Over 300 Organizations to Congress: Embrace , Walking and Biking as Key Components of a Complete Transportation System

June 9, 2015

Dear Members of the 114th Congress:

On behalf of the undersigned organizations and the millions of Americans we represent across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, we write to express strong support for continued federal investment in walking and biking net- works and recreational trails as part of our nation’s transportation infrastruc- ture. Robust funding of the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) and other federal programs that ensure that Americans are able to safely walk or bike is critical to providing the transportation options needed by a mobile pub- lic.

Safe places to walk and bicycle are a key part of our nation’s transportation future. The number of users of trails, sidewalks, cycling “green lanes,” and bike paths grows each year as people take advantage of opportunities to safely walk and bike created by federal investments already made in such facilities. Millions of Americans are now using these pathways or trails every day for recreation or to get around. Many do so by choice; others from necessity. Ac- tive transportation options provide critical access to jobs, schools, and other daily destinations to those for whom automobiles are beyond their means or abilities.

Investment in these assets provides hundreds of billions of dollars in benefits to Americans, much of it in the form of transportation, health and environmen- tal savings. Shifts to walking and biking, and sustained investment in its infra- structure, will avert automobile trips that contribute to congested roads.

The Recreational Trails Program (housed within TAP) is more than paid for by users of trails themselves. It is funded by the gas tax levied against motorized users, but shared by all types of trails. The weekend ATV rider may well be a weekday bike commuter, with both activities conducted on a facility sup- ported by RTP funding. Trail systems benefit all and contribute to a well- balanced transportation system.

The current level of federal investment in walking and biking infrastructure and recreational trails comprises only 1.5% of federal spending on surface transportation. It is not a significant factor in our transportation funding gap and cutting it would not solve, but hamper efforts to reduce the federal deficit. Rather, the building of networks of trails and other walking and biking facili- ties should be prioritized in our next transportation reauthorization. It’s time to embrace a balanced 21st century transportation vision for America.

