BVC-CHAT letter

[J Ogle]

Could we add something about sweeping the roads and shoulders as well?  We have a terrible amount of garbage and debris on our roads.
   
  Jason O.

Jonathan Coopersmith <j-coopersmith at tamu.edu> wrote:
  Folks,
I would like to send this letter under BVC auspices to Mayor 
Silva. Any suggestions, sense of approval/rejection? I'm 
particularly uncertain about including the reference to Tyree -- I do 
not want to be seen as urging a specific person or product.

Jonathan


Dear Mayor Silva,

As College Station begins to establish priorities for its future 
transportation projects, the Brazos Valley Cyclists (BVC), a 
bicycling club with members throughout Brazos County, urges you and 
the city staff to make access for bicyclists and pedestrians an 
essential component of these plans.
By building in bike lanes, sidewalks, and other provisions for safe 
cycling and walking in its plans, the city of College Station will 
promote these healthy, gasoline-saving alternatives to driving. Nor 
are the benefits confined to bicyclists and pedestrians: The more 
people who bike and walk, the less traffic congestion there is.

The League of American Bicyclists has designated College Station a 
bicycle-friendly city, the only one in Texas to receive this 
honor. To retain this designation and improve our quality of life, 
future transportation projects should integrate biking and walking 
from the start.

The BVC is ready to help however we can. One option you might want 
to consider is bringing in Preston Tyree of Trans Texas Alliance (), 
who has advised the city earlier on the Safe Routes to School program.



Jonathan Coopersmith
Associate Professor
Dept. of History
MS 4236
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas 77843-4236
979.845.8584
979.862.4314 fax

Secretary
History & Philosophy of Science Section (L)
American Association for the Advancement of Science
www.aaas.org 


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