Coburn withdraws bike opposition

Posted on September 16, 2011 by .
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Rumor is OK Senator Coburn has withdrawn his demand to eliminate bike funding from Federal transportation enhancement programs after his office was FLOODED with 50,000 calls, letters and faxes from bike adviocates like you.



See also:

  1. Federal Safe Routes funding 80% distributed
  2. Stimulus bill: "No policy changes"
  3. Federal gas tax expires in September
  4. Roadblock for Huntsville bike safety campaign


  • http://twitter.com/Wuss912 Wuss912

    Hey who you callng a bike advocate :) I ride for fun

  • nick kibre

    I saw via Transform (Bay Area Bike/Ped/Transit advocacy group) update that the deal struck was to renew the gas tax as is for six months, then it’s up for discussion.

    Sen. Boxer has apparently been a champion for our cause in this debate.

  • http://www.commutebybike.com Ted Johnson

    Check out my interview with Tim Blumenthal of Bikes Belong. I talked to him right after he’d heard the news yesterday:
    http://www.commutebybike.com/?p=14369

  • Anonymous

    Interesting. Still, I have heard little about how much of that funding is worth any spending at all. Most bike facilities within range of my house have a net value that is somewhere in the negative range. And mostly even bike facility freaks would agree with the sign. It is what happens when motorists design what they imagine cyclists would use. One such is the scariest road I ride. Anywhere. Spending does NOT equal progress.

  • JoeKing

    Gee….I wonder why we have a $1.4trillion+ deficit. You’re not taking any money from..MY…project.

    And yes, I DO ride..for 50+ years & No, I’m not some wingnut Republican.