Please support the New Opportunities for Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure Financing Act of 2014 (NOBPIFA), H.R. 3978. It will allow communities to take advantage of low-cost financing for projects that make streets and sidewalks safer for all users through a new federal credit assistance program that would earmark millions specifically for low-income communities.
Why is this important?
There are still disparities in access to safe Bicycle and Pedestrian infrastructure for low-income and people of color communities like mine across the country. For example, bicycling and walking make up 12% of all trips, but over 16% of all fatalities. The fatality rate for Hispanic bicyclists is 23% higher than for white bicyclists and 30% higher for African American bicyclists. 71% of people of color agree that safer bicycling would make their community better.
