CONNECTICUT PANEL BACKS COMPLETE STREETS

[Baltimore Spokes: Hmm, A set funding strategy, naw its a lot better to fight for funding for each and every bike project we want and have little to no say on what does get funded. [/sarcasm]]

-> According to an Apr. 14th Courant article, "Cyclists and pedestrian groups won a round Monday in their campaign to direct more state highway money toward building bike paths and sidewalks, but some lawmakers warned that confusion threatens the prospect of approval by the full General Assembly. 'This is very well-intentioned, but municipalities are having a rough time keeping up with road surfacing. If we take money away from them, that's a hit on the municipalities,' said Sen. Leonard Fasano, a ranking Republican on the legislature's planning and development committee.

"At issue is whether 1 percent of all state highway construction and repair money should be set aside for building or maintaining sidewalks and bike paths. The proposed legislation appears to apply to municipal road-repair grants from the state, too. Advocates dub the formula a 'complete streets' plan, and say it ensures that alternative transportation isn't shortchanged in favor of roads and highways..."

Source: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/cblw9x">http://tinyurl.com/cblw9x</a>;