Thursday, March 11, 2010
Today is a National Day of Action in support of our delegates to the National Bike Summit. The St. Louis Regional Bicycle Federation joins the Missouri Bicycle & Pedestrian Federation, Pednet, Jefferson Co. Health Department, the League of Illinois Bicyclists, and Active Transportation Alliance to visit legislators representing the St. Louis region, and all of Missouri and Illinois. We are talking with senators and representatives and their staff to ask for their support of an agenda that would expand transportation choices for our citizens. We believe that everyone should have the freedom to move around in the world on foot or by bicycle safely and without a lot of hassle.
All our organizations are working in conjunction with the League of American Bicyclists on key national priorities for bicycling and walking that will affect our country's transportation future for the next six years and beyond.
YOU can help support our effort--even if you can't visit Washington DC in person.
A two-minute email or phone call in support is easy and really, really helps.
Suggested message:
If you live in Illinois:
I am calling in support of Illinois delegates representing bicycling at the National Bike Summit in DC today. Please help us make Illinois a better place to walk and ride a bicycle by supporting the bills that our delegates will discuss with you today.
If you live in Missouri:
I am calling in support of Missouri delegates representing bicycling at the National Bike Summit in DC today. Please help us make Missouri a better place to walk and bicycle by supporting the bills that our delegates will discuss with you today.
- A phone call takes just a minute or two, is easy, and is VERY effective.
- Everyone is represented by TWO senators and ONE representative--see the list of senators & representatives for the St. Louis region below:
MISSOURI SENATOR
Senator Claire McCaskill
Phone 202-224-6154
Fax 202-228-6326
http://mccaskill.senate.gov/?p=contact
MISSOURI SENATOR
Senator Kit Bond
Phone: (202) 224-5721
http://bond.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactUs.ContactForm
MISSOURI MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (ST. LOUIS METRO AREA only)
1st District:
Rep. Lacy Clay
Phone: (202) 225-2406
Fax: (202) 225-1725
http://lacyclay.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=90§iontree=3,90
2nd District:
Rep. Todd Akin
Phone: (202) 225-2561
Fax: (202) 225-2563
https://forms.house.gov/akin/webforms/issue_subscribe.htm
3rd District:
Rep. Russ Carnahan
Phone: (202) 225-2671
Fax: (202) 225-7452
https://forms.house.gov/carnahan/webforms/issue_subscribe.htm
(Carnahan is one of the original co-sponsors of the Active Community Transportation - "ACT Act", H.R. 4722. Please tell him thanks!)
8th District:
Rep. Jo Ann Emerson
(202) 225-4404
Fax: (202) 226-0326
http://www.house.gov/emerson/contact.shtml
9th District:
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer
Phone: (202) 225-2956
Fax: (202) 225-5712
http://luetkemeyer.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=44§iontree=44
Note that no member of Congress has a public email address any more--to send an electronic message, visit the member's web site, listed with their name, to find their online email forms.
To find out more details about the bills & initiatives we are asking our congressional delegation to support with details regarding specific Missouri legislators:
http://mobikefed.org/content/national-congressional-lobbying-day
ILLINOIS SENATOR
Senator Richard J. Durbin
Phone: (202) 224-2152
Fax: (202) 228-0400
http://durbin.senate.gov/contact.cfm
ILLINOIS SENATOR
Senator Roland W. Burris
Phone: (202) 224-2854
Fax: (202) 228-3333
http://burris.senate.gov/contact.cfm
ILLINOIS MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (ST. LOUIS METRO AREA only)
Note that no member of Congress has a public email address any more--to send an electronic message, visit the member's web site, listed with their name.
12th District
Rep. Jerry Costello
Phone: (202) 225-5661
Fax: (202) 225-0285
http://costello.house.gov/IMA/issue_subscribe.shtml
19th District
Rep. John Shimkus
Phone: (202) 225-5271
Fax: (202) 225-5880
http://shimkus.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=54§iontree=51,54
17th District
Rep. Phil Hare
Phone: (202) 225-5905
Fax: (202) 225-5396
http://hare.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=74§iontree=44,50,74
If your representative is not on the list above (or you have trouble with a link or phone #) you can contact your legislator using this link:
https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml
The National Bike Summit is hosted by the League of American Bicyclists. You can download the program for the summit, which includes more details about the legislation and the issues, here:
http://www.bikeleague.org/conferences/summit10/summit_schedule.php
Thank you for your continued support and activism. Your efforts make a big difference for the success of the delegations.
- - contributed by Brent Hugh, Eric Rogers, and Brent Hugh
