States with senators co-sponsoring of S.294, the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act. Light green = 1 senator co-sponsoring; Dark green = 2 senators co-sponsoring.
The states above have senators who have signed on as co-sponsors of s.294, a bill that would provide five years worth of funding to Amtrak, the nation’s most environmentally friendly form of inter-city travel. This is important because the bill would put an end to the yearly Amtrak appropriations battles in Washington, where every year the Bush Administration trys to get us to burn more oil driving and flying between places by reducing Amtrak’s operating budget to zero.
Here’s the same map, broken down by party. 
Light blue = 1 Democratic co-sponsor
Dark blue = 2 Democratic co-sponsors
Purple = 1 Democratic and 1 Republican co-sponsor
Light red = 1 Republican co-sponsor
Dark red = 2 Republican co-sponsors
Is Amtrak the most environmentally friendly form of intercity transportation? It uses way way more fuel than intercity buses do. It’s kind of embarrassingly bad, actually. Numbers nationally are that it takes 86% as much fuel per passenger-mile as a car, while intercity bus is only 26% as much fuel. I’m sure on the East Coast it is much better, but that implies that it’s atrocious elsewhere. Numbers here.
Transportation Alternatives’ Tour de Brooklyn!
When: Sunday June 3rd, Registration 8 am – Rain or Shine
Where: Start/ Finish Grand Army Plaza, Prospect Park
What: Bicycle tour featuring historic Brooklyn neighborhoods, parks and waterfronts.
Who: cyclists of all ages and skill levels
Info: http://www.tourdebrooklyn.org, call 212-629-8080
Cost: Free but on-line registration required
Bike Brooklyn’s Best 3rd Annual Tour de Brooklyn
This year’s tour gets underway at Grand Army Plaza, a National Historic Landmark at Prospect Park. This year’s 18 mile tour will feature Brooklyn’s southern neighborhoods along the waterfront like Sunset, Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Bensonhurst and loops towards the heart of Brooklyn, Kensington and Prospect Park South to end at the Carousel.
If this is your first time to Brooklyn by bike don’t worry you can join our feeder ride, leaving from Cadman Plaza near Brooklyn Bridge. Ride will depart promptly at 7:45 am, arriving at Prospect Park 8:05 am. Safety Marshals will be provided to guide you to the GAP.
This is a family friendly ride at a leisurely pace, escorted by the police and safety marshals. There will be one rest stop along the way where you can take a break, stretch your legs and snack on some food.
Bicycling in New York City has grown by leaps and bounds, there are over 120,000 daily cyclists today, up just 75,000 1992. There are over 36,000 daily cyclists in Brooklyn alone, plus thousands more who bike for fun on the weekends. Transportation Alternatives has been instrumental in winning new bike lanes, improved bridge access, and safe parking for NYC cyclists.
Bicycling in New York City has grown by leaps and bounds, there are over 120,000 daily cyclists today, up just 75,000 1992. There are over 36,000 daily cyclists in Brooklyn alone, plus thousands more who bike for fun on the weekends. Transportation Alternatives has been instrumental in winning new bike lanes, improved bridge access, and safe parking for NYC cyclists.
Transportation Alternatives – 127 W. 26th Street, New York, NY 10001 – (212) 629-8080