Sincerely,

Interior Trails Preserva- tion Coalition Chico Velo Trailworks

Friends of Belfast Parks Carrabassett Valley Recreation Department

Southbridge Trails Southwest Community Committee Development Corporation

Springfield, MA

Southern Madison Heritage Trust

National Organizations National Organizations

Mary Pat Raimondi, Vice President, Strategic Policy Pam Gluck, Executive Director and Partnerships American Trails Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Redding, California Washington, District of Columbia Kit Keller, Executive Director Jennifer Rigby, Director Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals The Acorn Group Cedarburg, Wisconsin Tustin, California Billy Altom, Executive Director Patrick Cunnane, President and CEO Association of Programs for Rural Independent Advanced Sports International Living (Parent company of Fuji Bikes, SE Bikes, Kestrel Little Rock, Arkansas Bicycles, Breezer Bikes, and Oval Concepts) , Jim Johnson, President BikeToursDirect Brighid O'Keane, Interim Executive Director Chattanooga, Tennessee Alliance for Biking & Walking Washington, District of Columbia Catherine Nagel, Executive Director City Parks Alliance Scott Bricker, Director Washington, District of Columbia America Walks Portland, Oregon Peter Walker-Keleher, Senior Planner DJ&A, P.C. Engineers, Surveyors, and Planners Jim Whitehead, Executive Vice President and Chief Missoula, Montana Executive Officer American College of Sports Medicine Maite Arce, President & CEO Indianapolis, Indiana Hispanic Access Foundation Washington, District of Columbia Graham Melstrand, Executive Vice-President, Corporate Affairs Michael Replogle, Managing Director for Policy & American Council on Exercise Founder San Diego, California Institute for Transportation and Development Policy Peter Olsen, Vice President , New York American Hiking Society Silver Spring, Jeremy Fancher, Interim Director of Government Affairs Abigail Zenner, Government Affairs Associate International Mountain Bicycling Association American Planning Association Boulder, Colorado Washington, District of Columbia Amy Rauworth, Director of Policy & Public Affairs Donald P. Hoppert, Director, Government Relations Lakeshore Foundation American Public Health Association Birmingham, Alabama Washington, District of Columbia Caron Whitaker, Vice President, Government Roxanne Blackwell, Director, Federal Government Relations Affairs League of American Bicyclists The American Society of Landscape Architects Washington, District of Columbia Washington, District of Columbia National Organizations Cont’d. Jesse Prentice-Dunn Sierra Club Lamar Hasbrouck, Executive Director Washington, District of Columbia National Association of and City Health Officials (NACCHO) John Mueller, President Washington, District of Columbia Tony Dipino, General Manager Deb Dipino, Manager Stefanie Seskin, Deputy Director Sutter Equipment Company, Inc. National Complete Streets Coalition Novato, California and Mound House, Nevada Washington, District of Columbia Kevin Purdy, Founder Dave Tyahla, Senior Government Affairs Manager Trailsnet.com National Recreation and Park Association Louisville, Colorado Ashburn, Joe McAndrew, Policy Director Deron Lovaas, State/Federal Policy & Practice Transportation for America Director, Urban Solutions Washington, District of Columbia Natural Resources Defense Council Washington, District of Columbia Jeffrey Levi, Executive Director Trust for America’s Health Bill Dossett, President Washington, District of Columbia North American Bike Share Association Austin, Texas Joel Pannell, Senior Legislative Representative Trust for Public Land John Leinen, Jr., Treasurer Washington, District of Columbia Partnership for the Stillwater, Minnesota Carol Tyson United Spinal Association Tim Blumenthal, President Washington, District of Columbia PeopleForBikes Boulder, Colorado Kelly Morphy, Executive Director Walkable and Livable Communities Institute Michael Passo, Executive Director Port Townsend, Washington Professional Trailbuilders Association Bellingham, Washington Paul Sanford, National Director of Recreation Policy The Wilderness Society Keith Laughlin, President Washington, District of Columbia Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Washington, District of Columbia Roger Lohr, Owner XCSkiResorts.com Kevin Prentice, Head of Support & Business Hanover, New Hampshire Development Ride with GPS Regional Organizations Portland, Oregon Susan Arnold, Vice President for Conservation Cass Isidro, Executive Director Appalachian Mountain Club Safe Routes to School National Partnership CT, DE, MA, ME, MD, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA Oakland, California Terry Eastin, Executive Director Big River Strategic Initiative AR, IL, IA, KY, LA, MN, MS, MO, TN, WI Regional Organizations Cont’d. Eric Troyer, Editor and Publisher Interior Trails Quarterly Donald R. Hays, Jr., Vice-President Alaska Donald Hays Trail Contractor, Inc. CA, NV Robert A. Beane, President Coalition of Arizona Bicyclists Dennis Markatos-Soriano, Executive Director Arizona East Coast Alliance CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY, Dave Snyder, Executive Director NC, PA, RI, SC, VA California Bicycle Coalition California Denis A. Laliberte, President Eastern Fat Tire Association Elizabeth Velten, State & National Policy Coordinator ME, MA, NH, RI, VT Charlotte Dickson, Senior Policy Director, Northern California Terry Eastin, Board Member California Center for Public Health Advocacy Mississippi River Trail California AR, IL, IA, KY, LA, MN, MS, MO, TN, WI Dave Gould, President Albert LePage, Executive Director California Trails & Greenways Foundation National Coast Trail Association California CA, OR, WA Wendy Alfsen, Executive Director Philip Keyes, Executive Director California Walks New England Mountain Bike Association California CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT Ed Self, Executive Director Russell Hirschler, Executive Director Wildlands Restoration Volunteers Upper Valley Trails Alliance Colorado NH, VT James Wilson, Executive Director State Organizations Bike Delaware Delaware Blaine Smith, President of the Board of Directors Alaska Avalanche School Brent Buice, Executive Director Alaska Georgia Bikes Georgia Brooks Ludwig, Park Superintendent Alaska State Parks Tracie Sanchez, Chair Alaska Georgia Trail Summit Georgia Steve Cleary, Executive Director Alaska Trails Cynthia Gibson, Executive Director Alaska Idaho Walk Bike Alliance Idaho Stan Justice, President Interior Trails Preservation Coalition Ed Barsotti, Executive Director Fairbanks, Alaska League of Illinois Bicyclists Illinois

State Organizations Cont’d. State Organizations Cont’d.

