RSSTue 17 Jun 2008
From our friends at BRAIN:
“Barack Obama, in a private 20-minute meeting with members of the Bikes Belong board of directors, told them if he were elected president he would increase funding for cycling and pedestrian projects. And the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee also said he would support Safe Routes to Schools programs.”
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This is great news that candidates are taking cycling seriously. It would be fantastic if both parties could incorporate cycling into their transit policies, so that no matter how the election goes, cyclists win. With $4 a gallon gasoline, now is a better time than ever to recognize the contribution cycling can make to our overall transportation plans in the US.
As for Barack Obama, I hope he gets to try out one of our Freewheelin’ bikes and our great bike paths when he’s in Denver this summer for the DNC Convention.
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June 18th, 2008 at 10:07 am
A “private” meeting, eh? Is this like the private meetings that Dick Cheney had with the energy companies? Are we going to hear about this private meeting for the next several years? What did they discuss? What sort of under-the-table promises did Obama make to the Bikes Belong board?
June 18th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
It’s hard to take these politicians seriously when they are running for office. They tell everyone what they want to hear. There’s an old saying “Don’t tell me what you’re going to do, show me what you’ve already done.” I’d be interested what Mr Obama has done for cycling while he has been a senator in Washington, DC the last several years.