America Bikes is part of T4A. Not sure about Rails to Trails, but I'm sure they are in contact.
I'm not actually affiliated with T4A in any formal way, since I work at a UW research center that can't do advocacy. That's why I'd be up for getting together a group to be a coalition partner. Of course it would be great to do this via BFW, which saves the trouble of organizing something new, and I hope they will consider joining T4A. If not BFW, then maybe 1000 Friends of WI or some other established group. ----- Original Message ---- From: Dar Ward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: bikies danenet <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 1, 2008 2:07:39 PM Subject: [Bikies] Federal Transportation Lobbying Groups Sounds like good stuff, Eric. I assume that your group is familiar with the America Bikes Campaign and Rails-to-Trails work on reauthorization. I think they are making real progress...at least if you consider working within the established framework progress (I know that some don't). Both Safe Routes to School federal funding and the Sheboygan Pilot Project are due in large part to their efforts. Sounds like the your group and these two are natural partners. Rails to Trails has already been to Madison to gather support for the next reauthorization battle. Every spring Wisconsin sends a delegation of citizens to DC to lobby with these groups. Anyone who wants to tag along probably should contact the Bicycle Federation to get hooked up with the delegation. It's an interesting experience. -Dar
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