Steve Buchtel, Executive Director Dick O’Brien, Chairperson Trails for Illinois Trails Conference Steering Illinois Committee Massachusetts Allyson P. Mitchell, Executive Director Greenways Foundation of Indiana Wendy Landman, Executive Director Indiana WalkBoston Massachusetts Kim Irwin, Executive Director Health by Design John Lindenmayer, Executive Director Indiana League of Michigan Bicyclists Michigan Shaunna Graf, Project Director Ohio River Greenway Commission Dan Gilmartin, Executive Director & CEO Indiana Michigan Municipal League Michigan Gina Poertner, President KanBikeWalk, Inc. Nancy Krupiarz, Executive Director Kansas Michigan Trails and Greenways Alliance Michigan Shad J. Baker, President Pine Mountain Trail Conference, Inc. Dorian Grilley, Executive Director Kentucky Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota Minnesota

Lamar Evans, Executive Director Brett Feldman, Executive Director Louisiana Recreation and Park Association Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota Louisiana Minnesota

Nancy Grant, Executive Director Melody Moody, Executive Director Bicycle Coalition of Bike Walk Mississippi Maine Mississippi

Deb Smith, Executive Director Dr. Brent D. Hugh, Executive Director Maine Recreation and Park Association Missouri Bicycle & Pedestrian Federation Maine Missouri

Dick O’Brien, Principal Trail Planner/Designer Annette Triplett, Executive Director Conservation Works LLC, Trails Division PedNet Coalition Massachusetts Missouri

Dick O’Brien, Chairperson Melinda Barnes, Executive Director Massachusetts Recreational Trails Advisory Board Bike Walk Montana Massachusetts Montana

Julia Blatt, Executive Director Kirk L. Nelson, Assistant Division Administrator Massachusetts Rivers Alliance Planning and Programing Division of the Massachusetts Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Nebraska

State Organizations Cont’d. Bill Elliott, President Oklahoma Bicycle Society Dave Topham, Founder and Director Oklahoma Tim Blagden, Executive Director Bike-Walk Alliance of NH Bill Elliott, Secretary New Hampshire Oklahoma Bicycling Coalition Oklahoma Bernie Fournier, President Granite State Wheelmen Peggy Wood, President New Hampshire Oklahoma Trail Runners Association Oklahoma Bill Bolton, Hillsborough Member Board of Directors New Hampshire Snowmobile Association Alison Graves, Executive Director New Hampshire Cycle Oregon Oregon Pam Griffin, Executive Director Recreation and Park Association Michael Reed, Partner New Jersey Mayer/Reed, Inc. Oregon John Hooker, President Bicycle Coalition of New Mexico Kenji Sugahara, Executive Director New Mexico Oregon Bicycle Racing Association Oregon Paul Winkeller, President New York Bicycling Coalition Stephanie Redman, Executive Director New York Oregon Recreation & Park Association Oregon Robin Dropkin, Executive Director Parks and Trails New York Shanna Klucar New York Keystone Trails Association Pennsylvania Stewart Bryan Native Trails, Inc. Frank Maguire, Trails Program Manager Pennsylvania Environmental Council Pennsylvania Emily Herbert, Executive Director North Carolina Rail-Trails, Inc. James E. Headley, Executive Director North Carolina Recreation & Parks Association South Carolina Keri Wanner, Executive Director Snowmobile North Dakota Chase Ellis, President North Dakota South Dakota Parks and Recreation Association South Dakota Chuck Smith, Chair Ohio Bicycle Federation Diana Threadgill, President and Executive Director Ohio Mississippi River Corridor Tennessee Tennessee Keith Franklin, President LandPlan Consultants, Inc. Neil Hansen, Transportation Enhancement Oklahoma Coordinator (Tennessee DOT) Tennessee Rick R. Wood Janice Tower Tennessee State Director, Trust for Public Land Singletrack Advocates Tennessee Anchorage, Alaska

Robin Stallings, Executive Director Charles Bingham, Coordinator BikeTexas Sitka Bicycle Friendly Community Coalition Texas Sitka, Alaska

