CARDIN AND DURBIN JOIN HOUSE BIKE CAUCUS TO UNVEIL RESULTS OF A NATIONAL SURVEY ON TRANSPORTATION

On National Bike to School Day, Polling Shows Broad Support for Sidewalk & Bike Lane Funding

TODAY, Wednesday, May 9 at 9:30am, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), members of the Senate Bike Caucus, will join Congressman Earl Blumenauer (OR-3) and Congressman Tom Petri (WI-06) of the Congressional Bike Caucus to announce results of a new poll from Princeton Survey done for the League of American Bicyclists. As Congress works to find compromise on the transportation bill, new data reveals the overwhelming majority of Americans -- crossing party lines and demographics -- want to maintain or increase federal funding for sidewalks, bike lanes, and bike paths.

Senator Cardin worked across the aisle with Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS) to ensure local governments would continue to have access to bike, pedestrian and trail funding that is maintained in the transportation bill (MAP-21).

Who:   U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD)

               U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL)

Congressman Earl Blumenauer (OR-3)

            Congressman Tom Petri (WI-06)

            Andy Clarke, President, League of American Bicyclists

Angela Fox, President/CEO, Crystal City Business Improvement District

Sandra Moscoso, Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization

What: Senate and Congressional Bike Caucuses announce new polling data on support for pedestrian and bike trails

            The press event at the House Triangle follows a National Bike to School Day celebration in Lincoln Park.  From 7:30 - 8:30 a.m., school children will gather in Lincoln Park and ride in “bike trains” to nearby 

                Capitol Hill public schools.           

When:  Today, Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 9:30 a.m.

Where: House Triangle

            Capitol East Front

The triangle is located directly in front of the Capitol Building on the House

 side (South side of the capitol closest to Library of Congress)

            Washington, DC

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