I’d like to thank everyone that read this article, and took it to heart. Jenn Dice from IMBA made this announcement today:
The U.S. Senate affirmed its time-tested support of bicycling last week by forcing Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma to withdraw his proposal to eliminate dedicated funding for the Transportation Enhancements program.
IMBA supporters and our bicycle advocacy partner organizations influenced this outcome with 50,000 emails and thousands of phone calls to U.S. Senators in just 48 hours. Thank you!
As a result, funding for all federal transportation programs has been extended to March 31, 2012. The key, cost-effective programs that make bicycling safer and easier ‘” Transportation Enhancements, Safe Routes to School and Recreational Trails ‘” will continue to receive modest, dedicated support, about 1.5 percent of the total federal transportation investment.
A huge thanks go to the thousands of Americans, our supporters, who rallied quickly to contact their elected officials on this challenge. We will continue to keep you posted on key issues and opportunities that affect the future of bicycling in the United States.
Sincerely,
Jenn Dice, IMBA Government Affairs Director