There’s a Trail for That

The Department of Transportation’s mission is to "Serve the United States by ensuring a fast, safe, efficient, accessible and convenient transportation system that meets our vital national interests and enhances the quality of life of the American people, today and into the future."  Under the DOT is the FAA, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), The Federal Transit Administration (FTA), and the Federal Maritime Administration (FMA).  So now maybe we will have under the DOT: FAA, FHWA, FRA, FTA, FMA and be adding FBA, the Federal Bicycle Administration, to that alphabet soup.

Recently Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, who likes to ride his bike in Washington’s Rock Creek Park on the weekends, has decided that the government is going to give bicycling the same importance as automobiles in transportation planning and the selection of projects for federal money.  A manufacturers' blog called the policy "nonsensical."  One congressman suggested LaHood was on drugs.

Shall we have runways or bike trails?  You decide.  You can vote now at Hangar Talk or next November when it really counts.