{"id":13737,"date":"2015-06-24T10:45:56","date_gmt":"2015-06-24T17:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/?p=13737"},"modified":"2015-06-24T10:45:56","modified_gmt":"2015-06-24T17:45:56","slug":"crunch-time-olympia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2015\/06\/24\/crunch-time-olympia\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s crunch time in Olympia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Act now<\/a> and let your legislators know it’s time to hold the line on critical biking investments in the statewide transportation spending package.<\/h3>\n

Legislators in Olympia have just days before a partial government shutdown begins. Months of negotiating transportation spending that will decide where billions of dollars go over the next 16 years could conclude in the next week.\u00a0Will legislators invest in safer streets and better bike connections?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tell your legislators<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0hold the line at the House Transportation Committee proposal.<\/strong>\u00a0It sets a new foundation for biking and walking investments at approximately\u00a0$236 million<\/strong>\u00a0over 16 years.*<\/p>\n

\"Take<\/a><\/p>\n

It\u2019s important that legislators\u00a0hear from you today<\/a>\u00a0that it’s time to hold the line investments\u00a0for school safety projects, critical regional biking connections, and important trail and Main Streets that grow local economies.<\/p>\n

Cost-effective and important biking and walking investments are worth supporting because\u00a0every person in Washington state deserves the chance to bike and walk safely on the streets of your hometowns and in between.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Join us at Washington Bikes today to ask legislators to hold the line.<\/a><\/h3>\n

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* Interested in more details about the House Transportation Committee proposal<\/a>?<\/p>\n