Bike Commuter Act — Montana support needed

Here’s a chance to do something simple and effective to boost cycling, reduce traffic, and help local businesses that want to help their employees cyclie to work.

Ask Senators Tester and Baucus today to co-sponsor the bipartisan Bicycle Commuter Act. On Wednesday, Congressman Denny Rehberg announced that he is cosponsoring the House version of the legislation (http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/mt00_rehberg/060507_BikeBill.html).

Please contact Senators Baucus and Tester by email or phone and ask them to support S. 858, sponsored by Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Susan Collins (R-ME), which will extend the federal fringe benefit — to bicyclists — that employers can already offer employees who use transit or van pools. The bill will help create more commuter choice, reduce our country’s oil dependence, clear the air, and encourage a more healthful form of transportation.

For more information, click here (http://capwiz.com/lab/issues/alert/?alertid=9520176). This link includes a ready-made e-mail that you can send to each Senator.

If you’d like to write directly (and personal notes are the best), here are the contacts:

Contact Jon

http://baucus.senate.gov/contact/emailForm.cfm?subj=issue

It’s also great if you can call:

Senator Baucus is at 202-224-2651 and his Montana office numbers are at http://baucus.senate.gov/contact/offices.cfm.

Senator Tester is at 202-224-2644 and his Montana office numbers are at http://tester.senate.gov/Contact/locations.cfm.

Thanks for your help on this and if you have questions, feel free to call me at 406-721-1776 x201.

Best wishes,

Jim Sayer

Adventure Cycling http://www.adventurecycling.org

[email protected]

P.S. Please feel free to circulate this email to other Montanans and ask them to communicate their support for S. 858.