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ACTION ALERT: Preserve federal bicycle and pedestrian funding

Submitted by Brent Hugh on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 11:41am

The next act in the federal transportation bill is playing out now--the House and Senate are in Conference Committee about the bill.

Missouri delegation to the National Bike Summit in Washington, DC
Missouri delegation to the National Bike Summit in Washington, DC

The Senate bill is pretty good for biking and walking.  The House bill is TERRIBLE for biking and walking.

Which will win?

Your calls and emails can help make the decision in our favor--and help preserve American's freedom to travel on foot and by bike.

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Americans Support Federal Funding For Biking and Walking

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Ask Your Member of Congress to Protect Funding in the Transportation Bill 

Senators and Representatives are meeting now to create a final transportation bill, and we need your help to protect the funds that the Senate designated for local biking and walking programs.
 
We are working to preserve the Cardin-Cochran agreement. This agreement was part of the Senate bill passed two months ago with bipartisan support. It allows local governments and school systems to access much-needed funds to make bicycling and walking safer and more accessible, in response to local needs. The agreement does not increase the overall size of the transportation bill, it simply maintains a funding stream that local governments have used for over 20 years to provide their citizens with a variety of safe transportation options.
 
Funding for bicycling and walking has popular support—a recent Princeton survey found that 83 percent of Americans support federal funds for sidewalks and bike lanes.
 
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