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Alternative transportation helps to reduce carbon emissions
Environmental
The construction of multi-lane highways is expensive.
Fiscal Responsibility
We need to consider the financial burden we’re putting on future generations: if this bill leads to an increased reliance in expensive arterial roads over less expensive forms of transportation, it will be our children who are saddled with the high cost of their maintenance.
Fiscal ResponsibilityInfrastructure Children and Schools
Politicizing the process: non-partisan to partisan
Good Government
Erasing the votes of previous voters
Good Government
support infrastructure that promotes safe and healthy streets
Infrastructure
A wider range of transportation options reduces congestion for everyone, including folks that use cars.
Infrastructure
Being active for 15 min a day can reduce rates of chronic illness.
Physical and Mental HealthWalkable neighborhoods
Bicycling/commuting by bike has shown to reduce mental health issues among kids and adults
Physical and Mental HealthWalkable neighborhoods
Rural areas deserve safe, walkable infrastructure as well.
Rural Areas
Safety should not be political
Safety
No person should fear for their safety on the streets.
Safety
Traffic violence has a disproportionate effect on our most vulnerable neighbors
Safety
Kids should be able to bike to school
Safety Children and Schools
Specific populations that cannot drive. Up to a third of Ada County residents can't drive
Safety Individuals with disabilities
Family focused: we want kids to be able to walk to school
Safety Walkable neighborhoodsChildren and Schools
Increased foot traffic is good for small businesses; car-centric infrastructure favors larger corporations
Small BusinessesWalkable neighborhoods
I just want to live in a place where I can walk to get groceries or to a friends house
Walkable neighborhoods
Personal stories are more effective than arguments alone: share stories of riding a kid as a bike with your family, or a family in your neighborhood that bikes
People are persuaded by stories, not facts. Use facts to create a narrative.
Remember the Person behind the Podium: The spread of beliefs is a social process, not an individual one; our minds are changed by trusted messengers, and nobody trusts a jerk (except the jerk who’s already on their side).
Our fundamental beliefs are changed bit by bit, not all at once: even if you don’t convince all of the members of the committee, you’re making progress. Social consensus is less solid than it seems.
We are not bicyclists, we are people: share stories that draw on your full experience, not just as a bicyclist. If you drive, say that! You just want to have a choice to how you travel through the city.
You’ll be talking to people from all parts of Idaho: frame arguments that appeal to folks in areas outside of the Treasure Valley
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Safety shouldn’t be political: This bill would erase the votes of previous voters. The shift to a partisan basis for elections may introduce political considerations into the selection process, potentially affecting the non-partisan nature of highway district governance.
This bill is undemocratic: The legislation is explicitly favors residents of some areas over others. Unequal representations undermines democratic representation.
This bill is moving too fast: The legislation's emergency clause and the outlined transition plan will limit public input and engagement in the decision-making process. Citizens deserve not just a voice in their representatives, but an awareness of the structure of their democratic system.
Oversampling Based on Population Growth: the provision that mandates over-representation of areas predicted to grow is unprecedented and undermines the principle of one person, one vote: we elect representations based on citizens, not computer models.
We don’t change democratic systems on a moment’s notice: It's important to note that the actual impact may depend on how the legislation is implemented, and community engagement is crucial to ensuring that the concerns and perspectives of affected individuals are taken into account during the legislative process.
Potential: argument based on the roll-out of representation (i.e. does this bill cut short any current commissioner’s term?)
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Best Practices
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Personal stories are more effective than arguments alone: share stories of riding a kid as a bike with your family, or a family in your neighborhood that bikes
People are persuaded by stories, not facts. Use facts to create a narrative.
Remember the Person behind the Podium: The spread of beliefs is a social process, not an individual one; our minds are changed by trusted messengers, and nobody trusts a jerk (except the jerk who’s already on their side).
Our fundamental beliefs are changed bit by bit, not all at once: even if you don’t convince all of the members of the committee, you’re making progress. Social consensus is less solid than it seems.
We are not bicyclists, we are people: share stories that draw on your full experience, not just as a bicyclist. If you drive, say that! You just want to have a choice to how you travel through the city.
You’ll be talking to people from all parts of Idaho: frame arguments that appeal to folks in areas outside of the Treasure Valley
There are no rows in this table
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