Thanks to everyone for their help. Jim Sent from my iPad
Begin forwarded message: > From: "League of American Bicyclists" <[email protected]> > Date: March 2, 2012 10:25:40 AM EST > To: "Jim Davis" <[email protected]> > Subject: Jim, We've just won a big battle! > Reply-To: "League of American Bicyclists" <[email protected]> > > > After several long weeks of intense work from advocates around the country, > we are extremely pleased to report that the Cardin-Cochran amendment has been > accepted as part of the base Senate transportation bill, MAP-21. This > amendment will ensure that local governments, school systems, and > metropolitan planning organizations are able to access much-needed funds for > to make routes to school and routes throughout communities safe for bicycling > and walking. > > Thank YOU for making this Senate win a reality! We are one step closer to a > federal transportation law that makes streets safer for all users. Please > consider calling your Senators to thank them for including the Cardin-Cochran > amendment, and to ask them to vote for MAP-21. > > Here is the contact information for your Senators. > > Sen. Richard M. Burr (202) 224-3154 > Sen. Kay Hagan (202) 224-6342 > > The list of who we need to thank for this important victory is long, and you > will be hearing more—but our most immediate thanks go to: > Senators Cardin (D-MD) and Cochran (R-MS) for championing this amendment and > ensuring that local governments have a voice in transportation planning and > projects; > The leaders of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Sens. Boxer > (D-CA), Baucus (D-MT), Inhofe (R-OK), and Vitter (R-LA), for including this > amendment; > Dozens and dozens of national partners who helped get the word out about this > amendment; > Hundreds of state, regional and local organizations who spread the word to > their constituents and got local leaders to take action; and > Tens of thousands of individuals who called and emailed their Senators to ask > them to vote for the Cardin-Cochran amendment. > Of course, there's lots of work ahead. With this change, we now strongly urge > the Senate to move forward quickly on passing this much-needed transportation > bill, MAP-21. > > While this is a big victory and a big step forward, we still have a ways to > go before it can become law. Your help will be key over the coming weeks to > ensure that the Senate bill passes, to restore bicycle and pedestrian funding > in the House, and to make certain that any extension retains Safe Routes to > School, Transportation Enhancements and Recreational Trails. > > But, we’ll cross that bridge when we get to it. For now, let’s all take some > time to celebrate this testament to the value that Safe Routes to School, > bicycling and walking have to our local governments and in our communities. > > Check our website in the coming days for a more detailed statement. And, once > again, thank you! > > Sincerely, > > The League of American Bicyclists > > > If you no longer wish to receive e-mail from us, please click here. > -- 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.