Phil Sarnoff, Executive Director Mary Lou King Bike Utah Taku Conservation Society Utah Juneau, Alaska

Emily Boedecker, Executive Director Charles Bingham, Coordinator Charlene Wallace, Director of Operations Walk Sitka Local Motion Sitka, Alaska Lorraine Montuori, President Champe Burnley, President Desert Foothills Mountain Bike Association Virginia Bicycling Federation Cave Creek, Arizona Virginia Bambi Muller, Trails Planner Barb Chamberlain, Executive Director Town of Cave Creek Washington Bikes Cave Creek, Arizona Washington Claire Robinson, President and Managing Director Dave Cieslewicz, Executive Director Amigos de los Rios Wisconsin Bike Fed Altadena, California Wisconsin Kathy Redden, President Steven J. Thompson, Chief Executive Officer Atascadero Horseman’s Club Wisconsin Park & Recreation Association Atascadero, California Wisconsin Jonathan Brand, Ranger Tim Young, Executive Director Auburn State Park Wyoming Pathways Auburn, California Wyoming Janet McBride, Executive Director Local Organizations Bob Siegel, Board Member Bay Area Ridge Trail Council Blaine Smith, President San Francisco, California Gateway Homeowners Association Eagle River, Alaska Kathy Redden, Board Member Central Coast Concerned Mountain Bikers Carolyn Brodin, Chair San Luis Obispo, California Girdwood Trails Committee Girdwood, Alaska Thad Walker, Board of Directors Chico Velo Trailworks Lindianne Sarno, Secretary Chico, California Homer Area Trails Homer, Alaska James D. Stone, Executive Director Circulate San Diego San Diego, California Local Organizations Cont’d. Mary Boblet, Director Mokelumne Coast to Crest Trail Council Steve Messer, President Hathaway Pines, California Concerned Off-Road Bicyclist Association Calabasas, California Tony Norris Napa Valley Vine Trail Coalition Christopher Danch Napa, California Condor Trail Association Ojai, California Dan Ehresman, Executive Director Northcoast Environmental Center Jim Townsend, Trails Program Manager and Acting Arcata, California Chief of Design and Construction East Bay Regional Park District Damian Morando Oakland, California Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy Rolling Hills Estates, California Terry Preston, Chairman, Transportation and Climate Change Work Group David Valle, Commissioner Environmental Council of Sacramento Plumas County Fish & Game Commission Sacramento, California Plumas County, California

Giselle Stahl Emily Sinkhorn, Deputy Director Friends of Boggs Mountain Redwood Community Action Agency Cobb, California Eureka, California

Giselle Stahl The Honorable Greg Cox, Supervisor Konocti Regional Trails County of San Diego Lake County, California San Diego County, California

Louise S. Jensen, Executive Director Ben Stone, Board Member Lassen Land and Trails Trust San Diego Mountain Biking Association Susanville, California San Diego, California

Tamika Butler, Executive Director Kathy Longacre, President Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition San Luis Obispo Parks Open Space & Trails Los Angeles, California Foundation San Luis Obispo, California Kathleen Phelps, Public Lands Director, Los Padres Unit, Back Country Horseman of Eric McFarland California Santa Clara County Parks & Recreation Arroyo Grande, California Department Santa Clara County, California Steve Kinsey, Fourth District Supervisor County of Marin Board of Supervisors Caryl Hart, Director San Raphael, California Mark Cleveland, Senior Park Planner Sonoma County Regional Parks Carl Sanders, Watershed Maintenance Supervisor Santa Rosa, California Marin Municipal Water District Corte Madera, California Ken Wells, Executive Director Sonoma County Trails Council Santa Rosa, California

