Fwd: FW: The House is about to cut funds for transit, TIGER and passenger rail
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From: Cooper, Eli <ECo...@a2gov.org>
Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Subject: FW: The House is about to cut funds for transit, TIGER and passenger rail
To: "Abramovich, Jenya" <JAbra...@a2gov.org>, "Adkins, Jamie" <JAd...@a2gov.org>, bu...@miwats.org, cgr...@aacil.org, "Cooper, Eli" <ECo...@a2gov.org>, cwh...@theride.org, "Dolen, Steve" <scd...@umich.edu>, Erica <briggsw...@gmail.com>, Gail Contrucci <GCont...@theride.org>, "Hahlbrock, Jada" <jhahl...@a2dda.org>, "Hupy, Craig" <CH...@a2gov.org>, "Hutchinson, Nicholas" <NHutc...@a2gov.org>, Jeff Murphy <jmu...@theride.org>, jkos...@umich.edu, Julia Roberts <JRob...@theride.org>, "Kahan, Jeffrey" <JKa...@a2gov.org>, "Kellar, Robert" <RKe...@a2gov.org>, Kelly Schwartz <Ke...@getdowntown.org>, Ken Anderson <KAnd...@aata.org>, "Kuras, Amy Beth" <AKu...@a2gov.org>, LDe...@aol.com, Lisa Solomon <lso...@umich.edu>, "Maciejewski, Molly" <MMacie...@a2gov.org>, Michael Benham <MBe...@theride.org>, "Miller, Amber" <AMi...@a2dda.org>, msta...@theride.org, na...@getdowntown.org, "Naud, Matthew" <MN...@a2gov.org>, "Rampson, Wendy" <WRam...@a2gov.org>, rasn...@umich.edu, rde...@umich.edu, "Redinger, Cynthia" <CRed...@a2gov.org>, "Reigstad, Lucas" <LRei...@a2gov.org>, "Seto, John" <JS...@a2gov.org>, "Sipowski, Les" <LSip...@a2gov.org>, "Slotten, Cresson" <CSlo...@a2gov.org>, sue...@umich.edu, Susan Hutton <susanp...@yahoo.com>, "Wondrash, Lisa" <LWon...@a2gov.org>, "Baughman, Troy" <TBau...@a2gov.org>, "Bemish, Katherine" <KBe...@a2gov.org>, "Bookvich, Patty" <PBoo...@a2gov.org>, "Coleman, Kayla" <KCol...@a2gov.org>, "Geisler, Nathan" <NGei...@a2gov.org>, "Gomes, Christina" <CGo...@a2gov.org>, "Gosselin, Deb" <DGos...@a2gov.org>, "Gray, Kerry" <KG...@a2gov.org>, "Hancock, Jerry" <JHan...@a2gov.org>, "Heatley, Alison" <AHea...@a2gov.org>, "Kidwell, Jamie" <JKid...@a2gov.org>, "Lawson, Jennifer" <JLa...@a2gov.org>, "Miller, Ethan" <EtMi...@a2gov.org>, "Pulcipher, Connie" <CLPul...@a2gov.org>, Adreanne Waller <wal...@ewashtenaw.org>, Alex Borgeau <bour...@semcog.org>, char...@ecocenter.org, Chris Dingman <Christoph...@fhwa.dot.gov>, Chris Linfield <clin...@city-chelsea.org>, Coy Vaughn <vau...@ewashtenaw.org>, DGa...@theride.org, dna...@nachtlaw.com, dropi...@michigan.gov, E Verhamme <ever...@limno.com>, Eli Cooper <eco...@a2gov.org>, free...@ewashtenaw.org, Gretchen Driskell <gretc...@yahoo.com>, guz...@ewashtenaw.org, Jeff Wallace <jwal...@vil-manchester.org>, "John M. Chlipala" <jchl...@watcocompanies.com>, Andr...@michigan.gov, Ken Clark <kenc...@ameritech.net>, prof...@gcsionline.com, kru...@michigan.gov, len...@ewashtenaw.org, Margaret Wong <mlwongarc...@earthlink.net>, MOw...@detroittransit.org, Mike Moran <mo...@aatwp.org>, mont...@pittsfieldtwp.org, MSta...@aata.org, na...@michigantrails.org, norm...@greenwaycollab.com, pal...@semcog.org, Randy Perry <rper...@comcast.net>, rho...@railstotrails.org, Robert Tetens <tet...@ewashtenaw.org>, Roger Hewitt <rfhe...@redhawkannarbor.com>, Scott Wade <sw...@limno.com>, slpa...@michiganfitness.org, super...@pittsfieldtwp.org, "Thomas M. Woiwode" <twoi...@cfsem.org>, Todd Scott <to...@michigantrails.org>, vande...@ewashtenaw.org, Wayne Say <wayn...@umich.edu>, wolverbob <wolv...@yahoo.com>, alle...@comcast.net, "Eric A. Mahler" <eric....@meritor.com>, Gillian Ream Gainsley <gillia...@gmail.com>, Jack Bernard <ber...@umich.edu>, Larry Krieg <kri...@gmail.com>, Susan Baskett <bask...@hotmail.com>, wa...@ewashtenaw.org
Today, the House of Representatives will debate and vote on their yearly spending bill for transportation. As it stands, the bill will make painful cuts to several crucial transportation programs that local communities like ours depend on. Can you join me and send a message ASAP to your representative?
These programs targeted by the House are precisely the ones that cities and towns and metro regions of all sizes are looking to more than ever to help them stay economically competitive and make their ambitious transportation plans come to fruition. This House appropriations bill would cut funding for all new transit construction by $200 million, slash the popular TIGER program that has funded innovative projects in communities of all sizes in all 50 states by 80 percent, and cut funding for Amtrak by almost $250 million.
http://action.smartgrowthamerica.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=20521
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