Looking for something to do this weekend? Advocate for Bikes from the comfort of home! Some ideas blatantly stolen from bike-pgh.org:
Call for Big, Bold Change in the Federal Transportation Bill
Every six years, Congress sets the country’s transportation and infrastructure priorities—allocating hundreds of billions of dollars for projects that shape our communities for generations.
This year’s re-authorization of the federal transportation bill is our country’s best chance to create a system where cyclists and pedestrians are safe, trains are faster and run cleaner, public transportation is widely available and efficient, roads and bridges are in good repair, and Americans everywhere benefit from a smarter network of transportation alternatives.
The Complete Streets Coalition needs you to ask your member of Congress to Complete America’s Streets
Millions of Americans are walking and bicycling and catching the bus along roads that are not properly designed – most everyone has seen the pathways tramped in the grass alongside a major roadway. This is a problem on many levels, making our streets more dangerous and encouraging more people to drive everywhere—which means more congestion and more pollution and more hard earned money going to fill up the gas tank, among other problems.
We know how to design roads that are safe for everyone – but in most places this is only done for ‘special’ projects. This needs to change. A federal complete streets policy would result in better roads getting built around the country – and better use of the billions of dollars invested every year in building and maintaining roads.
Make them safe for people of all ages and abilities–whether walking, biking, taking transit or driving.
Contactyour congressperson today!
High Speed Rail, Climate Action, transportation funding – Smart Growth America covers a bunch of topics
Smart Growth America is a coalition of national, state and local organizations working to improve the ways we plan and build the towns, cities and metro areas we call home. The coalition includes many of the best-known national organizations advocating on behalf of historic preservation, the environment, farmland and open space preservation, neighborhood revitalization and more.
Check out their various campaigns
The League of American Bicyclists want you to help Shape Healthy People 2020
Healthy People Objectives are issued every 10 years by the US Department of Health and Human Services. Since 1979, Healthy People has set and monitored national health objectives to meet a broad range of health needs, encourage collaborations across sectors, guide individuals toward making informed health decisions, and measure the impact of our prevention activity. Now they want your feedback on the proposed objectives for Healthy People 2020. Several objectives pertain to bike/ped. Comments are due on objectives by December 31, 2009.
It’s extremely informal and easy. Browse topic areas or search by
topic. Comment today!
Key Objectives:
- Environmental Health section, objectives 9, 19, and 25
- Injury and Violence Prevention objectives 6, 7, 24 and 25
- Physical Activity and Fitness objectives 10 and 11
