Very informative, but did AP, get any of this and if so, where did it go? I vaugely remember Gov. Whitman, doing this, 8? 9 years, ago?
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "oakdorf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > how many boardwalks have bike paths: > > Long branch has a decent run (old ocean ave) but then u have to get by > pier village then pick it up again. > > Hollywood florida is spedning around $15million redoing their > oceanfront walk WITH a bike lane. Oh - they also have bike rentals. > for around $8, I lost my kid for an hour. > > Here's one on Virginia Beach Bike Path problem: http://tinyurl.com/2hkss9 > (another great ride) > > Sanibel Island has a 25 mile bike path > > In in NJ: (another example of oh where oh where did it go?) > > > MORE THAN $7 MILLION AWARDED FOR BIKE PATH PROJECTS > > Governor Christie Whitman and Transportation Commissioner James > Weinstein today (1999) announced the award of $7.3 million in grants > for more than 54 miles of local bicycle projects throughout the state. > The monetary amount represents a portion of the $10 million in > discretionary funds available for such projects through the New Jersey > Department of Transportationâs (NJDOT) FY99 Local Aid program. > > "Transportation, at every level, is crucial not just to our economy > but to our quality of life. Last year I proposed that we create some > 2,000 miles of bike paths over a 12-year period," Governor Whitman > said. "The investments that we make today in preserving and enhancing > our quality of life will pay for itself and then some, especially for > our future generations. Today, we are taking a very positive step in > that direction by providing funds that will build bike path projects > that ultimately give us more recreational opportunities and continues > the commitment to improve our environment." > > "A transportation system as complex as New Jerseyâs should not only > get people to and from communities, but it should support community > objectives," said Commissioner Weinstein. "These are all worthwhile > projects that have been developed at the local level based on local > support for them. And, in a state that is as heavily traveled as New > Jersey, we as responsible policy makers need to do all we can to > promote alternative forms of transportation." > > A list of the 37 projects receiving $7.3 million in grants is attached. > > The NJDOTâs Local Aid Program is supported by the New Jersey > Transportation Trust Fund. Under legislation signed into law by > Governor Whitman in 1995, the Transportation Trust Fund was renewed > and local aid funding was increased from $100 million to $130 million > per year. The Local Aid program was increased by $10 million, for a > total of $140 million, for FY98 through a special legislative > appropriation > Yahoo! Groups - Join or create groups, clubs, forums & communities. Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups - Join or create groups, clubs, forums & communities. is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
