Bike Summit: What’s the Ask?

We’re just one week away from the start of the 2014 National Bike Summit and we want everyone to be prepared to make “the asks” on Capitol Hill. So here’s the legislation we’ll be focused on when we meet with our members of Congress and background on what these bills do.

In general, the most important message to get across in these meetings is that your community wants and needs safe and accessible biking — and these bills help to get us there. If you get asked any questions you don’t know, that’s OK. Tell the staffer or member of Congress that you’ll find the answer and get back to them. It’s a good excuse to follow up, and ask for their support!

To help you get familiar with these bills and their talking points, read these helpful resources below.

For the House of Representatives

Please Co-Sponsor HR 3494- The Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Act

• Short description and talking points
• For more background, read the blog
• Read the HR 3494 bill language
• See the HR 3494 co-sponsors

Please Co-Sponsor HR 2468- The Safe Streets Act

• Short description and talking points
• For more background, read the blog
• Read the HR 2468 bill language
• See the HR 2468 co-sponsors

Please Co-sponsor HR 3978- The New Opportunities for Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure Financing Act (New Opportunities)

• Short description and talking points
• For more background, read the blog
• Read the HR 3978 bill language
• See the HR 3978 co-sponsors

For the Senate

Please Co-Sponsor S 1708- The Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Act

• Short description and talking points
• For more background, read the blog
• Read the S 1708 bill language (same as HR 3494)
• See the S 1708 co-sponsors

Please Co-Sponsor S 2004- The Safe Streets Act

• Short description and talking points
• For more background, read the blog
• Read the S2004 bill language (same as HR 2468) 
• See the S 2004 co-sponsors

See the full Summit agenda at www.bikeleague.org/summit and, if you aren’t able to make it to D.C., follow along on social media at the hashtag #nbs14