Janet Phillips, President Ron Burke, Executive Director Tahoe-Pyramid Bikeway Active Transportation Alliance Truckee, California Chicago, Illinois Dan Kane, Executive Director Terry Hanson, American Trails Board Member Boone County Conservation District Trails Consultant Belvidere, Illinois Redding, California Mary Ellen Wuellner, Deputy Executive Director Allison Pedley, Executive Director Champaign County Forest Preserve District Truckee Trails Foundation Mahomet, Illinois Truckee, California Alex Ty Kovach, Executive Director Amanda Davis Lake County Forest Preserve District Ukiah Valley Trail Group Libertyville, Illinois Ukiah, California John W. Wilson, Director of Parks & Recreation Susan Davies, Executive Director Lan-Oak Park District Trails and Open Space Coalition Lansing, Illinois Colorado Springs, Colorado Greg Davis, President Gosia Kung, Founder and Executive Director Madison & Davis Bicycle Shop WalkDenver Quincy, Illinois Denver, Colorado Diana Virgil, President Bruce Dinnie B&O Trail Association Vernon Parks and Recreation Brownsburg, Indiana Vernon, Angie Pool, Chief Executive Officer Gregory Billing, Advocacy Coordinator Cardinal Greenway, Inc. Washington Area Bicyclist Association Muncie, Indiana Washington, District of Columbia Miriam Blane President Maureen Bonness, Co-director, Executive Committee Covered Bridge Gateway Trails Association, Inc. River of Grass Greenway Rockville, Indiana Everglades City, Roberta Heiman, Board of Directors Eleanor Quigley, President Evansville-area Trails Coalition Waterway Neighborhood Association Evansville, Indiana , Florida Sarah Smith, Executive Director Sally Flocks, President & Chief Executive Officer Imagine Grinnell Pedestrians Educating Drivers on Safety, Inc. Grinnell, Iowa (PEDS) Atlanta, Georgia Michael Cox,Director Story County Conservation Board Marian Yasuda, Community Planner Story County, Iowa Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization Honolulu, Hawaii Bob Etzel, Director Tama County Conservation Board Phil Edholm, President & Chief Executive Officer Toledo, Iowa Lookout Pass Ski & Recreation Area Wallace, Idaho Local Organizations Cont’d. Andrew M. Fellows, Mayor, On behalf of the Mayor and City Council Chris Glasser, President City of College Park, Maryland Bicycling for Louisville College Park, Maryland Louisville, Kentucky Aaron Marcavitch, Executive Director Dan Favre, Executive Director Maryland Milestones/Anacostia Trails Heritage Bike Easy Area New Orleans, Louisiana Hyattsville, Maryland

Sophie Harris, Executive Director Charles S. Kines, Park & Trail Planner/Coordinator Friends of Lafitte Corridor Park Planning and Stewardship Division New Orleans, Louisiana Montgomery County Department of Parks Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Ronnie C. Harris, Executive Director Commission Louisiana Municipal Association Montgomery County, Maryland Baton Rouge, Louisiana Alan F. French, Treasurer Cloe Chunn, Secretary Andover Trails Committee, Inc. Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition Andover, Massachusetts Swanville, Maine Bob Zimmermann, President Kim Taylor, Director Broad Brook Coalition Berwick Recreation Department Florence, Massachusetts Berwick, Maine Stephen Donnelly, Clerk Deborah Bowker Friends of the Manhan Town of Carrabassett Valley Recreation Easthampton, Massachusetts Department Carrabassett Valley, Maine Rachel Fletcher, Founding Director Great Barrington Housatonic River Walk Carol Rodgers Good, President Great Barrington, Massachusetts Friends of Belfast Parks Belfast, Maine Christine Ward, President Great Barrington Land Conservancy Andrew Favreau, Vice President Great Barrington, Massachusetts New England Mountain Biking Association Greater Portland Chapter Mary E. Dunn, Co-Chair Yarmouth, Maine Hanover Open Space Committee Hanover, Massachusetts Carol G. Cook, Director Kennebunkport Parks & Recreation Department Judith M. Sumner, Director of Recreation Kennebunkport, Maine Leominster Recreation Department Leominster, Massachusetts John Sherman, Deputy Director Saco Parks and Recreation Dick O’Brien, Stewardship Coordinator Saco, Maine Leominster Trail Stewards Leominster, Massachusetts Karyn Garofoli, Director Yarmouth Community Services Dick O’Brien, Co-Chairperson Yarmouth, Maine Montachusett Regional Trail Coalition Fitchburg, Massachusetts Elizabeth Ainsley Campbell, Executive Director Susan Trautman, Executive Director Al Futterman, Land Programs and Outreach Director Great Rivers Greenway District Nashua River Watershed Association St. Louis, Missouri Groton, Massachusetts Steve White, President Beth Wilkinson, President Kansas City Metro Bicycle Club Newton Conservators Kansas City Metro Area, Missouri Newton, Massachusetts Terry Whaley, Executive Director Alison Field-Juma, Executive Director Ozark Greenways OARS: For the Assabet, Sudbury, and Concord Springfield, Missouri Rivers Concord, Massachusetts Darlene Tussing, Chief Executive Officer Active Transportation Alternatives Mike Buehler, Chair Sheridan, Montana Southampton (Mass.) Greenway Committee Southampton, Massachusetts Jamie Roessler, Board Member Anaconda Trail Society Ken Pickren, Chair Anaconda, Montana Karen Pickarski, Open Space & Recreation Plan Committee John Brewer, President and Chief Executive Officer Southbridge Trails Committee Billings Chamber of Commerce Southbridge, Massachusetts Billings, Montana

