Action Alert: Tell our congressional delegation to preserve Senate provisions on bike/ped funding

 The ongoing saga of the federal transportation bill continues in Congress, with the House and Senate conference committee meeting to try to come up with a reauthorization bill before the current extension expires June 30th.  Once again, the provisions that provide funding for local bike/ped facilities are under attack and we need you to take 60 seconds to tell Senators Nelson, Rubio, and Rep. Mack that these provisions are important to us in Lee County.  Thanks!

As the House and Senate negotiations continue, we need you to help defend a crucial provision in the Senate bill that is under attack. 

Known as the Cardin-Cochran amendment, it would help our cities and towns revitalize Main streets, improve public health, and make streets safer for everyone who uses them. It does that by giving them the ability to make choices about how transportation dollars are spent in their communities. 

Can you take just a minute to tell your senators and representative to preserve and defend the Cardin-Cochran amendment?

Many of you wrote your senators about this amendment back in February, resulting in a huge victory when it won bipartisan support and was included in the Senate bill. But it’s under attack right now and could be scrapped as the House and Senate negotiate a final transportation bill if we don’t fight for it. Today.

If this important provision isn’t included in the final transportation bill, Congress would take transportation choices away from local governments and give the state sole power over them.

Senators already recognized that they should give control and choice back to local governments to invest in the smaller projects in their communities that revitalize their communities while building out a full transportation network that is safe for everyone. 

These issues are being decided this week in the conference negotiations. So please tell your Senator and representative to preserve the Cardin-Cochran provision.