tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778280.post7874755500185805624..comments2023-10-22T05:42:46.637-05:00Comments on Bike Lane Diary: The Green Party Green Plan - Bicycles, No thanks!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778280.post-42145664633604483502007-06-06T08:59:00.000-05:002007-06-06T08:59:00.000-05:00Here's the letter I sent to Elizabeth May. I'll p...Here's the letter I sent to Elizabeth May. I'll post the response if I get one.<BR/><BR/>Dear Ms. May<BR/><BR/>I've heard you speak live a few times in Toronto when you were leading the Sierra Club. I was pleased when you won the nomination to lead the Green Party. I guess I allowed my excitment to build unrealistic expectations because I was profoundly discouraged after reviewing the GP2.<BR/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778280.post-56824003623750493362007-06-06T08:50:00.000-05:002007-06-06T08:50:00.000-05:00very disappointing. hvery disappointing. hAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778280.post-58313241973758096352007-06-06T05:39:00.000-05:002007-06-06T05:39:00.000-05:00"We will promote riding bicycles for health promot..."We will promote riding bicycles for health promotion." Nothing about promoting cycling as a means of transportation? Nothing about accepting and implementing the conclusions of the Provincial Coroner; W. J. Lucas, M.D., C.C.F.P.Regional Coroner for Toronto July 1, 1998 as outlined in http://www.toronto.ca/cycling/coroner_index.htm? Nothing about intercity cycling routes enabling cyclists to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778280.post-6092626590988522182007-06-05T16:00:00.000-05:002007-06-05T16:00:00.000-05:00Joe from iBikeTO/BikingToronto wrote to the greens...Joe from iBikeTO/BikingToronto wrote to the greens asking 'Hey, what about bikes?' Elizabeth May wrote right back to her credit: (full text below)<BR/><BR/>"Dear Joseph,<BR/>Many thanks for your praise of our work. I am very grateful.<BR/><BR/>Our platform has many places where bicycles are mentioned with <BR/>positive policies. We want to assist municipalities build more bike paths. We will Tinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10205398931196477215noreply@blogger.com