Mat Thall, Interim Executive Director Kaitlin Leary Southwest Boston Community Development Building Active Anaconda Team Corporation Anaconda, Montana Hyde Park [Boston], Massachusetts Peggy Iba, Chairman Michael Tully, Senior Parks Project Manager Building Active Glendive City of Springfield Parks Department Glendive, Montana Springfield, Massachusetts Gene Townsend, Chairman of the Board Marc Barden, Chairman Headwaters Trail System Swampscott Partnership Initiative, Rails into Trails Three Forks, Montana (SPIRT) Swampscott, Massachusetts Laura Pankratz, President Malta Trails Inc. Kenneth Parker, Chairman Malta, Montana Upper Charles Trail Committee Hopkinton, Massachusetts Aaron Davis, Director Ruby Valley Cycling Club Jeffrey Squire, Board Member Sheridan, Montana Western Massachusetts Climbers’ Coalition South Hadley, Massachusetts Mary Bennington, Executive Director Tahoe Rim Trail Association Knox W. Ross, Jr., Mayor Stateline, Nevada Town of Pelahatchie Pelahatchie, Mississippi Bill von Phul, President Truckee Meadows Trails Association Reno, Nevada

Local Organizations Cont’d. Harvey L. Kliman, President Southern Madison Heritage Trust, Inc Bill Bolton, Advisor Hamilton, New York Hillsborough County Grant-in Aid Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Kieran Roe, Executive Director Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy Robert Lockwood, Trail Administrator & Trail Master Hendersonville, North Carolina Lisbon Stump Jumpers Lisbon, New Hampshire Dr. Ken Shelton, Board Member Friends of the Ecusta Trail John G. Dow, President Hendersonville, North Carolina Snow Drifters Snowmobile Club Rumney, New Hampshire Claudia Nix, Co-owner Liberty Bicycles, Inc. Bill Bolton, President Asheville, North Carolina Weare Winter Wanderers Weare, New Hampshire William L. Flournoy, Jr., President Triangle Greenways Council Bill Bolton, Board Member Raleigh, North Carolina Weare Conservation Commission Weare, New Hampshire Charles Kohli, Vice President, Board of Commissioners Linda R. Cox Ashtabula County Metroparks Alliance Jefferson, Ohio Bronx, New York Rob Sadowsky, Executive Director Thomas Holmes, Board Member Bicycle Transportation Alliance Chenango Greenway Conservancy Portland, Oregon Norwich, New York Jeanette Kloos, President Joan Schumaker, President Friends of the Historic Columbia River Highway Friends of the , Inc. Bridal Veil, Oregon Mount Morris, New York Lyell Gardner, President Cheryl Longyear, Montezuma Town Friends of the Yamhelas Westsider Trail Historian/Planning Board Forest Grove, Oregon Friends of the Montezuma Heritage Park/Montezuma Historical Society Paula Erickson, President Montezuma, New York Greater Eugene Area Riders Eugene, Oregon Michael Vitti, President Long Island Greenways and Healthy Trails Mike Wetter, Executive Director Woodbury, New York The Intertwine Alliance Portland, Oregon Daniel Lipson, Associate Professor of Political Science at SUNY New Paltz and Town Member Terry Edvalson, Secretary New Paltz Joint Town/Village Bicycle/Pedestrian Joseph Branch Trail Consortium Committee La Grande, Oregon New Paltz, New York Drew Honzel, Secretary Klamath Trails Alliance Klamath Falls, Oregon Randy Dreiling, Executive Director Natalie Gelb, Executive Director McKenzie River Chamber of Commerce Lackawanna Heritage Valley National and State Blue River, Oregon Heritage Area Scranton, Pennsylvania Randy Dreiling, Promoter Mt. Bike Oregon Samantha Pearson, Elm Street Manager Oakridge, Oregon Lewisburg Neighborhoods Corporation Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Randy Dreiling, Owner Oregon Adventures Robert Stoudt, Director Oakridge, Oregon Montour Area Recreation Commission Danville, Pennsylvania Christine L. Lundberg, Mayor City of Springfield Beverly Braverman, Executive Director Springfield, Oregon Mountain Watershed Association, Inc. Melcroft, Pennsylvania Mike Houck, Executive Director Urban Greenspaces Institute Harry Graham, Owner Portland, Oregon Ski Den Sports Johnstown, Pennsylvania Jane Sheffield, Executive Director Allegheny Ridge Corporation Trish Carothers, Executive Director Altoona, Pennsylvania Susquehanna Greenway Partnership Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Sarah Clark Stuart, Deputy Director Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia Gwen Loose, Executive Director Philadelphia, Pennsylvania York County Rail Trail Authority York County, Pennsylvania Karen A Keefer, President Don David, Membership Chair Brad Wyche, Executive Director Franklin County Cyclists Upstate Forever Chambersburg, Pennsylvania Greenville, South Carolina

