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Date: 05 Apr 2007 23:47:37
From: Matt O'Toole
Subject: Action Alert: Bicycle Commuter Act
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Fellow Cyclists,
The Bicycle Commuter Act has been reintroduced in both houses of the US
Congress. This legislation would provide bicycle commuters with tax
benefits similar to those enjoyed by transit riders.
The League of American Bicyclists (LAB) has provided a web page with
ready-made, editable letters of support:
http://capwiz.com/lab/issues/alert/?alertid=9520176
All you have to do is enter your name, address, and zip code, and a
letter will automatically be sent to your congressman and senators. You
may edit the letters or write your own if you wish.
Please take a moment to do this.
Also, please forward this information to other listservs, newsgroups,
and web forums.
Thank you for your support!
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Matt O'Toole
Advocacy Coordinator
New River Valley Bicycle Association
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Date: 05 Apr 2007 21:16:09
From: Mike Jacoubowsky
Subject: Re: Action Alert: Bicycle Commuter Act
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> Matt O'Toole
> Advocacy Coordinator
> New River Valley Bicycle Association
Matt: Did you make it to the DC Bike Summit? If you haven't been before, you
should definitely plan to go next year.
--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com
"Matt O'Toole" <mattotoole@letterboxes.org > wrote in message
news:pan.2007.04.06.03.47.35.321700@letterboxes.org...
> Fellow Cyclists,
>
> The Bicycle Commuter Act has been reintroduced in both houses of the US
> Congress. This legislation would provide bicycle commuters with tax
> benefits similar to those enjoyed by transit riders.
>
> The League of American Bicyclists (LAB) has provided a web page with
> ready-made, editable letters of support:
>
> http://capwiz.com/lab/issues/alert/?alertid=9520176
>
> All you have to do is enter your name, address, and zip code, and a
> letter will automatically be sent to your congressman and senators. You
> may edit the letters or write your own if you wish.
>
> Please take a moment to do this.
>
> Also, please forward this information to other listservs, newsgroups,
> and web forums.
>
> Thank you for your support!
>
> --
> Matt O'Toole
> Advocacy Coordinator
> New River Valley Bicycle Association
>
>
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Date: 06 Apr 2007 14:43:54
From: Matt O'Toole
Subject: Re: Action Alert: Bicycle Commuter Act
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On Thu, 05 Apr 2007 21:16:09 -0700, Mike Jacoubowsky wrote:
> Matt: Did you make it to the DC Bike Summit? If you haven't been before,
> you should definitely plan to go next year.
I almost went with the rest of the crew from Virginia Bicycling
Federation, but I had too much work to do that week. Also, it's expensive.
I didn't think it was a good use of my own funds, or my bike club's. We
can use $450 more effectively elsewhere, advocacy-wise.
Maybe I'll see you there next year!
Matt O.
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Date: 06 Apr 2007 16:07:49
From: Mike Jacoubowsky
Subject: Re: Action Alert: Bicycle Commuter Act
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>> Matt: Did you make it to the DC Bike Summit? If you haven't been before,
>> you should definitely plan to go next year.
>
> I almost went with the rest of the crew from Virginia Bicycling
> Federation, but I had too much work to do that week. Also, it's expensive.
> I didn't think it was a good use of my own funds, or my bike club's. We
> can use $450 more effectively elsewhere, advocacy-wise.
>
> Maybe I'll see you there next year!
>
> Matt O.
Matt: It's well-worth the expense; it really makes a difference when so many
cycling advocates crash the 'Hill at the same time. Hopefully the club can
sponsor you, or perhaps a local shop might help defray the cost if they're
not going themselves (and very few do go, which is quite sad... maybe 30 of
us this year, out of 450). If your club is affiliated with the LAB, the cost
drops $100.
--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReaction.com
Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA
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Date: 06 Apr 2007 23:53:51
From: Matt O'Toole
Subject: Re: Action Alert: Bicycle Commuter Act
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On Fri, 06 Apr 2007 16:07:49 -0700, Mike Jacoubowsky wrote:
>>> Matt: Did you make it to the DC Bike Summit? If you haven't been
>>> before, you should definitely plan to go next year.
>>
>> I almost went with the rest of the crew from Virginia Bicycling
>> Federation, but I had too much work to do that week. Also, it's
>> expensive. I didn't think it was a good use of my own funds, or my bike
>> club's. We can use $450 more effectively elsewhere, advocacy-wise.
>>
>> Maybe I'll see you there next year!
> Matt: It's well-worth the expense; it really makes a difference when so
> many cycling advocates crash the 'Hill at the same time. Hopefully the
> club can sponsor you, or perhaps a local shop might help defray the cost
> if they're not going themselves (and very few do go, which is quite
> sad... maybe 30 of us this year, out of 450). If your club is affiliated
> with the LAB, the cost drops $100.
The cost is reasonable, considering it's a national-level conference. But
NRVBA is doing some other stuff that we think is a better use of our
funds. For one, we're sponsoring stuff related to Bike Challenge, a
month-long celebration/promotion of cycling in Blacksburg and at Virginia
Tech (bikechallenge.org.vt.edu). For example, we're paying for T-shirts
to be printed, possibly paying for light sets and helmets to be given
away, etc. Our bike club encompasses two college towns Also, being in VA
to begin with, we have pretty good access to Congress already. Everyone
in town knows someone who knows someone, etc. Same with our state advocacy
organizations, VBF (www.vabike.org) and BikeWalk VA
(www.bikewalkvirginia.org).
So this is the serious question, and dilemma for the Bikeleague: what
are they really doing for us, especially for what it costs to
support them? I don't mean to be confrontational about this -- it's
merely a business issue. Frankly, I think a lot of us are already doing
more than they are. I'm afraid I may have really grilled poor Andy Clarke
about this, when he was gracious enough to come to our VBF leadership
retreat a month ago.
Anyway, at least 4 of us from VBF went to the Summit, and had a good time.
I really would have gone, if I could have taken time away from work.
Matt O.
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Date: 06 Apr 2007 08:55:33
From: Ron Hardin
Subject: Re: Action Alert: Bicycle Commuter Act
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Tandems in the HOV lane.
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Ron Hardin
rhhardin@mindspring.com
On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.
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Date: 08 Apr 2007 01:10:54
From: Claire Petersky
Subject: Re: Action Alert: Bicycle Commuter Act
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"Ron Hardin" <rhhardin@mindspring.com > wrote in message
news:4615FCF5.777A@mindspring.com...
> Tandems in the HOV lane.
We rode our tandem in the HOV lane around the south end of Lake Sammamish in
Issaquah. It said, two or more per vehicle, so...
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Warm Regards,
Claire Petersky
http://www.bicyclemeditations.org/
See the books I've set free at: http://bookcrossing.com/referral/Cpetersky
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