COPE is Seeking Policy Submissions For our December Transit & Transportation Policy Conference
On December 8th, 2024, COPE members will be meeting at the Japanese Hall to discuss, refine, and develop transit & transportation policy for our 2026 campaign.
We are requesting that activist, movement, and community advocacy groups in Vancouver and the lower mainland share their priorities with us!
We would like to hear your thoughts on:
Public Transportation, Fares, and Routes
Bicycles, Mode-shifting, and Infrastructure
Traffic, Road Rules, Enforcement, & Insurance
Social Equity & Ecological Priorities in Transportation
You can make policy submissions, either on behalf of an organization or as an individual, at the following link: Make your submission here.
Or, if you prefer to make submissions in a longer format or with supporting documents, you can do so by e-mailing us at COPE@copevancouver.ca.
The COPE executive and the COPE Transit and Transportation Policy Committee are piloting a new democratic structure for policy engagement for our 2024 Policy Meeting.
First, on December 8th, we will be meeting in person to deliberate and discuss all the policy suggestions we recieve, testing what is most exciting to our members, seeking consensus, and also looking for what decisions must be determined by an all-member digital vote. At the end of the conference, COPE members will have a General Policy Meeting to approve a list of policies where there is clear consensus, and to set direction for the balloting process.
Next, in the first half of January, a secure digital ballot will be sent to all active COPE members which will feature a large list of policy suggestions, and relevant information about their rationale and value to Vancouver.
Finally, the Transit and Transportation Policy Committee will bring forward a new COPE Transit Policy Document to membership for official ratification at the next COPE General Meeting.
We believe that this innovative democratic format will empower members, amplify the demands of movement groups, and create great policy while respecting people’s time and energy.
From the lessons of this process, the COPE Executive will make recommendations on how to further improve engagement around policy in the future.
In Solidarity,
Tanya Webking & Shawn Vulliez
COPE Co-Chairs