There's a lot of groups in Toronto advocating for better cycling facilities, wider sidewalks, car-free areas, nicer shopping districts planned around people (who shop) rather than cars (who don't), more sustainable transportation options, etc.Individually, they can be often ignored, as they are "small cries in the darkness", but together, speaking with a unified voice, can begin to affect real change in Toronto.
It is with this goal that the Toronto Coalition for Active Transportation has been formed.
The site has lots of great ideas about building and promoting "active transportation" (the current lingo for walking and cycling, etc), and while I don't see an area on the website about joining "TCAT" initiatives, I would hope that this is something planned.
Involving community groups and interested individuals in a group's activities is a great way to build a broad base of support for active transportation initiatives... which theoretically leads to politcial support.
Labels: advocacy
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