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Also, challange local politicians to come out on the roads with you with representatives of local papers. And national papers. Ask police chiefs, heads of NHS services, etc.
Have the bikes and safety gear availiable to them so if they say they don't have their own you can say you have it. Maybe have a bike rickshaw if they say they can't cycle. Shame them into it. Shout loud when they don't want to talk. Councillors are actually generally in a precarious position, and so if pressure is shoved on them at public events, they don't like to be seen to refuse reasonable requests.
Lots of the people you really need to win over are in Local Government, not at city hall.
Realise that things can't get much worse, so we shouldn't fear them trying to make them worse.