The Bike Ballot with Asheville City Council Candidates

October 19, 2007 on 4:24 am | In W.N.C. - Road | 1 Comment

Meet & Discuss Bicycle Advocacy with Asheville City Council members, Bryan Freeborn and Brownie Newman. These Council members are up for re-election and are your representatives for the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). They have worked to improve bicycle access for the City Of Asheville by doubling the annual investment in greenways. Now they are seeking support for the city’s new Draft Comprehensive Bicycle Plan.

Saturday November 3 from 4:00-6:00
Asheville Pizza & Brewing
77 Coxe Avenue
(next to BioWheels)

You can view the plan in person and give your input to the incumbent council members as well as other community bicycle advocates. A petition created by BioWheels to show community support for bicycle infrastructure will be on hand to review & sign. This petition already has thousands of signatures, and BioWheels is prepared to present it in support of this plan!

Even if you just show up for the pizza & beer or you can’t make it at all, we feel it important to mention to PLEASE VOTE on Tuesday November 6. Local politics is the stuff that really matters - show your support for Bicycle Transportation in Asheville!

P.S. You can also vote early. Monday-Friday, October 22^nd–November 2^nd, 8am-6pm, and Saturday November 3^rd, 8am-1pm at the Buncombe County Board of Elections, 189 College Street in downtown Asheville. For information call (828) 250-4200. One-stop early voting means you register to vote and vote on the same day at the Board of Elections. If you need to register, bring one of the following: NC driver’s license, a utility bill, bank statement, payroll check or document from a government agency.

-organized by:

Yuri Koslen - UNCA Transportation Planner
Michael Sule, founder - Asheville On Bikes
Your Friends at BioWheels