Wednesday 14 March 2012

Senate passes transportation bill with funding for local bicycle projects

Those of you who responded to the call from bicycle advocates to contact your US senators to support federal funding for bicycle programs should be pleased to know your efforts have paid off.

The Senate approved a two-year $109 billion Transportation bill today that, among other things, includes an "Additional Activities" fund that local governments can use for such local projects as bike lanes and trails.

The original version of the bill -- MAP-21 -- didn't include any language that enabled local governments to access that fund. It would have been controlled at the state level.

Bicycle and pedestrian advocacy groups ...

Source: http://www.bikingbis.com/blog/_archives/2012/3/14/5016064.html

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