83rd Street bike ban fails in 3-2 vote at De Soto City Council
We beat the bike ban! After long but civil debate the De Soto City Council voted 3-2 aganist reinstating the 83rd Street bicycle ban. Over 300 of you signed our petition and sent messages to the City Council, and those letters had real impact.
There was a lot of discussion about the image the town wants to project, and Councilmembers mentioned that your letters showed there is high interest in visiting De Soto. The Council also discussed some good ideas for a more permanent solution to safety concerns on 83rd Street, and expressed genuine interested in positive solutions to the situation.
It's not often that a short letter can have big impact, your letters did make the difference. Thank you to everyone took the time to speak up for bicycling. And a special thanks to De Soto resident Mark Scrivner for organizing local efforts and speaking up at the City Coucil meeting.
Help us keep fighting for bicycling in local City Halls
Thank you to all you signed and sent in comments!
JB
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