TORONTO CYCLING COMMITTEE
BIKE SHOW MINUTES
The Education and Safety Sub-committee met on December 15, 1999 at 500 University 8th floor, at 6:30 pm
Present: Mr. Israel Chackowicz (Scribe)
Mr. Stephen Fisher
Ms. Gillian Flower
Mr. Crawford Murphy
Ms. Jannette Porter
Ms. Marleen Van Laethem
Mr. Terry Walsh
Ms. Nina Koskenoja
Mr. Jerry Corbett (239-1896 fax)
Mr. Ole Calderone
Mr. Ed Clark
Mr Clay Mcfayden (494-6737 voice)
Staff Present: Ms. Barb Wentworth - Bicycle Safety Coordinator,
Mr. Sean Wheldrake - Coordinator, Road and Trail Safety Ambassador Program
Conflicts of Interest: None were declared.
Regrets: Mr. Steve Beiko, Mr. Phil Piltch
Announcements: Ed said that a reporter for the Star is looking for cyclists to interview, Debra Black, 869-4850 [v] and -4410 [f].
Bike Show
Set up on Thursday March 2 from 6-10 pm
Booth opened on:
Friday March 3 (12-9 pm), Saturday March 4 (10-8 pm), Sunday March 5 (10-6 pm) and take-down from 6 - midnight
Discussion: Issie suggested an interactive survey, having visitors take something and give something.
Clay said he did not like a stupid booth, the kind kids might like.
The booth is whereever the show people put it and the tables, chairs, curtains and energy are rented from the show
Past booths had all subcommittee messages and it looked disconnected. This year we can highlight the major initiatives such as the master cycling plan,
new city map, policies re: bike safety, smog,TTC racks for buses.
Maps of City wards with councillors' names could be useful for visitors having cycling issues. They would know who to call. People from 905 areas could
have teir messages sent to their respective elected representatives.
Could have booth shows every 1 to 2 hours apart as a way to get feedback from cyclists, as in focus group feedback.
Maybe the cycling master plan consultants can use the bikeshow and provide a script for the booth show.
What kind of signs do we put up?
Do we use money bottles survey with the follwing poem again or something different?
I'm ridin' down Main Streey.
I'm goin' pretty fast …
The driver right beside me
Is giving it the gas.
The signal light is changin'
And still I get cut off
And when th' yutz slams on the brake ….
Well …. A loonie buys my thought.
Please put your coin in the bottles that register the feeling; I hate it when ……..
January 5/2000 at 7 pm @ 500 university, 8th floor for next Bike show meeting and update, 90 minutes
