Greetings one and all,

The League of American Bicyclists (LAB) put out the call for support (below) for Senate Bill 1098, which (long story made short) stands to increase funding for bike ped type facilities around the country. 

The bill has bipartisan co-sponsors: Wicker (R-MS) and Cardin (D-MD). 

There is a link below you can use to contact our state's senators to ask them to support said bill. 

Stephen Perz
GCC President
LAB LCI #864

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From: Caron Whitaker, League of American Bicyclists <xxxxxx@bikeleague.org>
To: Stephen Perz <xxxxxx@yahoo.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2019, 3:47:21 PM CDT
Subject: We have a chance to increase federal funding for local biking projects

Show your support for more funding to make biking better
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Dear Stephen:

Imagine your community with more biking and walking trails. Imagine better curb cuts at intersections. What could your local organizations and community do to make biking better with the right resources? 

Last week, Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) introduced a bill that would make more ideas for biking infrastructure a reality. 
 
Ask your senators to co-sponsor S.1098, the Transportation Alternatives Enhancements Act, and help us build a more Bicycle Friendly America for everyone.
 
The bill will improve and increase funding for biking and walking infrastructure that state and local governments receive through the federal Transportation Alternatives program.

The Transportation Alternatives program represents nearly 50% of all the federal funding that goes to bicycling and walking networks and trails in our communities, so small changes can have a big impact on how we see our neighborhoods change for the better. Read more about the changes in our blog.
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The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is working fast to have a full transportation ready by this fall. To ensure our proposals to make biking better are front and center, we need to show strong support for S.1098 now. 
 
Please contact your senators here and ask them to co-sponsor S.1098 for better bicycling!

Best,

Caron Whitaker
Vice President, Government Relations
League of American Bicyclists
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