The Advocacy Committee skipped its July meeting because more than half of our regular advocacy committee attendees were traveling. They returned with stories about bike infrastructure around the world – in Heidelberg, Germany, Oslo, Norway, Montreal, Quebec, and more. Filled with inspiration and hope for a more bike-able Raleigh, we re-convened on August 6th 😉
- We discussed our City Council Candidate Questionnaire about bicycle infrastructure, which has already been filled out by 17 candidates. We are building a page on our website to share the candidates’ responses with voters on bikes.
- We are also planning to host a Bike to Vote ride at the beginning of early voting.
- We are concerned about the lack or pedestrian / bike routes in the planned ‘improvements’ to roads around Crabtree Mall, and will be attending a community meeting to discuss whether there is any chance the plans can be amended before they are built.
- We will organize a letter-writing event to demonstrate community opposition to the RDU quarry.
- We want to learn how other cities in North Carolina like Durham and Charlotte adopted their Vision Zero plans, and whether this might be a good goal for Raleigh.
Yes, we have lots of plans and aspirations. Give a shout at advocacy-committee@oaksandspokes.com if you want to help with any of these upcoming projects, have other ideas to make Raleigh a better place, or just want to learn more!
Are next meeting is on September 3rd at HQ Raleigh, 310 S Harrington St. from 6:30 pm – 8 pm. E-mail chris@oaksandspokes.com for more information.
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