A large chunk ($4,357,100 / $10,222,700) of the bicycle funding that the Governor Vetoed last week came via the Federal CMAQ (Congestion Management and Air Quality) program. Nobody I talked to at the Bike Fed seemed to know where this money is currently being spent. Well, if the 2000 appropriations are any indication, it is being spent on things like equipment and education, Ped/Bike projects, shared ride programs, traffic flow "improvements", and transit, all of which are intended to improve the air quality in the eastern part of the State.
If the BFW intends to be less confrontational, I hope it considers the political ramifications of forcing a good deal of the CMAQ funding to go to bicyling across the state instead of potentially more effective air quality improvement measures where they are needed. One of the things you need for great bicycling in eastern wisconsin is breathable air. Details here: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/cmaqpgs/yr9rpt/cmaq00p8.htm#Wisconsin _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
