URGENT ADVOCACY ALERT: Bicycling under attack in Missouri House - you can help

[Brent Hugh]

[URGENT ADVOCACY ALERT - DISTRIBUTE WIDELY THROUGH APRIL 10TH 2014]

This week a Missouri representative introduced a Bicycle Ban bill.  Another representative proposed an amendment to eliminate bicycling from the $8 billion Missouri Transportation Funding proposal.

With your help, we can stop both.

A key vote will be held Monday or Tuesday, so we need you to act now!  Two easy steps:

1. Look up your Missouri State Representative's contact information here.

2. Email and call your State Representative with this simple message:

"I support including bicycling in HJR 68, the transportation funding bill, and I urge you to vote against Rep. Paul Curtman's amendment ( 5302H02.01F) to remove bicycling from HJR 68. I urge you to oppose Rep. Korman's HB 2279 to ban bicycles from certain state highways."

Please be polite and persuasive when you call or email--we need friends in the Missouri House on these issues!

And please consider attending our annual Capitol Day Monday April 7th and talk personally with your legislators about this issue. That personal contact makes a huge difference.

HELP US START A TWITTERSTORM AND SOCIAL MEDIA BROUHAHA
Help us spread the word on social media that Missouri bicyclists are not happy about this treatment.  We expect and demand better from our representatives.  Legislators are tuned into this.

Please use hashtag #SupportMOBiking

Suggested tweets & Facebook posts, advocacy alert and links to more information about the bills, amendments, etc:
http://mobikefed.org/2014/04/advocacy-alert-please-contact-your-own-missouri-representative-oppose-bicycle-ban-removal-bi

@mobikefed
http://twitter.com/mobikefed

MoBikeFed on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Missouri-Bicycle-Pedestrian-Federation/86068453939

 
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The Missouri Bicycle and Pedestrian Federation is a statewide coalition of bicyclists, walkers, runners, trail organizations and related businesses which represents over 30,000 Missourians and advocates on behalf of the state's two million ardent bicyclists and six million walkers.

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The Missouri Bicycle and Pedestrian Federation is a statewide coalition of bicyclists, walkers, runners, trail organizations and related businesses which represents over 50,000 Missourians and advocates on behalf of the state's two million ardent bicyclists and six million walkers.

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Dr. Brent Hugh, LCI #1335    
Executive Director
Missouri Bicycle and Pedestrian Federation
Dire...@MoBikeFed.org
Phone: 816-336-2550
Fax: 210-579-2265
www.MoBikeFed.org