Posted on 06/16/2010 6:46:01 PM PDT by Nachum
The Obama administration more than doubled spending on cycling and walking initiatives to $1.2 billion (£810 million) last year as it seeks to coax Americans out of their cars.
Spending on biking and walking projects rose from less than $600 million (£407 million) in 2008, according to the Federal Highway Administraion. Twenty years ago, the federal government was spending only $6 million a year on such projects.
The spending on biking and walking projects was scheduled to rise last year anyway, but the administration boosted it with $400 million in funds set aside under the economic recovery program.
The new focus on biking and walking represents a turnaround from the administration of President George W Bush. Mary Peters, transportation secretary under Bush, dismissed biking paths and trails as projects that "really are not transportation," saying they had no place in federal transportation policy.
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The list, ping
And his very chubby wife is in charge of telling our kids to lose weight??????? What????????
Can I have one with a bell? The pink tassels and a basket with fake plastic flowers on it?
Yeah, but they spent $80 million to help small business!!
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government has nothing.... unless it takes it.... who’s got the tab this time???
Is Mrs Obama riding her bike? I will refrain from the old joke of the early 60’s- peddling donkey.
>>>Obama administration spends $1.2 billion on cycling and walking initiatives<<<
Yeah, but they spent $80 million to help small business!!
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Ding! Ding! Ding!
I don't WANT or NEED a role model.
What we ALL desire is LEADERSHIP. You offer NONE!
I guess America doesn’t have anything better to do with $1.2 billion dollars. That’s our grandchildren’s money that they are throwing down this rat hole.
With the Mom Jeans! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!
Aren’t they awful??? LOL! *snort*
Gag me with a spoon!
Wonder which union will be building these boondoggles.
Pray for America
There is no money, you socialist morons!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kind of like China during the cultural revolution.
As for me, I would drive from my couch to the refrigerator and back if I could.
“Mary Peters, transportation secretary under Bush, dismissed biking paths and trails as projects that “really are not transportation,” saying they had no place in federal transportation policy.”
Smart gal. No wonder Obama didn’t keep her.
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