The Active Communities Pledge is an initiative of Share the Road Cycling Coalition to encourage voters and candidates to be champions for cycling and active transportation in the upcoming October 27th Municipal election.
(Note: you will have the opportunity to review the whole pledge before you sign on)
We invite you to be a champion for active transportation by taking the Active Communities Pledge!
(Note: you will have the opportunity to review the whole pledge before you sign on)
How are we doing?
Candidates
440
Voters
887
In a 2014 survey conducted by Share the Road, 67% of the Ontario Residents said that they would be more likely to ride their bikes more often if their community had more and better cycling infrastructure. The survey also found that:
- 66% of Ontarians agree that getting more people on bikes benefits everyone, not just cyclists
- 89% Of Ontarians support programs that are focused on getting more children to walk and bike to school
- Nearly 50% of Ontario residents rate it as important to have better transportation choice in their community.
The same 2014 survey also found that better bike infrastructure is the number one way way to encourage more Ontarians to ride a bike.
That's why cycling infrastructure investments must be a concern for all candidates running in this fall’s Ontario municipal elections – and for every voter as well.
