Opposing the House Transit Bill That’s So Bad It “Defies Belief”

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Opposing the House Transit Bill That’s So Bad It “Defies Belief”
Stephen Davis | Greater Greater Washington | Feb 9th, 2012





This piece originally appeared on Greater Greater Washington.


Today, thousands of people from across the country are calling their representatives in the House to ask them to vote NO on HR 7, the House transportation bill that jeopardizes transit service across the country, makes our streets less safe for walking and biking, fails to put people to work and does far too little to fix our crumbling roads and bridges.

We do desperately need an updated transportation bill to lay the groundwork for a prosperous 21st Century, but this bill is unfortunately not it.

We’re joining with thousands of others and calling on our supporters today to call their representatives to oppose this bill.

You can use that page to look up your representatives and find a short script to use on a phone call, if you need it. Then, if you like, you can fill out the short form and send us a note to let us know how the call goes and join our ranks. .................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://americancity.org/buzz/entry/3331/