We are inviting Cambridge city council candidates to endorse the following platform:
There are over 200 miles of streets in Cambridge. The 2015 Bicycle Plan calls for protected bike lanes on approximately 20 miles of major thoroughfares to create a safe, city-wide protected network that serves residents of all ages and abilities. Approximately 4 miles of these protected bike lanes have been installed. I will vote for a municipal ordinance that requires the city to install at least 4 miles of pop-up protected bike lanes each year until the city-wide protected network is complete and to install permanent protected bike lanes when the streets specified as part of the city-wide protected network are reconstructed.
We will be sharing the names of candidates who endorse the platform publicly as part of our election education efforts.
This is so incredibly mild. Why not a goal of 20 miles in one year? We can easily do it.