Mike Doyle's 1999 election campaign coincided with the development of the OCP, and focused on a promise to investigate the introduction of a public transport system and to further develop bicycle trails.
Working as a Job Facilitator, Doyle dealt every day with people who couldn't take advantage of new opportunities because they did not have access to private transport. The community has recently attracted a number of commercial enterprises that are beginning to concentrate some distance away from the lower income residents who would be likely to benefit from entry-level positions created.
Recognizing the potential role a public transport system might have in helping connecting people with work opportunities, councilor Mike Doyle chose to draw attention to what he perceived to be growing latent demand. Without further consultation, he admits, he "just stood up and said it, and then pursued it."
Doyle made his case by arguing that both expanded bicycle trails and a new public transit system would have significant payoffs for the local economy.