The SAVE Foundation's AmeriCorps VISTA Transportation Expansion Project. This endeavour will improve the coordination of stakeholders around multi-modal efforts throughout the Greater Helena Area, building community capacity in a sustainable manner. This blog will document Helena's ongoing efforts to improve: public transportation, biking, walking, and other forms of safe recreational travel.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Troubling News for Cyclists Across America
A new bill being pushed through Congress entitled "MAP-21," or Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century, has given cycling associations cause for concern. A Clause in the bill would disallow bicycles from roads with posted speed limits of 30 mph or greater on federal lands and relegate them to side paths. Furthermore, programs that encourage cycling such as Safe Routes to School would have their support cut. Read more about it here.