WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — As the National Bike Summit is underway in the nation's capital, the League of American Bicyclists is promoting a Twitter campaign in an effort to gain support in Congress.
"Maybe you're here in D.C. with us. Maybe you weren't able to make it -- but you still want to be involved. Either way, make sure Congress hears bicyclists' voices loud and clear today," the League said in a release Wednesday morning.
The League is asking bicyclists to find their elected officials' Twitter handles at www.tweetcongress.org and then to direct a Twitter message to them, asling them to co-sponsor legislation that will increase the safety and equity of bicycling.
The League suggests supporters use the following format:
.[@MemberX] Please co-sponsor these bills for bicycling http://bit.ly/1i63UyJ #nbs14
The period at the start of the message makes it public. The link in the message goes to a page on the Bike Summit website that describes five bills: HR 3494- The Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Act; HR 2468- The Safe Streets Act; HR 3978- The New Opportunities for Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure Financing Act (New Opportunities); S 1708- The Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Act; and S 2004- The Safe Streets Act.