Originally Posted by mconlonx

You don't have to do it as your whole platform. Maybe you got other issues in your community you see as problems besides just bike issues--it could certainly be a plank in your platform, and if you think it would affect your campaign negatively, you could bury it in a general environmental statement somewhere... then once you get in office, roll out your bike proposals and see if they fly. Or better yet, get the lay of the land, make some allies, and then recruit them to support your plan as well. Just because you're a bike freak doesn't mean you have to wear it on your shoulder during a campaign...