The SCU participates in a provincial advocacy initiative called OntarioCAN – the Ontario Cycling Advocacy Network. See more info here: OntarioCAN

OntarioCAN is an advocacy program of the Share the Road Coalition. The intent is to bring local cycling issues to the attention of Share the Road, and to connect with MPPs on Share the Road’s behalf. We act as a resource to bring initiatives and concerns from the Greater Sudbury cycling community to our MPPs. We also keep our MPPs informed of Share the Road’s provincial initiatives.

Last week, as part of a province-wide survey of Ontario MPP candidates, we sent out a survey to the candidates for the Sudbury and Nickel Belt ridings. Since the election is within the next few days (June 12), we’re summarizing the responses that we received for your information.

Below are the questions we asked the candidates (they were sent a pdf via email and a link to do the survey online on our website), followed by the responses to date from the candidates. We thank the candidates who took the time to answer our survey.

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The Share the Road Cycling Coalition and the Ontario Cycling Advocacy Network (OntarioCAN) is conducting a survey among provincial nominated candidates in Ontario to better the opinions and priorities of candidates seeking elected office in the 2014 Ontario provincial election.

Please choose the response that best reflects your agreement with the statements below:

1. I support projects that promote healthy active living in our community.

•           strongly agree

•           somewhat agree

•           neither agree nor disagree

•           somewhat disagree

•           strongly disagree

2. I consider cycling an important mode of transportation.

•           strongly agree

•           somewhat agree

•           neither agree nor disagree

•           somewhat disagree

•           strongly disagree

3. Alternative modes of transportation are going to be more necessary in the future.

•           strongly agree

•           somewhat agree

•           neither agree nor disagree

•           somewhat disagree

•           strongly disagree

4. Investing in a bike-friendly community benefits everyone.

•           strongly agree

•           somewhat agree

•           neither agree nor disagree

•           somewhat disagree

•           strongly disagree

5. Our community’s cycling infrastructure needs to be improved.

•           strongly agree

•           somewhat agree

•           neither agree nor disagree

•           somewhat disagree

•           strongly disagree

6. province has a role to play in improving cycling safety and infrastructure at the provincial level.

•           strongly agree

•           somewhat agree

•           neither agree nor disagree

•           somewhat disagree

•           strongly disagree

7. If elected, what specific improvements for cyclists in your community would you work to implement?

 

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And here are the responses so far:

Sudbury Riding
	Joe Cimino	Casey Lalonde	Andrew Olivier	Paula Peroni
General comments	No response		No response	No response
Question 1		Strongly agree
Question 2		Strongly agree
Question 3		Strongly agree
Question 4		Strongly agree
Question 5		Strongly agree
Question 6		Strongly agree
Question 7		I would work to improve the roads, build bike lanes, and build bike roads and nature trails throughout the city. I would like to see Ottawa’s model of cycling infrastructure here. I am a cyclist, I have both a road bike and a mountain bike. Cycling is important to me.
Nickel Belt Riding
	Marck Blay	Heather Dahlstrom	Frances Gelinas	James Tregonning
General comments	No response			Email address on his website bounced back our email to him.
Question 1		Strongly agree	Strongly agree
Question 2		Strongly agree	Strongly agree
Question 3		Strongly agree	Strongly agree
Question 4		Strongly agree	Strongly agree
Question 5		Strongly agree	Strongly agree
Question 6		Strongly agree	Strongly agree
Question 7		Proper separate bike paths from roadways, improve driver awareness of cyclists, public access to bike repair tools, tax credit incentives for cyclists.	We are committed to investing $5million annual to help municipalities build more cycling infrastructureOur plan makes important investments to help communities build bike lanes, expand cycling infrastructure networks, and support complete street design.