Take Action for Bicycling and Walking in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Posted February 18, 2009 Created by America Bikes and the Safe Routes to School National Partnership

BACKGROUND

Advocates have an important role to play in ensuring that each state’s available transportation funds are used in part for bicycle and pedestrian projects. While each state must use 3% of their highway funds for Transportation Enhancements, bicycle and pedestrian projects are only one of the eligible purposes for the funding. In addition, the remaining 97% of the highway funding presents an opportunity to create complete streets. Read more

Take Action

1. Write a letter to your state’s governor about the transportation stimulus funding and your local bicycle/pedestrian project(s).
2. Call your local mayor to discuss local priorities for transportation stimulus funding and the potential for including bicycle and pedestrian projects.
   1. Write a letter to your state’s governor about the transportation stimulus funding and your local bicycle/pedestrian project(s). (see sample letter below)
   2. Call your local mayor to discuss local priorities for transportation stimulus funding and the potential for including bicycle and pedestrian projects. (see draft talking points below) more »