Let the elected officials in your area know that cycling matters.
Share the Road has developed advocacy tips and a toolkit to help you talk about cycling during elections, and year-round.
What can you do to ensure that your candidates know that cycling matters?
We recommend that you:
Host bike rides and events, and invite decision makers to participate on bike
Be a resource by keeping up to date with research and drafting briefing notes
Be present in community meetings and build relationships
Anticipate opposition and build allies
Track and celebrate successes publicly
Download our Advocacy Toolkit
5 steps to become an effective advocate;
Everything you need to know to meet your candidates & elected officials;
Key Messages for building a bicycle-friendly Ontario, and;
An overview of Ontario's political system.
Download our Advocacy Templates
Sample letter to a candidate/MPP;
Suggested survey questions for candidates;
Template for a newspaper op-ed in your community.