Rockland Bicycling Club
Upcoming Group Rides
Thursday, Sep 9th 6:00 PM
The club's most popular ride, this all levels ride is for both new cyclists and long time riders alike. Take some casual spins around the lake or head off for the outer laps. Join a great group of riders on this regular excursion.
Monday, Sep 13th 6:00 PM
The club's most popular ride, this all levels ride is for both new cyclists and long time riders alike. Take some casual spins around the lake or head off for the outer laps. Join a great group of riders on this regular excursion.
Thursday, Sep 16th 6:00 PM
The club's most popular ride, this all levels ride is for both new cyclists and long time riders alike. Take some casual spins around the lake or head off for the outer laps. Join a great group of riders on this regular excursion.
Thursday, Sep 16th 7:30 PM
Save this date - We meet on a special night this month because there's so much going on around the county. Watch for more info to come about RBC's regular monthly meeting for all members - for you!
Monday, Sep 20th 6:00 PM
The club's most popular ride, this all levels ride is for both new cyclists and long time riders alike. Take some casual spins around the lake or head off for the outer laps. Join a great group of riders on this regular excursion.
Thursday, Sep 23rd 6:00 PM
The club's most popular ride, this all levels ride is for both new cyclists and long time riders alike. Take some casual spins around the lake or head off for the outer laps. Join a great group of riders on this regular excursion.
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Senate Amendment Threatens To Slash Bike/Ped Funding
Category: Club News and Advocacy
Action!
Contact your senator by e-mail, visit http://www.senate.gov/ and then go
to your senatorÃs individual Web site to find contact information.
Background Senator Sessionsà amendment seeks to reduce the overall funding level in the Senate transportation bill by $11bn (to bring it in line with the funding level approved by the Budget Committee on which Sessions serves) ñ and proposes to do it by slashing funding for two of the primary funding sources for bicycling and walking projects.
The amendment will cut funding for public transit by $5 billion, clean air improvements funded by the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality program by $4 billion, community building and transportation options funded under the Transportation Enhancements program by $1.1 billion, and smart transportation strategies funded under the TCSP program by $100 million. These changes and some others total $10.7 billion.
The amendment singles out these funding programs from the dozens of programs in the proposed Senate legislation, and chooses this approach over across the board cuts. This gratuitous attack on some of the core transportation programs established by ISTEA in 1991 must be soundly rejected in order to send a message to members of Congress who will be negotiating the final bill in conference committee. They need to know that cutting these programs is simply not an option.
Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions is offering an amendment today, Monday May 16, which would slash funding for bicycle and pedestrian projects in the Senate transportation bill. Although the measure is not expected to pass, America Bikes is urging its supporters to contact their Senators to ask them to oppose the Sessions Amendment (646). A strong show of support for bicycle and pedestrian project funding will help us in the final stages of negotiation: the conference committee between House and Senate members that will convene after the Senate has passed its bill (SAFETEA). The Senate is expected to end debate on SAFETEA as early as Tuesday.
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Background Senator Sessionsà amendment seeks to reduce the overall funding level in the Senate transportation bill by $11bn (to bring it in line with the funding level approved by the Budget Committee on which Sessions serves) ñ and proposes to do it by slashing funding for two of the primary funding sources for bicycling and walking projects.
The amendment will cut funding for public transit by $5 billion, clean air improvements funded by the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality program by $4 billion, community building and transportation options funded under the Transportation Enhancements program by $1.1 billion, and smart transportation strategies funded under the TCSP program by $100 million. These changes and some others total $10.7 billion.
The amendment singles out these funding programs from the dozens of programs in the proposed Senate legislation, and chooses this approach over across the board cuts. This gratuitous attack on some of the core transportation programs established by ISTEA in 1991 must be soundly rejected in order to send a message to members of Congress who will be negotiating the final bill in conference committee. They need to know that cutting these programs is simply not an option.
Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions is offering an amendment today, Monday May 16, which would slash funding for bicycle and pedestrian projects in the Senate transportation bill. Although the measure is not expected to pass, America Bikes is urging its supporters to contact their Senators to ask them to oppose the Sessions Amendment (646). A strong show of support for bicycle and pedestrian project funding will help us in the final stages of negotiation: the conference committee between House and Senate members that will convene after the Senate has passed its bill (SAFETEA). The Senate is expected to end debate on SAFETEA as early as Tuesday.
Click 'details' to see what you can do to help.
Address:
Phone Number:
Directions: