We need you to send Letters to your Councilmembers, especially Garcetti!

April 27, 2010 at 8:14 am | Posted in Get Involved | 2 Comments
Tags: Measure R

Whether you live in Councilmember Garcetti’s district or not, please read below.

Voting for a FULL 10% will prove to us, cyclists, and his constituents that he is committed to providing funding for cyclists and pedestrians in the budget.  Please emphasize the FULL 10%, because Councilmembers Parks and Smith have been asking for “up-to” 10%.  We need the FULL allocation.

If you live in Garcetti’s district, please use the sample letter language below and send it to: councilmember.garcetti@lacity.org

Cc: Marcel.Porras@lacity.org, TenPercent@la-bike.org

You can also make phone calls and send mail to his office:

City Hall Office (213)-473-7013
200 N. Spring Street, Rm 475
Los Angeles, CA 90012

If you do not live in his district, you can use the text below to send an e-mail or make a phone call to your Councilmember.  Contact info at this website:

http://www.lacity.org/YourGovernment/CityCouncil/index.htm

cc: TenPercent@la-bike.org

Please do this BEFORE end of day TODAY (Tuesday).

Thanks in advance.

Here’s the letter:

Honorable Councilmember Eric Garcetti

200 N. Spring Street, Rm 475
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Dear Councilmember Garcetti,

As direct constituents who live in your Council District 13, we urge you to vote in support of the FULL 10% set-aside for bicycle and pedestrian projects from Measure R Local Return at Wednesday’s City Council Meeting.  As one of the bicycle-friendly Councilmembers in LA City Hall, we count on you to make decisions to move the bicycle agenda forward.  We still have not seen Sharrows on the ground, so voting for this full 10% set-aside is one of the tangible ways that we know that you are truly supporting bicycling as a viable form of sustainable transportation for our city.

Council District 13 has one of the densest populations of bicyclists in Los Angeles.  Council District 13 is home to the Bicycle District and the recent LA Bicycle and Pedestrian Counts show that the Fountain and Vermont intersection in your district is one of the top-ten most populated locations for cyclists in all of Los Angeles.

In addition there are hundreds of shovel-ready projects in your district, as listed in the current and soon-to-be finished LA Bicycle Master Plan. Bicycle and pedestrian projects increase commerce and economic vitality.

Cities across the United States are incorporating bicyclists and pedestrians as transportation and LA needs to catch up and make a commitment to include them in the budget.

Your yes vote for a FULL 10% shows that you, Councilmember Garcetti, are committed to creating a more healthy and livable Los Angeles.

Sincerely,

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