Stimulus Bike

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Now that we have a new president, information about the stimulus plan and the tax act will be hitting the news more often and with much more depth as it progresses. Stimulus Bike will post all of the latest updates, straight from their sources. You can rely on us to translate the "legalese" documents into plain English so that you know exactly what to expect in the coming months.

Our website and blog are quickly growing, and we hope to grow even faster. You can subscribe to the blog feeds by clicking the orange RSS icon on the right, so that you get updates as soon as we post them. If you have friends, family, or co-workers that are interested in putting their stimulus tax cuts to good use, email them a link to the site!

Want to help out? Stimulus Bike is currently seeking a blog writer and an outreach coordinator. Email us at [email protected] if you are interested in volunteering your time. We are also accepting donations, in any amount, to pay for web hosting and upcoming features such as polls and email campaigns. You can donate by PayPal using this button.

Now Featuring Petitions

We are now featuring three petitions. These are from other websites, and are not run by Stimulus Bike. You can read a very brief overview below, or click over to the Sign Petitions page for more detail and new petitions.

The Environmental Defense Fund has a petition to send messages to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Harry Reid urging them to support a smart stimulus package for environmentally sustainable projects to be funded instead of throwing money at highways.

Rails-To-Trails Conservancy has a petition to President-elect Obama encouraging our stimulus funds to provide bicycle and pedestrian friendly projects in a cost-effective manner.

Lastly, Transportation For America calls for President-elect Obama to make smart transportation investments to "strengthen our economy, create jobs, reduce our dependence on oil, and make it easier for Americans to find the money to meet their growing transportation needs."

If you know of other petitions about bicycling, the stimulus package, or other government spending, leave a comment or contact us at [email protected] and they will be added to our petition page.   

Republicans Want a Smaller Stimulus

Some republicans are pushing for a smaller stimulus package around $500 billion instead of Obama's current estimate of approximately $775 billion. Obama is still pushing to have this in place by mid-February, but if republicans aren't willing to vote yay for the initial package, it may goback to the drawing board change size. It is still very uncertain exactly when details will become available on how much money will be used, who is able to use it, and how fast this could all be available. I will post updates to the blog as soon as I know. You can add this blog to your RSS feeds by using this link: http://stimulusbike.typepad.com/stimulus_bike/rss.xml.

For the new viewers, welcome! Stimulus Bike is a growing resource that will expand as more information about the stimulus package and our economy is available. Click around and see some of the great resources available on this site, and take a minute to make the pledge. I will be adding petitions later this week. If you have any comments or suggestions, please leave them below or email us at [email protected]. And thanks for stopping by!

Thank you to the blogs who mentioned or featured Stimulus Bike recently:
Bike Commute Tips Blog on 01/11/09
Bike Commuters Blog on 01/12/09

Happy New Year

It's January 2009! With just two weeks until the presidential inauguration of Barack Obama, Stimulus Bike has been launched.

To keep up to date with our actions, add our RSS feed to your reader. If you are unfamiliar with this, click on the orange RSS icon to the right of the web address of this page. We suggest using Google Reader.

The Pledge will be put up soon, as well as The Petition to encourage Obama to increase incentives for biking.

This website will be updated with new information and expand as Obama steps into office and the economic stimulus package hits the news more.

Stay tuned for updates!