The Transportation Enhancements program was restored by the U.S. House of Representatives Sept. 4. The International Mountain Bicycling Association and the America Bikes coalition thank you for all your phone calls, emails and letters throughout the last month. Thousands of bicyclists called their members of Congress urging them to vote for the Petri-Olver amendment to reinstate 2004 funding. The amendment passed on a vote of 327 to 90! The Transportation Enhancements program is the largest source of federal funding for projects such as multi-use paths, bike lanes and safety education efforts.
This victory not only restores $600 million in dedicated funding for 2004, it puts the bicycle and pedestrian community on strong footing for the bigger battle over the reauthorization of TEA-21, the 6-year transportation funding bill.
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