An Advocate’s Guide to Elections
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By Darren Flusche, Policy Director, League of American Bicyclists
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Bike Delaware
In 2010, Bike Delaware surveyed all candidates running for the state’s General Assembly. The survey included questions related to the appreciation of the benefits of bicycling and ended with direct questions about the candidates’ willingness to dedicate state funds to bicycling and walking. The responses indicated widespread support for dedicated state funding for bicycling and walking.
Encouraged by this, Bike Delaware and their health partners launched the successful “Walkable, Bikeable Delaware” campaign. The governor and the General Assembly have since committed over $20 million dollars of state funds to bicycling and walking projects.
Bike Delaware published the results online:
<a href="http://www.bikede.org/2010/10/26/results-of-2010-survey-of-delaware-general-assembly-candidates/">http://www.bikede.org/2010/10/26/results-of-2010-survey-of-delaware-general-assembly-candidates/</a>;
2010 Bike Delaware Survey
On a scale of 1 to 5, rank your support of the following statements, with one being ‘strongly agree’ and five being ‘strongly disagree’:
1. I supported or agreed with the recently passed “Vulnerable Users Bill”:
<a href="http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis145.nsf/vwLegislation/SB+269/">http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis145.nsf/vwLegislation/SB+269/</a>$file/legis.html
2. I believe that increased use of ‘active’ modes of transportation (i.e. walking and bicycling) improves public health.
3. I believe that investing in bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure saves people money by allowing them to spend a smaller percentage of their household budgets on transportation; and makes Delaware’s economy less vulnerable to disruption from oil price shocks.
4. I support greater state transportation spending on walking and bicycling.
5. A minimum percentage of state transportation funding should be dedicated to the development of bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure and facilities.
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