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Thursday, March 13, 2008

Election 2008 Amanda Fritz Out-Lawnsigns Her Competition

Posted by Amy J. Ruiz on Thu, Mar 13 at 12:36 PM

Other candidates in the race for the open seat that Sam Adams is vacating may be getting their lawn signs out there (or, perhaps not—I thought I saw one for Chris Smith today, next to a Jim Middaugh one, but it turned out to be a placard for a Smith security company), but Amanda Fritz has put a new twist on the sign delivery: Hers are heading out on bikes, Portland style.

More specifically, Fritz has 30 cyclists ready to distribute her lawn signs this coming Sunday.

A Campaign That Bikes Makes for a Healthier Portland
Amanda Fritz, candidate for Portland City Commissioner Position # 1, will have more than 30 cyclists deliver over 150 yard signs to supporters via bicycle, this Sunday, March 16.

Amanda believes that bicycling is a vital part of making Portland ecologically and economically sustainable, and, they’re just plain fun.

If you want to help, the campaign office is at 3525 NE Broadway, and Fritz’ team is meeting up at 12:30 pm “for good, clean, ecologically-sustainable fun.”

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I look forward to hearing about the ecological-sustainability of a temporary lawn sign! Woot!

Posted by Lelo | March 13, 2008 2:22 PM

How would one carry around lawn signs on a bicycle? Do they have 30 of those little cycle-wagons to attach to each of their bikes?

I once tried to carry just ONE of those "Love Oregon?" lawn signs on my bike, and it was a huge pain in the ass. Kept catching the wind and pushing me all over the place. But maybe Amanda's aren't quite so sail-like...

Posted by sounds difficult | March 13, 2008 2:51 PM

Fritz' signs are recycled from her 2006 campaign, for what it's worth.

Posted by Amy J. Ruiz | March 13, 2008 3:00 PM

Well, if you have a back rack and use the metal-u style lawn sign you can often bend it in there. Wind is a bit of a problem, but otherwise you're a mobile bike sign until you put it in your lawn. Otherwise, I'd suggest bungee on a rack, or using a Burley or other trailer.

I love that Amanda's doing this! I would note, however, that Bike Walk Vote endorsed Chris Smith and Jeff Bissonnette in this race. A plethora of good folks!

Posted by Evan Manvel | March 13, 2008 4:23 PM

Lelo, both the wires and the cover are 100% recyclable, and of course union made. The unsustainable part is that to get a product that is recyclable and union made, they had to be shipped from out of state. When we shopped around two years ago, nobody in Oregon made recyclable durable signs. That's the only exception I made to spending public money preferably in Portland, or at least in Oregon.

Note that we call them "yard" signs, since many of my supporters don't have lawns. We have some prepared with cardboard inserts cut from old boxes, too, for "window" signs for those who live in multifamily buildings. Not only are the signs leftovers from 2006, having cluttered up my garage in the interim, but also we'll save them for my re-election campaign in 2012. A vote for me is a vote for re-using before recycling :)

Come join us on Sunday afternoon, to see how it's done. I have smart, energetic people with me on this campaign, and we're having lots of fun while working hard.

Posted by Amanda Fritz | March 13, 2008 10:38 PM