Living Car Free - Election Day is coming. Will you be "voting carfree"?

Midterm elections will be held in the US on November 2. Are there certain issues that concern you as a carfree person? What are they, and where do you stand on these issues? To what extent, if any, do these issues influence the way you will be voting in the elections? Do you think certain candidates or parties better represent carfree people? Or do you think carfree is really a nonpolitical issue?

(Users in other countries--please join in, either with comments on the US races, or tell us how carfree issues play out in your country's next elections.)

Funny, its election day here too - municipal elections in Ontario will be held Nov. 13th. The biggest issue in Ottawa is the LRT expansion. A big part of my vote, both for mayor and councilor, will be based on public transit and cycling issues.

Why soitanly! Pedal to the Poll. Our election day is Nov 7th.

Not only that. I'm voting for a bicyclist for Governor, Rod Bryan (http://www.rodbryan.com/) :D .

Rod's Plan for a Bicycle Infrastructure (http://www.rodbryan.com/pdf/bike01.pdf)

They seem to make my polling place within a mile which is nice.
I have jury duty on the 6 LOL

what a great country.

In Minnesota, a notably bike-friendly Congressperson (Jim Oberstar) is up for re-election. His opponent ran some ad with a picture of the Congressperson on a bike ride, with a caption saying something along the lines of how if he, the challenger, were elected, he wouldn't be running off to the Tour de France, but would instead be home working for the people of Minnesota. The picture of the Congressperson was a picture of him riding his bike IN MINNESOTA. Unfortunately, I don't live in the correct district where I could have the pleasure of voting against this challenger.

The only politician I heard even mention a more common sense
energy poilcy was Sen. Barack Obama and he isn't running
for anything. :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Why soitanly! Pedal to the Poll. Our election day is Nov 7th.

Not only that. I'm voting for a bicyclist for Governor, Rod Bryan (http://www.rodbryan.com/) :D .

Rod's Plan for a Bicycle Infrastructure (http://www.rodbryan.com/pdf/bike01.pdf)


Another vote for Rod Bryan here.

+1 I always vote...Carfree really isn't much of a political thing here in S.C. but I try to vote every chance I get.

In Minnesota, a notably bike-friendly Congressperson (Jim Oberstar) is up for re-election. His opponent ran some ad with a picture of the Congressperson on a bike ride, with a caption saying something along the lines of how if he, the challenger, were elected, he wouldn't be running off to the Tour de France, but would instead be home working for the people of Minnesota. The picture of the Congressperson was a picture of him riding his bike IN MINNESOTA. Unfortunately, I don't live in the correct district where I could have the pleasure of voting against this challenger.

In a typical political voice over: "Jim Oberstar's vision for transportation is to ride around on his bike, clogging traffic, creating needless hazards and generally just being a holier-than-thou pain in the ass..."

Sadly, this is probably what the ad was probably trying to say, but more subtly.

He didn't look like Dukakis in his helmet, did he?

We've got a few folks running who have spoken up for sustainable housing, and I actually met one of them on a Solar Home Tour. I figure they'd probably be supportive of cycling as well.

I don't know how your voting areas are calculated over there, but in the UK we get to vote for representatives at a local level, national level, and continental level.
When it comes to local and continental issues, i vote in support of the green movement (not neccessarily the party though), but on a national level there are so many issues of concern to me that a party focussing solely on the environment would be missing a lot of serious problems this country has.

My polling location is about 1/2 mile from the house. When I get home from work, via MTA and Commuter Express, I'll take a walk and vote. Afterwards I'll have dinner then continue work on restoring an old Univega.

but on a national level there are so many issues of concern to me that a party focussing solely on the environment would be missing a lot of serious problems this country has.

Nationally, voting for the major party and a half we have here in the states is missing a lot of the serious problems this country has. Voting for the minor party and independent candidates is a way of expressing opinions not found on the Demopublican party line.

i keep seeing a Pete Hoekstra sign with bicycle on it. im not sure if its there just for decorations or what.

I voted. Hope you all did too.

Latest U.S. election results (as I interpret them) don't say much about the car-free issue. They do tell us that the democrats have gained seats so far, but at this point there's no telling who'll have the house and senate majority after the election.

I was in a quandary about how to vote on one of the local municipal bond elections. There were $10 million of bike/ped improvements, but they were packaged along with $140 million of new and improved car infrastructure. I voted no on that particular issue.