[PDI] Bike funding for your community is under attack

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From: "Tim Blumenthal, peopleforbikes.org" <info@peopleforbikes.org>
Date: Jun 12, 2012 2:39 PM
Subject: Bike funding for your community is under attack
To: "Daniel Stafford" <aquarianm@gmail.com>

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Dear Daniel,

*URGENT! BIKE FUNDING FOR YOUR COMMUNITY IS UNDER ATTACK*

During recent negotiations on a new transportation bill, the House of
Representatives proposed drastic cuts that would hurt bicycling. Their plan
would allow states to take federal transportation funds that make roads
safer for bicycling and divert them to other uses, without any input from
communities like yours.

This means local communities could miss out on the important benefits of
bicycling, like reduced road congestion, increased safety, and lower health
care costs. It could hurt your bike riding experience, too.

This House initiative threatens to scrap 20 years of steady Congressional
support for modest, cost-effective investments that make bicycling a safe
transportation choice for Americans. It is a bad idea that must be stopped.

*Please contact your two U.S. Senators and one U.S. Representative
today.<http://peopleforbikes.org/page/m/67f21f73/3a9376df/23da77d/3af387c9/2563083959/VEsE/>
**(You can find your representatives, review basic suggested text for your
email, and send your note directly from this link above.) *Urge them to
back the Senate's sensible proposal (learn more
here<http://peopleforbikes.org/page/m/67f21f73/3a9376df/23da77d/3af387f6/2563083959/VEsF/>)
to assure the participation of local government leaders in key
transportation decisions about bicycling.

*TAKE ACTION TODAY!*<http://peopleforbikes.org/page/m/67f21f73/3a9376df/23da77d/3af387c9/2563083959/VEsC/>



Thank you for speaking up to protect bicycling,

Tim Blumenthal
President, PeopleForBikes.org

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