I've been saying this for years

However, putting more money in the hands of the states actually keeps it further out of reach of cities and towns that want to build better streets for biking and walking. The League of American Bicyclists’ Andy Clarke, following the proceedings on Twitter, responded that Herrera Buetler and Shuster “are missing the point.” The federal government is not dictating anything, Clarke said: “States are the problem.”

Via <a href="http://dc.streetsblog.org/2012/02/02/house-amendment-to-save-federal-bikeped-programs-fails/">http://dc.streetsblog.org/2012/02/02/house-amendment-to-save-federal-bikeped-programs-fails/</a>;