Part of the problem with requesting the "back
money" that they owe us is that the federal
government "rescinded" some of it recently. We
had these outstanding balances of "unspent" TE
"money" (obligation authority)...but we had to give some of it back.
The other argument that they are giving me is
that...it's not that they aren't SPENDING
TE...it's just that they are spending it on
things like landscaping and paved shoulders for
highway projects. My thought is that highway
funding should pay for those things to make it a
"complete street"...but they are legally allowed to spend TE for those things.
The program that is getting screwed is the Local
Transportation Enhancements...or the money that
pays for bike paths/lanes/etc in lots of
communities all over the state based on those communities' needs and plans.
So the numbers you want the DOT will likely say don't exist.
You're counter argument could be that they SHOULD
have been giving 10% of STP (Surface
Transportation Program) fund to the local program
all along. Since 1992 WisDOT has spent $87.6
million on the local enhancements. They could
have probably spent something like $270 million
is they had wanted to. That's not a hard fast
number, just an estimate of 10% of STP-D from
1992-2007. So the difference is $182.4 million.
-Dar
At 02:15 PM 11/9/2006, Michael D. Barrett wrote:
Amen, bro!
But I'm not satisfied with the paltry $3m. I
want the full annual enhancements given by the
feds *plus* what DOT owes us from deferred
enhancements from years past. Dar, do you happen
to have that #? I'd like to have that because....
I'm already planning a visit to my state
senator. Anyone else over in Mark Miller's
district (east side of MSN & beyond) wanna go?
The Dims--oops, Dems--got the power. Now let's
make 'em do something *good* with it rather than just sitting on it.
-Mike
At 12:36 PM -0700 11/9/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So, Governor Doyle thinks bikies don't merit a miniscule $3mil bump for
their preferred mode of transportation? Well, then I say we reframe
the issue as protection from "big oil" and see if he respects the
people concerned about that.
Let's really stick it to the Governor here. Forward the following
message across Wisconsin:
--
Dear Citizen of Wisconsin,
A while back, Governor Doyle made a show of investigating ìBig Oilî for
price gouging. He accomplished nothing.
Today, Governor Doyle is turning his back on a real opportunity to help
protect the pocketbooks of Wisconsin citizens from ìBig Oilî. How? By
underutilizing federal transportation funds allocated for alternative
transportation modes. Funding these alternative transportation modes
could significantly reduce the size of price spikes the next time we
face a gasoline supply shortage.
Governor Doyleís administration is currently preparing its next budget
proposal, so now is the time to call for a change.
Please tell Jim Doyle today that you want some real protection from
gasoline price spikes. Tell him to fully utilize Federal funding for
alternative modes of transportation.
You can contact Governor Doyleís office as follows:
Madison Office
P.O. Box 7863
Madison, WI 53707
608-266-1212
Milwaukee Office
Room 560
819 North 6th St.
Milwaukee, WI 53203
414-227-4344
Northern Office
400 4th Avenue South
Park Falls, WI 54552
715-762-5900
or online at:
http://www.wisgov.state.wi.us/
[ click ìContact Usî at the bottom left of the page for further
instructions ]
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Executive Director
Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin
106 E. Doty Street, Suite 400
P.O. Box 1224
Madison, WI 53701-1224
Phone: 608-251-4456
Fax: 608-251-4594
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Web: www.bfw.org
The Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin is a proud
member of Community Shares of Wisconsin, and
Community Shares of Greater Milwaukee
Bike for Wisconsin Ride, September 17, 2006, Cedarburg, WI
Saris Gala, October 20, 2006, Madison, WI
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