[SDCBC] Request for letters of support for Complete Streets!

[Kathy Keehan]

AB1358, the 'Complete Streets' bill, will be heard at the State Senate Local
Government Committee on July 11th. This is the bill that would make sure
that community plans take into consideration the needs of bicyclists and
pedestrians in the transportation network. So far the bill has passed the
State Assembly, and we hope it will make it all the way to the Governor's
desk, but it needs some letters of support to encourage those senators. 

Please write a letter, email, or call (sample letter below) our own Senator
Christine Kehoe and let her know you support this bill to make bicycling
better in California. You can contact Senator Kehoe's office at - 

phone - 619.645-3113

email - senator.kehoe at sen.ca.gov

fax - 619.645-3144

The most effective comments come from constituents of her district (39th
Senate District) so if you live or work in San Diego west of I-15 or east of
15 between I-8 and SR54, or Lemon Grove, please make the time today to
contact Senator Kehoe's office to support AB1358. Thanks in advance!

Kathy

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Kathy Keehan

Executive Director

San Diego County Bicycle Coalition

P.O. Box 34544

San Diego, CA 92163

858.487.6063

execdir at sdcbc.org

www.sdcbc.org

 

Please modify to make this more personal!!

RE: SUPPORT FOR AB 1358

 

Dear Senator Kehoe:

 

I join the California Bicycle Coalition and the San Diego County Bicycle
Coalition in supporting AB 1358, the Complete Streets Act of 2007, because
it will make bicycling and walking safer, more feasible modes of
transportation. As non-motorized transportation modes, bicycling and walking
can help solve a variety of the problems California faces: poor air quality,
the threat of climate change and worsening public health.

 

It is imperative that roadway design enables motorists, bicyclists, and
pedestrians to travel safely. AB 1358 will result in roads that serve all
users, not just motorists, as is now too often the case.

 

In California, automobiles are responsible for 40% of the carbon dioxide
released into the atmosphere, a percentage that does not include emissions
from diesel buses, trucks, trains or airplanes. Promoting the construction
of facilities that facilitate non-motorized travel will help California meet
its climate change prevention goals without spending billions to investigate
new technologies, some of which may never materialize. Bicycling and walking
are available to us now, free of charge.

 

Americans rely on automobiles for transportation because, in many cases,
there are no alternatives. Driving and riding in a car, however, do not
require physical exertion.  By bicycling and walking, people can incorporate
physical activity into their daily routines, which can improve the health of
Californians, saving the state millions of dollars in saved health care
costs and preventing the loss of productivity from illnesses that result
from sedentary lifestyles, such as obesity, diabetes and heart attacks. AB
1358 will provide alternatives to driving by building roadways that are safe
and inviting for non-motorized transportation, making it possible for more
people to embrace active lifestyles.

 

I urge your support of this landmark legislation that will make California
cities more livable, now and in the future. 

 

Sincerely,

 

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