Advocates Succeed in Saving Bicycle and Pedestrian Committees in the Bay Area!
June 12, 2013 Leave a comment
The Programming and Allocations Committee of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) today unanimously voted down a plan to eliminate a requirement that cities and towns maintain a bicycle and pedestrian advisory committee (BPAC) to receive certain state funds. We applaud the committee members for supporting bicycling and walking in the Bay Area!
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Seventeen organizations came together to write a letter to the Commissioners expressing our opposition to any attempt to weaken the requirement. You can see the letter here!
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In a time when MTC and the region are struggling to reach our goals for safety, physical activity, and climate protection, now more than ever we need a real commitment from MTC to push to support active transportation. We thank Commissioners on the committee for their unanimous vote!
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The proposal reviewed by the Programming and Allocation Committee today was part of a revision of the TDA-3 program guidelines. The next stage in the process is a full vote of the MTC Commission on June 26. We need to monitor this process, though with the clear committee vote our BPAC’s should be in a strong position!
The City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) invites you to save the date for Thursday, March 21, 2:00 – 4:00 in the Caltrans Building (100 Main Street, LA 90012 in Conf Room 1.040B) to review milestones and progress to date on the city’s forthcoming Safe Routes to School Strategic Plan.
