Today: Bicycle Registration Issue to be voted by Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee

Today, as promised, the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee will vote on changing the City’s Municipal Code to remove the mandatory and ineffective bicycle registration program. The item is #6 on the agenda and the City Staff memo to the City Council recommends the changes to remove the bicycle registration program – something we’ve been advocating for since January.

The meeting is scheduled for 2PM and we’ll be in attendance to offer comment in person in support of the removal. But we’d like your help to show support for our efforts. Here is how you can do so:

If your City Council representative is Marti Emerald [martiemerald@sandiego.gov], Lorie Zapf [loriezapf@sandiego.gov], Todd Gloria[toddgloria@sandiego.gov], or David Alvarez[davidalvarez@sandiego.gov], please contact them with the following email with the subject line, “Bicycle Licenses” (send a copy to talk@bikeSD.org so we can track your support):

Dear Councilmember [name]

I support the staff recommendation to accept the changes to the municipal code, Chapter 3, Article 4 and removing the mandatory bicycle license/registration requirement. It is an excellent step for the City of San Diego to demonstrate its increasing bicycle friendliness.
Sincerely,

[your name]

If your Councilmember is not on the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee, send the email to Committee Consultant Drew Ector: DEctor@sandiego.gov or call him at 619-236-7038

If you do not know who your Councilmember is, please leave a comment or send us an email to talk@bikeSD.org and we’ll help you figure out who your elected representative at City Council is.

If the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee votes to remove the bicycle registration requirement, this next goes to the full City Council for a vote. So your email today will really make a difference.