Greenway, Park and Recreation Plan

The Berks County Greenway, Park and Recreation Plan was adopted by the Berks County Commissioners on December 20, 2007.

http://www.co.berks.pa.us/planning/cwp/view.asp?a=1635&q=489919

Please encourage and support the County in implementing the Greenway, Park, and Open Space Plan. Comments welcome.

Take a moment to thank the Berks County Planning Commission for adopting this new policy.
Berks County Planning Commission
Berks County Services Center
633 Court St., 14th Floor
Reading, PA 19601-4309
Ph: 610-478-6300
Fax: 610-478-6316

Glenn R. Knoblauch, Executive Director
Email: planning@countyofberks.com

Bicycle Commuter Tax Benefit & National Bicycle Greenway

Here's a short mention on the bicycle commuter tax benefit from the energy bill being stripped while the Hummer tax benefit remained. Follow the link then to the NBG initiative!

http://www.velonews.com/news/fea/13818.0.html

Federal Commuter Tax Benefit for Bikes -- A Loss for Cyclists

H.R. 6 (Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007 )

An Act to move the United States toward greater energy independence and security, to increase the production of clean renewable fuels, to protect consumers, to increase the efficiency of products, buildings, and vehicles, to promote research on and deploy greenhouse gas capture and storage options, and to improve the energy performance of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

Here is the Roll Call Vote - Take note on how your Senators voted: http://tinyurl.com/36swhn

A Pedestrian/Bicycle Solution

http://www.startribune.com/10103/rich_media/861074.html

Please share other examples of the vast array of choices to incorporate walking and biking in the transportation infrastructure.

Automobile's Occupants: The Pedestrian

"America continues to spend billions planning highways, installing traffic systems, and building garages, but devotes too little attention to pedestrian movement after the vehicles have arrived. We need to do more to make our cities friendlier to the automobile's occupants. This requires more than redecorating a few downtown arteries. It means creating entire networks that encourage interaction among shopping facilities, convention centers, hotels, office buildings, and all the other components of a healthy business district. The success of the 16th Street Mall in Denver and Central City District in Philadelphia demonstrates that this is an achievable goal."

The American City: What Works, What Doesn't; Second Edition, Alexander Garvin

Second Meeting

Exeter Community Library

Tuesday, December 18

7:00 p.m.

Only If We Ask For It

SAFETEA-LU

$4.5 billion in federal funds will be used over the next four years to make America a safer and more enjoyable place to bicycle and walk!

http://www.americabikes.org/images/resource/SAFETEA-LU%201pager.pdf

$4.5 billion is still less than two percent of the total funding in SAFETEA-LU.
Money from other programs will also be used to improve bicycling and
walking – but only if we ask for it.