottawa, said CfSC municipal campaign coordinator Mike Powell. Excellent cycling facilities
are an important part of a liveable city. Its important that cyclists of all ability levels feel
comfortable riding in their own neighbourhoods. The steps outlined in this campaign help achieve
that.

I Bike, I Vote reflects the views of hundreds of cyclists that responded to a survey CfSC
conducted over the summer. It calls for four simple, practical actions from the next council that
will serve to improve cycling in Ottawa and help the city reach its cycling objectives.

These actions are:

1. Link spending on cycling infrastructure to ridership.
2. Support Vision Zero, a city free from cycling fatalities.
3. Collaboration. between the city, the NCC and the cycling community.
4. Complete projects that will complete the cycling network, making it easier for Ottawans to
bike within their neighbourhood and elsewhere in the city.

With a large number of open and heavily-contested council races, more than ever every vote will
count, continued Powell. It is important for cyclists to take advantage of this and make their
voice heard and ask candidates for council what they are going to do to improve cycling in this
city. For aspiring councillors, its important to remember that cycling issues are a major vote
determinant for electors.

To help further inform voters, CfSC will be sending a questionnaire to all registered candidates,
asking them their views on a number of important cycling issues. These results will then be
posted to the CfSC website later in the municipal campaign.

The full CfSC I Bike, I Vote platform is available at www.bikeottawa.ca.

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Citizens for Safe Cycling (CfSC) is a not-for-profit incorporated, independent, membership-based
organization founded in 1984. It is a voluntary association made up of cyclists like you who work
for better, safer, environmentally-friendly cycling in the Ottawa area. For more information, visit
www.bikeottawa.ca.

For more information, contact:
Michael Powell
info@bikeottawa.ca
613-722-4454 (CfSC Office)
613-797-7313 (mobile)