BikeFed head will seek meeting with gov
The Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin issued a press release this morning in response to Gov. Jim Doyle’s partial veto of a funding mechanism for bicycle and pedestrian projects.
In the release, BikeFed Executive Director Jack Hirt confirmed the details included in the previous post (scroll down).
Hirt added that he will seek a meeting with the governor. According to Hirt, during the last budget cycle over 90 worthwhile projects throughout the state were not funded due to lack of money in the budget.
“These projects alone show a need for over $50 million in funding for bike and pedestrian facilities,” Hirt said in the release. “Our proposal for $19 million in a separate line item would not have met all of the needs of local governments and citizens across the state for safe places to bike and walk, but it would have demonstrated the state’s willingness to at least move toward meeting those needs.”
– Joel Patenaude