Our efforts have paid off! Members and friends of Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition, your calls and emails to your Senators have made a real difference! The Senate has included the Cardin-Cochran amendment to its transportation bill, MAP-21.
Three cheers! Thank you so much for your part in achieving this victory.
We hope this win will be the first of several that we'll need to restore critical bicycle/pedestrian funding at the federal level. Please read the following update from our partners at the League of American Bicyclists to get the details, and find out how you can take action today.
"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.
