USAToday has a story about Lance Armstrong's mother's advocacy of funding for bicycle accommodations
in the upcoming federal transportation bills:
usatoday.com2003 09 02 armstrong mother x.htmOpen ↗
BTW, AmericaBikes is urging cyclists to call their congressperson in support of Enhancements funding
(whether you like it or not, the main source of funding for bicycle accommodation of EVERY sort in
the U.S. today). The vote is scheduled for Thurs, Sept 4th. Details at
americabikes.orgsaveenhancements.aspOpen ↗
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A few excerpts from the article:
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Linda Armstrong Kelly is hitting the TV news interview circuit to promote federal funding of bike
trails and safe routes to school.
"The transportation bill now up for a vote in Congress doesn't include funding for these very
important projects," she says. "It is shame that they can't ride safely to school." . . .
Armstrong Kelly says she and young Lance used to take long bike rides on weekends, exploring the
back roads of Texas in what they called "adventures in uncharted territory."
A working single mom, she couldn't drive her only child to school, so Lance also would ride his bike
to class and swim practice.
"Parents always worry about their kids being away from them, but riding a bike taught Lance
about responsibility and accountability," she says. "Those values helped make him the champion
he is today."
Citing statistics from the Texas Bicycle Coalition, she says that in the 1960s more than 60% of
American kids walked or rode their bikes to school. Today that figure is down to only 13%.
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