“Active Community Transportation Act of 2010” Introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives
From Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Please Speak Up for Critical Legislation for Trails, Walking and Bicycling
After years of organizing supporters around the country, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) is excited to announce that on Tuesday, March 2, 2010, U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (Ore.) introduced H.R. 4722, the “Active Community Transportation Act of 2010” (ACT Act), on the floor of the House of Representatives!
The ACT Act is the direct result of Rails-to-Trails Conservancy’s (RTC) Campaign for Active Transportation. The Act would create a $2 billion program to fund dozens of communities around the country to improve their trail, walking and biking networks. If this bill is enacted, communities around the country will receive the resources to better allow Americans to walk and bike to the places you live, work, play, shop and learn.
Please encourage your representative to co-sponsor this very important legislation by filling in this petition.
NOTE: The following forward-thinking representatives have already signed on in support of the ACT Act:
- Earl Blumenauer (Ore.)
- Michael Capuano (Mass.)
- Russ Carnahan (Mo.)
- Steve Cohen (Tenn.)
- Bob Filner (Cal.)
- Daniel Lipinski (Ill.)
- James Moran (Va.)
If your representative is one of the above seven individuals, instead of taking action below, please send a note thanking your representative for already supporting this legislation, and encourage him to continue pushing his colleagues for more support.
Don’t know who your representative is? Use the zip-code tool in the upper-left corner of www.house.gov—it’s easy!
Thank you.
