Action Alert:
Support California Assembly Bill 1358,
the "Complete Streets Act"
Contact your State Senator today about AB 1358
After nearly a year of procedural delays, Assembly Bill 1358, the "Complete Streets Act", is scheduled to be heard by the full Senate next week, the last stop before reaching Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's desk.
Sponsored by the California Bicycle Coalition (http://calbike.org/) and AARP (http://www.aarp.org/), this bill would require cities and counties to design roadways that safely accommodate all those who use them, including bicyclists, pedestrians, transit riders, children, the elderly and the handicapped, as well as motorists.
Following the instructions below, please send your State Senator a "floor alert" urging a YES vote on this important bill.
Fax or mail your alert as soon as possible. Do not send it via email - it's not likely to get read.
Five easy steps to write a floor alert for AB 1358:
1) Go to your State Senator's website and find his or her State Capitol fax number and mailing address. Go to http://www.senate.ca.gov/~newsen/senators/districtmaps.HTP, click on "My Senator" with pops up a window where you can enter your address to find your State Senator and State Assemblyman.
2) Address your alert this way:
Honorable [your State Senator's full name]
State Capitol, Room [your State Senator's room number]
Sacramento, CA 95814
Fax: [your State Senator's fax number, if you're sending by fax]
Senate Floor Alert
Re: Support: AB 1358 (Leno)
3) Using the text below as a model, briefly state in your own words why you are urging support for AB 1358.
I join the California Bicycle Coalition in urging you to vote YES for AB 1358, the Complete Streets Act, because it will require cities and counties to design roadways that make bicycling and walking safer, more feasible modes of transportation. As non-motorized transportation modes, bicycling and walking can help solve a variety of the problems California faces: traffic congestion, poor air quality, the threats from climate change, and worsening public health. It is imperative that roadway design enables motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians to travel safely. AB 1358 will result in roads that serve all users, not just motorists, as is now too often the case.
Thank you for supporting this landmark legislation to help make California cities more livable.
Sincerely,
4) Close with your signature, printed full name, mailing address, city, state, zip, and optionally, phone number and email address.
5) Print, sign and fax or mail.
Thank you! |