W. Barrett Dunigan, President Steve Bacon, Owner and President Friends of the Bike Zoo, Southern Cycling Operations Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania Knoxville, Tennessee

Bob Skulsky, Executive Director Jim Johnson, Chairman Greater Hazleton Area Rails to Trails Friends of Stringer's Ridge Hazleton, Pennsylvania Chattanooga, Tennessee

Coleen A. Heim, Director David A. Bassett, Professor Healthy Blair County Coalition University of Tennessee Center for Physical Activity Altoona, Pennsylvania and Health Knoxville, Tennessee Ellen Q. Bush, Chair Heritage Valley Partnership, Inc. Jill Boullion, Executive Director Scranton, Pennsylvania Greens Bayou Corridor Coalition Houston, Texas Amy Sheaffer Wise, Executive Director Huntingdon County Business and Industry Inc. Huntingdon, Pennsylvania Local Organizations Cont’d. Local Organizations Cont’d.

Jerry King, Vice Chair Joe Kerlin, Superintendent of Parks and Forestry Alexandria Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory City of Sheboygan Public Works Committee Sheboygan, Wisconsin Alexandria, Virginia Tom Rulseh, President Sally Brawley, Director Three Eagle Trail Foundation Eastmont Metropolitan Parks and Recreation Three Lakes, Wisconsin East Wenatchee, Washington Aaron Jenson, Parks and Recreation Director Jane A. Moore, Executive Director City of Waupaca ForeverGreen Trails Waupaca, Wisconsin Tacoma, Washington

Tom von Schrader, President SvR Design Seattle, Washington

Ella Belling Executive Director Monongahela River Trails Conservancy Morgantown, West Virginia

Evonne Boettge, Administrator City of Beaver Dam Community Activities & Services Beaver Dam, Wisconsin

Bill Ehlenbeck, Manager of Parks and Trails Dodge County Land Resources & Parks Juneau, Wisconsin

Kristine Butzine, Recreation Programmer Fond du Lac Recreation Department Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

Glenn Patrick Daily, President Friends of Dodge County Parks Inc. Ixonia, Wisconsin

Daniel D. Wick, Director of Parks and Recreation City of Onalaska Onalaska, Wisconsin

Charles Imig, Director of Parks & Recreation City of Port Washington Port Washington, Wisconsin

Ellen Daniels, Recreation Coordinator City of Rice Lake Rice Lake, Wisconsin