Jim, Done. Thanks for forwarding.
James Lamm On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 4:46 PM, Jim Davis <[email protected]> wrote: > Keep the pressure up > Jim > > Sent from my iPad > > Begin forwarded message: > > *From:* Andy Clarke <[email protected]> > *Date:* February 14, 2012 2:42:00 PM EST > *To:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > *Subject:* *Additional action needed on H.R. 7* > > Dear Jim > > You know that core funding for bicycling improvements is under threat > right now. If you’ve already written your members of Congress to ask that > they preserve dedicated funding for bicycling and walking programs, thank > you. You and the thousands of other League members who’ve contacted their > elected officials are making a real difference. > > Today, I’m taking the unusual step of writing to you directly because we > face a pivotal vote in the House of Representatives in the next few days – > and your action today could help turn a critical swing vote in favor of > cycling. > > The short version is this: we have identified your Representative as one > who could help deliver an emphatic vote in support of bicycling – without > adding any cost to the next transportation bill at all. A bipartisan > amendment will be offered to H.R.7, when it is debated on the House floor > as early as this week. This amendment is to preserve the tiny fraction of > current transportation funding that gives local governments the freedom to > invest in cycling infrastructure and safety programs. > > *Please take action today to ask your Representative, Walter Jones, to > support the Petri amendment*. > > Your voice will be most effective if you call your Representative’s > Washington office at (202) 225-3415. Talking points on the amendment are > below, and you can read the amendment text on our > website<http://www.bikeleague.org/news/petri_amendment_text.pdf>. > If you prefer, you can send an email via our online advocacy > system<http://www.capwiz.com/lab/issues/alert/?alertid=61001391> > . > > The longer explanation is this: we believe the proposed transportation > bill being considered by the House of Representatives in the next few days > is fatally flawed as far as cyclists are concerned. Changes to transit > funding, environmental protections, the planning process, and truck size > and weights will have very negative implications for cycling; and the bill > completely wipes out funding and policies for pro-bicycling initiatives. > This is why we asked all our members to oppose the entire bill last week. > > We are still opposed to the overall bill, but our biggest champions in > Congress, on both sides of the aisle, want to send a clear message that > dedicated funding for bicycling and walking programs should be part of our > national transportation program. The best way to do that is by winning a > vote to amend the bill when it is debated on the floor of the House. This > will send a powerful message whether the next stage of the process is a > Conference Committee with the Senate (if the House and Senate both pass > their bills) or an extension of the current programs (in the event of a > failure to reach agreement in the House and Senate before March 31). > > Your Representative is a key swing vote in this process – this is a > carefully targeted appeal for support. An e-mail or call from you today, > identifying yourself as a constituent who supports dedicated funding for > bicycling programs because of the many benefits this will bring to you, > your community and the nation as a whole, is crucial. And time is short. In > order to make this easier for you, there are talking points below to > provide a script for your phone call. Our online action > alert<http://www.capwiz.com/lab/issues/alert/?alertid=61001391>contains > suggested text for your email. > > Here is the contact information for your Representative. > > NAME: Walter Jones > PHONE: (202) 225-3415 > EMAIL: Please click through to send an email via our online advocacy > system <http://www.capwiz.com/lab/issues/alert/?alertid=61001391> > > Please take action today to ask your Representative to support the “Petri” > (pronounced pea-TRY) amendment to H.R. 7. > > For more information, visit <http://www.bikeleague.org>www.bikeleague.orgor > <http://www.americabikes.org>www.americabikes.org. Please consider attending > the National Bike Summit <http://www.bikeleague.org/summit12> to further > magnify your impact at this critical time. > > Yours sincerely, > > Andy Clarke > President > League of American Bicyclists > > *America Bikes’ Talking Points on **the Petri > Amendment*<http://www.bikeleague.org/news/petri_amendment_text.pdf> > ** > > *The Petri Amendment preserves dedicated funding for activities that > previously qualified for federal funding under Transportation Enhancements > (TE) and Safe Routes to School (SRTS). It consolidates TE and SRTS into the > Transportation Improvement Program. The amendment’s original cosponsors > include Representatives Petri, Johnson, Lipinski, LaTourette, Blumenauer, > and E. B. Johnson.* > > *Tell your representative:* > > *• *Local governments deserve a voice in transportation. The bipartisan > Petri amendment ensures that cities and counties have an opportunity to > weigh in on transportation decisions. > > • Construction projects get moving. The Petri Amendment kick‐starts small, > low-impact construction projects, providing transportation, economic, > health, and safety benefits sooner. > > • Active transportation is a wise investment. Walking and biking > infrastructure is low‐cost, creates more jobs per dollar than any other > kind of highway spending, and is critical to economic development for main > street America. > > • Safety matters. Bicycle and pedestrian deaths make up 14% of all traffic > fatalities, and pedestrian deaths are on the rise. These programs provide > funding for sidewalks, crosswalks, and bikeways that make streets safe for > all users. > > Amendment text <http://www.bikeleague.org/news/petri_amendment_text.pdf> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en.
