Fwd: URGENT ALERT: Trails, Walking and Bicycling Under Attack.
Senate to Vote
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Brent Hugh
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Sep 15, 2009 15:43 PDT
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| | YOUR VOICE IS URGENTLY NEEDED. The U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote on
eliminating walking and biking funds tomorrow, September 16. Please
act now, at:
http://support.railstotrails.org/site/R?i=rZswP07cWdbRYQGFbgQfwQ..
About an hour ago, we received word that Senators Tom Coburn (Okla.)
and John McCain (Ariz.) just issued amendments to the FY10
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill.
Their changes specifically attack funding for rail-trails, bicycling
and walking.
Please take a minute right now to call your senator and ask him or
her to vote against Amendments 2370 and 2371 to H.R. 3288:
http://support.railstotrails.org/site/R?i=p40iuPCXwdgsVN7kFXFXQg..
Amendment 2370 would prohibit the use of federal funds for
pedestrian or bicycle facilities, efforts to reduce vehicle
collisions with wildlife, or other specified Transportation
Enhancement (TE) projects if the Highway Trust Fund cannot cover
unfunded highway authorizations.
Amendment 2371 would allow states to eliminate spending on TE, the
nation's largest funding source for trails, walking and bicycling.
Congress currently sets aside a portion of federal funds for TE to
support these projects in all states.
This is truly an all-hands-on-deck moments. Please act now--call
your senator and ask him or her to vote against the proposed amendments:
http://support.railstotrails.org/site/R?i=WWQVypHc6b1ASkGUac8-Xg..
Thank you,
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
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