Contact US legislators to support bike commuting act

ACT NOW TO BOOST BICYCLE COMMUTING

According to the Bikes Belong Coalition, proposed federal legislation that would give employers the option of reimbursing employees who commute by bicycle could be considered by the full U.S. Senate during the next few weeks. The Coalition encourages all CenterLines readers to contact their state's senators and urging them to support this legislation.

To read the Bikes Belong Coalition Action Alert on this legislation, visit: http://bikesbelong.org/page.cfm?PageID=322

One group that is squarely behind the legislation is the Thunderhead Alliance. “Leaders of Thunderhead organizations have worked hard for this bill over its many years of bumps and grinds," said Sue Knaup, Thunderhead's executive director. "Now, finally, in the thick of fuel debates, the Bicycle Commuter Act may have its best chance of showing the value of encouraging more commuters to choose bicycling.”

For more about the Thunderhead Coalition, see http://www.thunderheadalliance.org.