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See below for a link to contact your Senators today in an urgent call to
save federal bike facility funding.

Also, Tim Blumenthal, the author of this important message, is keynote
speaker at the Georgia Bike Summit on Sat., Oct. 8, hosted in your
hometown of Athens.
http://georgiabikes.org/index.php/events/38-bikesummit/50-2011bikesummit

And don't forget the Bike Recycling Program needs your help with a special
work day Sunday (2-4:30pm) and Monday (6-8pm), Sept 18 and 19!

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Subject: Fwd: URGENT! Email your U.S. Senators today to preserve bike funding
From:    "amy johnson" <amy47johnson [at] gmail.com>
Date:    Thu, September 15, 2011 12:58 pm
To:      updates [at] bikeathens.com
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From: Tim Blumenthal, peopleforbikes.org <info [at] peopleforbikes.org>
Date: Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 2:42 PM
Subject: URGENT! Email your U.S. Senators today to preserve bike funding
To: Bike Athens <admin [at] bikeathens.com>


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<http://peopleforbikes.org/page/m/67f21fae/3a934358/266e5c4/3af38ecd/2215473093/VEsH/>

Dear Bike,

*Federal funding for bicycling is under serious attack*. Today or tomorrow,
Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma will introduce an amendment to eliminate
dedicated funding for Transportation Enhancements, which is the main source
of funding for bike projects of all types. We need you to take action today
by emailing your U.S. Senators to urge them to oppose and defeat Mr.
Coburn's
amendment.<http://peopleforbikes.org/page/m/67f21fae/3a934358/266e5c4/3af38eca/2215473093/VEsE/>

If Senator Coburn's amendment succeeds, bicycling in the U.S. will become
less safe and more difficult. Twenty years of consistent, cost-effective
investment in beneficial bike projects will stop.

When we launched peopleforbikes.org, we promised you that we would only ask
for your help when we really needed it. This is one of those times.

We need every U.S. Senator to hear from hundreds, if not thousands, of their
constituents who value government support for bicycling. A strong vote
against Coburn's amendment will be a convincing statement of how much
Congress and Americans value bicycling, and will influence all future votes
on bike and pedestrian programs and funding.

Please email your U.S. Senators today and tell them to oppose Coburn's
amendment and preserve funding for
bicycling.<http://peopleforbikes.org/page/m/67f21fae/3a934358/266e5c4/3af38eca/2215473093/VEsF/>(You
can find your Senators, review basic suggested text for your email,
and
send your note directly from this link.)

Thanks for your support and your quick response to this call to action.

Tim Blumenthal
Director, Peopleforbikes.org

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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Tim Blumenthal, peopleforbikes.org <info [at] peopleforbikes.org>
Date: Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 2:42 PM
Subject: URGENT! Email your U.S. Senators today to preserve bike funding
To: Bike Athens <admin [at] bikeathens.com>

Dear Bike,

Federal funding for bicycling is under serious attack. Today or tomorrow, Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma will introduce an amendment to eliminate dedicated funding for Transportation Enhancements, which is the main source of funding for bike projects of all types. We need you to take action today by emailing your U.S. Senators to urge them to oppose and defeat Mr. Coburn's amendment.

If Senator Coburn's amendment succeeds, bicycling in the U.S. will become less safe and more difficult. Twenty years of consistent, cost-effective investment in beneficial bike projects will stop.

When we launched peopleforbikes.org, we promised you that we would only ask for your help when we really needed it. This is one of those times.

We need every U.S. Senator to hear from hundreds, if not thousands, of their constituents who value government support for bicycling. A strong vote against Coburn's amendment will be a convincing statement of how much Congress and Americans value bicycling, and will influence all future votes on bike and pedestrian programs and funding.

Please email your U.S. Senators today and tell them to oppose Coburn's amendment and preserve funding for bicycling. (You can find your Senators, review basic suggested text for your email, and send your note directly from this link.)

Thanks for your support and your quick response to this call to action.

Tim Blumenthal
Director, Peopleforbikes.org

Unsubscribe | Contact Us

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