Bike Lane Update: Ride to City Council on December 16th

Hi  First name,

As you know from our last update, the City Manager has quietly asked city staff to remove bike lanes from proposed street improvements for Classen Boulevard between Main Street and NW 10th Street. This previously approved bike lane would connect an existing bike lane on Classen to an existing bike lane on Main. We believe an ordinance will be introduced at the city council meeting on December 30th to stop future bike lanes on Classen, so we need to show up to speak at the next couple city council meetings.

Join us at Sailor and the Dock on Tuesday, December 16th, at 9:00 AM for a ride to City Council to speak out against the effort to kill Classen bike lanes! Your city government needs to hear from YOU that these bike lanes are a needed improvement for Classen. These lanes are planned and funded, it’s time to build them and make our urban core safer to walk, bike, and drive. We hope that you join us in speaking up and we can’t wait to see you Tuesday morning.

Tips for speaking:
You will have 2 minutes to speak. Be polite and respectful, but speak your truth and explain how these lanes are important for you personally. Feel free to share experiences you have had cycling or walking in this city, good or bad, and how bike infrastructure has kept you safe or made your life better. If you don’t feel comfortable speaking off the cuff, feel free to write down what you would like to say ahead of time (and time yourself reading it to make sure you don’t go over time).

If you are unable to ride with us, please consider showing up at the city council meetings on December 16th and 30th and signing up to speak about how bike infrastructure has improved your life.

Whether you join us or not on these dates, please still ALSO write your council person, making sure to CC the mayor and city manager.

Bradley Carter
Ward 1 Councilman
(405) 297-2404

ward1@okc.gov

James Cooper
Ward 2 Councilman
(405) 297-2402
ward2@okc.gov

Katrina Avers
Ward 3 Councilwoman

(405) 297-2402

ward3@okc.gov

Todd Stone
Ward 4 Councilman

(405) 297-2402

ward4@okc.gov

Matt Hinkle
Ward 5 Councilman

(405) 297-2569

ward5@okc.gov

JoBeth Hamon
Ward 6 Councilwoman

(405) 297-2404

ward6@okc.gov

Camal Pennington
Ward 7 Councilman

(405) 297-2569

ward7@okc.gov

Mark Stonecipher
Ward 8 Councilman

(405) 297-2569

ward8@okc.gov

Craig Freeman

City Manager 
(405) 297-2345
craig.freeman@okc.gov

David Holt

Mayor

(405) 297-2424

mayor@okc.gov

Don't know what ward you live in? See the ward map!

Don't live in OKC but work or play here? Email the mayor and city manager anyway!

We'll be doing this (riding to council) again on December 30th!

Also, we've been doing bike lane clean-ups every second Saturday. The next one is on Saturday, January 10th, at 10am. The January clean-up location is still TBD, so keep an eye on our social media for meetup times and locations. 

Note: Make sure you have a waiver on file before you join in on the clean-ups!

These situations move fast, so it's important to keep up. The absolute fastest way to get information is via our Discord. The next best is social media, followed by this newsletter.