TACOMA WHEELMEN'S CLUB September 2003 Newsletter. 1 SEPTEMBER 2 0 0 3 Transportation Enhancements By Chuck Morrison If you think our modern infrastructure largely ignores the use of human powered mobility, please consider the seriously the following information. On Thursday July 24, the Appropriation Committee of the U.S. House of Repre- sentatives voted to eliminate $600 million a year from the Federal Trans- portation Budget that would be used largely for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. This is total elimination, not just a reduction. Since 1992, less than 2% of Federal highway dollars have been granted to match locally initiated improvements like bike racks on buses, bike lockers at bus stations, crosswalks, pedestrian bridges, bike paths and more. This isn’t a “big city only” program. The City