If any of you are free on April 2 and can get to Tallahassee, consider
attending the Florida Bike Summit. Information can be found here:
http://www.floridabicycle.org/joinus/summit.html

Laura Hallam and other FBA folks have been working very hard to make
the Bike Summit a reality.

This is running in conjunction with Bike Florida where several GCC
members including Bob Newman, Diann Dimitri and I, among others will
be.

Regards,
Beth Knizer

On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 10:05 AM, bobsiegel <bobsiegel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> YES!  I personalized the message and sent it to state officials.  Also, to
> biking friends urging them to send the message to state officials.
>
>
>
> From: gccmail-manager@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:gccmail-manager@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael Steinberg
> Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 9:58 AM
> To: GCCMail@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [?? Probable Spam] GCCMail: FW: Florida's nationally renowned
> trails program threatened. Act now!
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>
>
> For anyone that missed the story about which there were replies I am sending
> it again. I suggest clicking on the link to send the e-mail to those in
> state government that have some say in whether the funding for the bike
> trails gets axed or not.
>
>
>
> Mike
>
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>
> ________________________________
>
> From: Rails-to-Trails Conservancy [mailto:ken@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 10:07 AM
> To: michaelsteinberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Florida's nationally renowned trails program threatened. Act now!
>
>
>
> Dear Michael,
>
> I’m shocked at the irony, and hope you are too.
>
> Within weeks of the Florida Governor’s office proclaiming March as Bicycle
> Month and celebrating our trail victories, the Florida Department of
> Environmental Protection (FDEP) announced devastating cuts to the Office of
> Greenways and Trails (OGT), effectively eliminating this nationally renowned
> program.
>
> Act now to protect Florida’s greenways and trails.
>
> These cuts are excessive and disproportionate to FDEP’s other proposed cuts.
> While other FDEP program budgets are being cut 20 percent, this proposal
> would, among other things, eliminate more than 80 percent of OGT’s
> Tallahassee staff! In addition to rolling back the pro-trail clock 10 years,
> this measure risks nearly $50 million in hard-earned development money for
> Florida’s future trails.
>
> RTC understands that cuts are required, and should be fairly distributed.
> However, the OGT program reduces our dependence on oil, improves health,
> betters our environment and strengthens our communities. Eliminating it does
> far more harm than good, and for generations to come.
>
> Please speak up for trails now.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Ken Bryan, Florida State Director
> Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
>
> P.S. Want another opportunity to advocate for bicycling? Join RTC and the
> Florida Bicycle Association at the Florida Bicycle Summit, April 2, 2009.
> Help begin a new era of bicycling and trails in Florida. We need you! Please
> register for this FREE event now.
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