How to Advocate for Your Cause
More gets done when people show up.
5 tips to help you advocate for bikes in Sacramento
Stay Informed
- Follow or subscribe to groups that will loop you in when important issues arise
- Routinely scan your city council meeting agendas for topics of interest
Show up to city council (or other important) meetings
- Sacramento City Council meeting schedule.
- Find your Sacramento City Council person.
- Sacramento County Administrators.
- Active Transportation Commission - Sacramento (ATC)
- Sacramento County Bicycle Advisory Committee (SacBAC)
(Photo: Pierson Rohr from SABA at a council meeting to present a May is Bike Month proclamation. Credit: City of West Sacramento)
What to Say
- Your name
- Where you live (or who represents your area on that government body)
- State the issue and impact it’s having on you/your community
- Any relevant affiliations that inform your perspective
- Do you have background on the topic?
- Are you representing an organization?
- Ask how your officials plan to address it
Keep it Short & Sweet
- Practice your talk
- Time your remarks to fit inside the allotted timeframe (usually 2 minutes, but it varies)
- In general, keep your remarks brief
- Be clear, concise and always include your ask - what do you want to see changed?
We are Stronger in Numbers
- Connect and link up with like-minded people/organizations
- Show up in numbers when you can
- When you can’t show up, email your comments
(Photo: Sacramento Capitol)
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