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Take
Three Actions Today for Safe Routes to School
It
is a busy time in Washington D.C. - with
decisions being made about funding for this year
and next. We need help from Safe Routes to
School advocates on three actions - doing all
three could take you a total of 10 minutes - and
you would be making a big difference:
- Tell your Governor not
to return bike/ped funding to Washington:
The FY2011 appropriations deal requires
state DOTs to return $2.5 billion in
transportation funding to Washington. Based
on past "rescissions" like this, many state
DOTs will take most of the cuts from bike/ped
programs. While Safe Routes to
School is not eligible for these rescissions,
it could devastate Transportation
Enhancements. Contact your Governor
and ask them to minimize rescission cuts on
programs that fund sidewalks, bike lanes,
trails and education programs. Take action
today!
- Sign your organization
on to a CDC built environment funding letter:
The President's proposed FY12
budget would eliminate funding for built
environment activities and the Healthy
Communities program at the CDC. These two
programs total just $25 million and provide
critical funding sources that promote health
and reduce obesity in communities across the
country. Local, state and national
organizations are being asked to join a sign-on letter to
Congressional leaders to ask for
continued funding for these two important
programs. To sign on to the letter, please
visit http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FTQJJZN
and fill out your organization's information
no later than May 3, 2011.
- Contact your Senators
to support Safe Routes to School: Ask your Senators to
co-sponsor S. 800, the Safe Routes
to School bill. Growing the
number of cosponsors will help protect the
Safe Routes to School program as Congress
debates the transportation bill. Take
action today!
Thank
you for your attention to these federal action
alerts. While the Safe Routes to School National
Partnership is your eyes and ears on Capitol
Hill - we can only be successful with the active
engagement of local advocates and organizations
like you! Please take action today, to help
tomorrow's children have safer routes, lanes and
paths.
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