I know this posted a few weeks ago but I just finished sending my letters and thought it important enough to bump back up to the top of the forum.
Don't let us cyclists, triathletes, commuters etc get screwed. Tell your representatives that you want these funds restored. You voted (hopefully) them in so they are your employees. Once gone you can probably kiss these funds goodbye forever. Email link provided at the end for your ease of use.
House Panel Votes To Axe All Bike Projects In 2004
What is this? I just saw this story today on Bicycle Retailer and Industry News:
Washington, D.C., July 14, 2003
A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee on Friday approved a bill that would cut funding for transportation alternatives like bike paths in order to bolster highway construction spending.
The House Appropriations subcommittee approved a $90 billion bill for transportation programs, the U.S. Treasury and several other federal agencies for fiscal 2004.
The bill would completely eliminate so called transportation enhancement projects like bike paths and rail-to-trail conversions. Some $600 million was allocated for such projects this year; the subcommittee opined that such money would be better spent next year on highway construction and maintenance.
If approved, total highway spending would top $34 billion in 2004, some $4.8 billion above what President Bush requested and $2.5 billion more than what was spent in 2003.
The bill also included $580 million for Amtrak, $320 million less than what President Bush requested and less than a third of the $1.8 billion the company's managers said it needs to remain in business. Amtrak, a for-profit federal corporation, has never had a profitable year in its 30-year history. It is now $4 billion in debt.
All measures in the bill would go into effect for fiscal year 2004, which begins Oct. 1, 2003.
Send a message to your employees, after all you elected them to work for you.
http://econstituent.votenet.com/lab
Brian Stover USAT LII
Accelerate3 Coaching
Insta
Don't let us cyclists, triathletes, commuters etc get screwed. Tell your representatives that you want these funds restored. You voted (hopefully) them in so they are your employees. Once gone you can probably kiss these funds goodbye forever. Email link provided at the end for your ease of use.
House Panel Votes To Axe All Bike Projects In 2004
What is this? I just saw this story today on Bicycle Retailer and Industry News:
Washington, D.C., July 14, 2003
A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee on Friday approved a bill that would cut funding for transportation alternatives like bike paths in order to bolster highway construction spending.
The House Appropriations subcommittee approved a $90 billion bill for transportation programs, the U.S. Treasury and several other federal agencies for fiscal 2004.
The bill would completely eliminate so called transportation enhancement projects like bike paths and rail-to-trail conversions. Some $600 million was allocated for such projects this year; the subcommittee opined that such money would be better spent next year on highway construction and maintenance.
If approved, total highway spending would top $34 billion in 2004, some $4.8 billion above what President Bush requested and $2.5 billion more than what was spent in 2003.
The bill also included $580 million for Amtrak, $320 million less than what President Bush requested and less than a third of the $1.8 billion the company's managers said it needs to remain in business. Amtrak, a for-profit federal corporation, has never had a profitable year in its 30-year history. It is now $4 billion in debt.
All measures in the bill would go into effect for fiscal year 2004, which begins Oct. 1, 2003.
Send a message to your employees, after all you elected them to work for you.
http://econstituent.votenet.com/lab
Brian Stover USAT LII
Accelerate3 Coaching
Insta