SUBJECT: TAKE ACTION TODAY! Ask your Representative to support complete streets in the transportation bill

Please see the below message from the Complete Streets Coalition. If your representative is targeted (see the list below), please contact them ASAP and urge that they sign-on to the letter and demonstrate their support.

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Elijah Cummings: (202) 225-4741
Donna Edwards: (202) 225-8699

SUBJECT: TAKE ACTION TODAY! Ask your Representative to support complete streets in the transportation bill

 

Rep. Tauscher (CA-10) is circulating a letter (see attached) for members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee to sign in support of Complete Streets. As you may know, the Committee is currently drafting the new 6-year surface transportation authorization bill, which will fund as much as $500 billion in new transportation projects. Rep. Tauscher's letter requests that those projects incorporate complete streets principles. It is critical that such a massive investment in transportation infrastructure does not ignore the safety of pedestrians, including children, senior citizens, and disabled persons, as well as patrons of public transportation and bicyclists.

 

We need as many members of the T&I Committee as possible to sign Rep. Tauscher's letter! If your Member of Congress is on the committee (see list below), please call their office TODAY and ask them to sign Rep. Tauscher's complete streets letter.

 

Talking Points:

 

Ask to speak to the staff person that works on transportation issues.

 

 

For additional background materials about complete streets download our complete streets bill fact sheet (http://www.completestreets.org/documents/fed/cs-leavebehind-2009.pdf ) and frequently asked questions (http://www.completestreets.org/documents/fed/CS_fed_bill-Q&A-2-09.doc ).

 

Please contact us if you have any questions and let us know if you've contacted your Representative and their response to signing on to the letter by emailing Ivan Kaplan at ikaplan@completestreets.org. Thanks for helping complete America's streets!

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