Action Item: Join BikeSD and seven partner organizations in demanding immediate improvements to the bicycle network in response to the increasing frequency of preventable deaths; 25 miles of protected bike lanes per year
On Monday, July 26th, BikeSD, San Diego County Bicycle Coalition, Climate Action Campaign, Circulate San DIego, and a number of other partner organizations held a Press Conference at Bird Park in North Park, close to where Laura Shinn was killed while biking to work, and demanded that bike projects stop being delayed as well as the construction of 25 miles of protected bicycle lanes in the City of San Diego every year.
BikeSD and partner organizations also wrote a policy letter detailing these demands [PDF].
You can join us in demanding immediate improvements to the bicycle network in San DIego to prevent more serious injuries and deaths, achieve our Vision Zero goal of zero deaths by 2025, as well as address our Climate Action Plan’s modeshare goals of 18% of San Diegans getting around via bike or scooter in Transit Priority Areas, by sending a letter to Mayor Todd Gloria, SANDAG Executive Director Hasan Ikhrata, as well as your San Diego city councilmember (table available at the bottom of this page with their email).
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Write your own personal message to MayorToddGloria@sandiego.gov, hasan.ikhrata@sandag.org, as well as your city councilmember according to the table at the bottom of the page, and and please BCC: campaigns@bikesd.org. Modify this sample letter and copy/paste to your personal email app:
Mayor Todd Gloria, Executive Director Hasan Ikhrata, and City Councilmember ______,
I support the letter sent by eight community-based advocacy organizations demanding the immediate improvement of the bicycle network in San Diego in response to the recent wave of bike rider deaths. These deaths were completely avoidable and it would be unacceptable for us to maintain the status quo, which would only guarantee the continued loss of our neighbors, friends, and family members.
San Diego must quickly expand the rate in which it is building protected bicycle lanes and paths, expedite bikeways already in the pipeline such as those part of the SANDAG Early Action Plan, decrease speed limits on dangerous roads, and fully fund and finish the mobility action plan. San Diego must do these things in order to ensure that we meet our Vision Zero goals of zero traffic deaths by the year 2025, as well as our Climate Action Plan goals of 18 percent of trips being completed by bikes or scooters in transit priority areas.
Sincerely,
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San Diego City Council Districts and Councilmembers
| Council District | Councilmember | Councilmember Email |
| District 1 | Joe LaCava | JoeLaCava@sandiego.gov |
| District 2 | Jennifer Campbell | JenniferCampbell@sandiego.gov |
| District 3 | Stephen Whitburn | StephenWhitburn@sandiego.gov |
| District 4 | Monica Montgomery-Steppe | MMontgomerySteppe@sandiego.gov |
| District 5 | Marni von Wilpert | MarnivonWilpert@sandiego.gov |
| District 6 | Chris Cate | ChrisCate@sandiego.gov |
| District 7 | Raul Campillo | RaulCampillo@sandiego.gov |
| District 8 | Vivian Moreno | VivianMoreno@sandiego.gov |
| District 9 | Sean Elo-Rivera | SeanEloRivera@sandiego.gov |
Use this map to find out which city council district you are in.