NS is "Nauseatingly Slow" per Kinnie's training plan. 18-19 mph average
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From: Chris Smith
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 10:58 AM
To: CyclistsOfWilson-COWs
Subject: [COWs] Re: Fwd: Additional action needed on H.R. 7
What do you guys mean by "NS?"
On Feb 14, 9:51 pm, Kinnie Pruden <[email protected]> wrote:
That's great. Remember NS. Kp
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On Feb 14, 2012, at 9:49 PM, "[email protected]"
<[email protected]> wrote:
> I'm going to join you! Not sure if I'll finish with though! :) Have not
> been riding very much!
> C.Hawley
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> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Tue, Feb 14, 2012 23:19:41 GMT+00:00
> Subject: Re: [COWs] Fwd: Additional action needed on H.R. 7
> Get on Old Carriage and head North. Red Oak Park is at the North end in
> Red Oak. You can't miss it. Glad you can join us! Kp
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> From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
> Sender: [email protected]
> Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:09:38 -0500
> To: <[email protected]>
> ReplyTo: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [COWs] Fwd: Additional action needed on H.R. 7
> I'd like to join in tomorrow! Need directions please!
> C. Hawley
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> -----Original message-----
> From: Jim Davis <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Tue, Feb 14, 2012 21:45:30 GMT+00:00
> Subject: [COWs] Fwd: Additional action needed on H.R. 7
> Keep the pressure up
> Jim
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> Begin forwarded message:
>> From: Andy Clarke <[email protected]>
>> Date: February 14, 2012 2:42:00 PM EST
>> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
>> Subject: Additional action needed on H.R. 7
>> Dear Jim
>> You know that core funding for bicycling improvements is under threat
>> right now. If you’ve already written your members of Congress to ask
>> that they preserve dedicated funding for bicycling and walking
>> programs, thank you. You and the thousands of other League members who’ve
>> contacted their elected officials are making a real difference.
>> Today, I’m taking the unusual step of writing to you directly because
>> we face a pivotal vote in the House of Representatives in the next few
>> days – and your action today could help turn a critical swing vote in
>> favor of cycling.
>> The short version is this: we have identified your Representative as
>> one who could help deliver an emphatic vote in support of bicycling –
>> without adding any cost to the next transportation bill at all. A
>> bipartisan amendment will be offered to H.R.7, when it is debated on
>> the House floor as early as this week. This amendment is to preserve
>> the tiny fraction of current transportation funding that gives local
>> governments the freedom to invest in cycling infrastructure and safety
>> programs.
>> Please take action today to ask your Representative, Walter Jones, to
>> support the Petri amendment.
>> Your voice will be most effective if you call your Representative’s
>> Washington office at (202) 225-3415. Talking points on the amendment
>> are below, and you can read the amendment text on our website. If you
>> prefer, you can send an email via our online advocacy system.
>> The longer explanation is this: we believe the proposed transportation
>> bill being considered by the House of Representatives in the next few
>> days is fatally flawed as far as cyclists are concerned. Changes to
>> transit funding, environmental protections, the planning process, and
>> truck size and weights will have very negative implications for
>> cycling; and the bill completely wipes out funding and policies for
>> pro-bicycling initiatives. This is why we asked all our members to
>> oppose the entire bill last week.
>> We are still opposed to the overall bill, but our biggest champions in
>> Congress, on both sides of the aisle, want to send a clear message that
>> dedicated funding for bicycling and walking programs should be part of
>> our national transportation program. The best way to do that is by
>> winning a vote to amend the bill when it is debated on the floor of the
>> House. This will send a powerful message whether the next stage of the
>> process is a Conference Committee with the Senate (if the House and
>> Senate both pass their bills) or an extension of the current programs
>> (in the event of a failure to reach agreement in the House and Senate
>> before March 31).
>> Your Representative is a key swing vote in this process – this is a
>> carefully targeted appeal for support. An e-mail or call from you
>> today, identifying yourself as a constituent who supports dedicated
>> funding for bicycling programs because of the many benefits this will
>> bring to you, your community and the nation as a whole, is crucial. And
>> time is short. In order to make this easier for you, there are talking
>> points below to provide a script for your phone call. Our online
>> action alert contains suggested text for your email.
>> Here is the contact information for your Representative.
>> NAME: Walter Jones
>> PHONE: (202) 225-3415
>> EMAIL: Please click through to send an email via our online advocacy
>> system
>> Please take action today to ask your Representative to support the
>> “Petri” (pronounced pea-TRY) amendment to H.R. 7.
>> For more information, visitwww.bikeleague.orgorwww.americabikes.org.
>> Please consider attending the National Bike Summit to further magnify
>> your impact at this critical time.
>> Yours sincerely,
>> Andy Clarke
>> President
>> League of American Bicyclists
>> America Bikes’ Talking Points on the Petri Amendment
>> The Petri Amendment preserves dedicated funding for activities that
>> previously qualified for federal funding under Transportation
>> Enhancements (TE) and Safe Routes to School (SRTS). It consolidates TE
>> and SRTS into the Transportation Improvement Program. The amendment’s
>> original cosponsors include Representatives Petri, Johnson, Lipinski,
>> LaTourette, Blumenauer, and E. B. Johnson.
>> Tell your representative:
>> • Local governments deserve a voice in transportation. The bipartisan
>> Petri amendment ensures that cities and counties have an opportunity to
>> weigh in on transportation decisions.
>> • Construction projects get moving. The Petri Amendment kick‐starts
>> small, low-impact construction projects, providing transportation,
>> economic, health, and safety benefits sooner.
>> • Active transportation is a wise investment. Walking and biking
>> infrastructure is low‐cost, creates more jobs per dollar than any other
>> kind of highway spending, and is critical to economic development for
>> main street America.
>> • Safety matters. Bicycle and pedestrian deaths make up 14% of all
>> traffic fatalities, and pedestrian deaths are on the rise. These
>> programs provide funding for sidewalks, crosswalks, and bikeways that
>> make streets safe for all users.
>> Amendment text
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