With all due credit for whomever coined this simple phrase, and for the German cyclist who toured through our fair town in January, bought several of our patches at the 8th Ave Bike & Coffee House, and then custom ordered this patch to bring back home to friends in Stuttgart . . . this patch is dedicated to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood.
From his blog today:
“Today, I want to announce a sea change. People across America who value bicycling should have a voice when it comes to transportation planning. This is the end of favoring motorized transportation at the expense of non-motorized.
We are integrating the needs of bicyclists in federally-funded road projects. We are discouraging transportation investments that negatively affect cyclists and pedestrians. And we are encouraging investments that go beyond the minimum requirements and provide facilities for bicyclists and pedestrians of all ages and abilities.”
You hear that? You got VOICE. So use it! Sing to your neighborhood, your city, your county, your state, your country, your continent, your planet. Write letters and blogs and scripts and songs. And if you’ve got something you want to say with your bike riding backside . . . we’ve got you covered.
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