Inner west riders for advocacy

[Nat.]

Hopefully we can pick up some hits here.

http://www.rotorburn.com/forums/showthread.php?t=244928

As has been said in the thread on rb, we need some ideas on numbers. So feel free to post here or in the other thread.

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[hewey]

Good luck with it!

A few thoughts/suggestions:
* Have you checked to see whether these Councils have existing cyclepath or multi-use path strategies or plans? If you can align your plans with existing actions you'll massively increase your chance of getting some traction.
* Try and align your suggestions to get maximimum positive outcomes. If the bike path can be used as a path for people in mobility scooters so they can get to the shops, youre increasing the livability of the area for multiple user groups.
* Are there any local Bicycle User Groups (BUGs) you can work with? They also might know the lay of the local political land as well.
* Are there any bike shops or bike clubs you can work with to help spread the word and show support?

[Nat.]

It's in very early stages at the moment, but hopefully we'll start to work towards doing some of those things you have suggested.

Nerf on RB has been involved with a lot of advocacy before, including in the councils metioned. So he's pulling the strings. I'm merely tagging along for the ride. But the area being considered already has quite a large road/commuter prescence, so hopefully we can get some lobbying power from that group.