{"id":195322874,"date":"2011-03-11T16:21:14","date_gmt":"2011-03-11T16:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=195322874"},"modified":"2011-03-11T16:21:14","modified_gmt":"2011-03-11T16:21:14","slug":"the-presidents-2012-budget-would-boost-funding-for-pedestrian-and-bike-friendly-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=195322874","title":{"rendered":"The  President\u2019s 2012 budget  would boost funding for pedestrian and bike-friendly  communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>from TheWashCycle by washcycle<br \/>\n<br \/>&#8230;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dc.streetsblog.org\/2011\/03\/08\/lahood-kicks-off-national-bike-summit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ray LaHood<\/a> spoke at the Bike Summit. Part of <a href=\"https:\/\/fastlane.dot.gov\/2011\/03\/my-message-to-the-2011-national-bike-summit-the-process-is-just-beginning.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">what he said<\/a> was &#8220;The  President\u2019s 2012 budget  would boost funding for pedestrian and bike-friendly  communities to  $4.1 billion.&nbsp; And the Administration would like to see these  essential  resources included in the next six-year transportation  legislation&#8230;.there will always be cars and trucks, and DOT will always be committed  to keeping America\u2019s roadways the safest and most efficient in the  world.&nbsp; But those roads belong to all of us, including those who get  where they&#8217;re going on two wheels instead of four.&#8221; Which again the <a href=\"https:\/\/shopfloor.org\/2011\/03\/from-the-u-s-department-of-livable-communities\/18639\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Association of Manufacturers<\/a> and American Trucking Associations complained about. &#8220;While very substantial increases in funding are proposed for high-speed  passenger rail, transit, an infrastructure bank, and a \u2018livability\u2019  initiative, the proposal gives short shrift to our nation\u2019s highways,  which Americans overwhelmingly rely on for their daily transportation  needs and goods movement.\u201d &#8220;You know what really makes all communities more livable? Safe and efficient transportation of freight.&#8221; That&#8217;s what I always say I love about my neighborhood is how efficient and safe the freight delivery is. It&#8217;s the first thing most home buyers look for I hear. You know what really soaks taxpayers? Shipping <a href=\"https:\/\/voices.washingtonpost.com\/dr-gridlock\/2011\/03\/gao_taxpayers_subsidize_trucki.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">things by truck<\/a>.<br \/>\n<br \/>&#8230;<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewashcycle.com\/2011\/03\/thursday-morning-ride-surprise-ending.html\">https:\/\/www.thewashcycle.com\/2011\/03\/thursday-morning-ride-surprise-ending.html<\/a>oldId.20110311162114874<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>from TheWashCycle by washcycle &#8230; Ray LaHood spoke at the Bike Summit. Part of what he said was &#8220;The President\u2019s 2012 budget would boost funding for pedestrian and bike-friendly communities to $4.1 billion.&nbsp; And the Administration would like to see these essential resources included in the next six-year transportation legislation&#8230;.there will always be cars and &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=195322874\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The  President\u2019s 2012 budget  would boost funding for pedestrian and bike-friendly  communities&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"1","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-195322874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biking-elsewhere"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195322874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=195322874"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195322874\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=195322874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=195322874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=195322874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}