A Good Article on Transportation Funding Recission

The state Department of Transportation recently gave back $50 million including funds for bike and ped projects. Tom Humphrey (a long time reporter on state government) writes about it here.

See the comments from the lobbyist for the road builders. I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry or both.

The House Republicans are proposing that bike and ped projects not be mandated to states in the new transportation authorization. Here is what we can expect.

In fact, Startwalt suggests that enhancement funding could be shifted to filling the gap in road-building funds.

This is what we can expect in the future.

Bridging the Gap - Must Read ABW Report

Hot off the presses this afternoon, Bridging the Gaps in Bicycling Networks: An advocate's guide to getting bikes on bridges is your first step in securing these critical links within your community's transportation network. Click here to download your copy.

Bike Lane Opponents in NYC

Expansion of Bike Lanes Brings Backlash

As this story explains New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg greatly expanded bike lanes in the city. This year a similar backlash showed up in several places around the country. One law suit in San Francisco held up their city bike plan for over three years because of the lack of an environmental impact study! It may be just a matter of time until we experience this in Tennessee. It could be a positive development because it would mean that bicycle infrastructure is growing.