Bill Davis: 1998 Ottawa-Carleton Cyclists' Advocate of the Year

The winner of the 1998 Ottawa-Carleton Cyclists' Advocate of the Year Award, Bill Davis, has been an active and energetic member of CfSC and the Ottawa Cycling Advisory Group (OCAG) for many years. Bill  has been one of the major players on OCAG in moving the implementation of the City of Ottawa Comprehensive Cycling Plan (CCP) over the last 5 years. While intent on ensuring the plan was implemented, he was willing to discuss different ideas and approaches to specific projects to ensure they would work well.

In particular, because of Bill's work in the fall of 1998 in bringing together senior city staff, politicians, and cyclists, the CCP budget was in this year's city draft budget, and in the 10-year city capital plan for the first time ever — after five years of having to lobby every year to put it back in the budget after staff took it out.

Bill has also been a consistent volunteer in CfSC public booth activities, where his smiling face, charming manner and his store of information have won over many members of the public. He is well known to his Regional & city councillors, who have heard him present pro-cycling views clearly, well, and frequently. He has also worked within his local community association to promote cycling routes and programs in order to minimize disruption of the neighbourhood by traffic and preserve greenspace.