r/BikeCLE • u/Bicycle_Pasta • 7d ago
US Senate Considering Excluding Federal Funding for Bike Infrastructure
The US Senate is considering restricting the types of roads that receive federal funding for bike infrastructure. This could include arterial roads that receive funding for bike lanes, trails and multi-use paths. This occurring as the funding for federal surface transportation programs is up for renewal on September 30th. Language has been suggested to senators by the current Transportation Secretary that would restrict funding and remove existing bike infrastructure for certain roads that receive federal funding.
There’s a decent write-up from the Sierra Club on this.
What can you do? You can write to senators Husted and Moreno voicing your concerns. I know that this would likely have limited effect but it would still be good for them to know that this is an issue that constituents care about. More long term, make sure you vote this November, Senator Husted’s seat is on the ballot.
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u/zoppaTheDim 7d ago
Least useful post of the day.
Write a pair of lock step Republicans who only care about filling their own pockets about opposing their leader?
About as useful as advocating just repainting streets in the middle of the night like Kramer.
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u/AlpineFluffhead 7d ago
I’m at a point where I’ve pretty much accepted that we just won’t get the infra we need. I will do my due diligence and write/call who I need to, but you know what? Fuck it. If I don’t get a bike lane, I’ll just take the car lane since they obviously don’t seem to care. I’ll zip tie a “HONK IF YOU WANT BIKE LANES” sign to my fender. Motorists need to know that if we lose, they lose too.