Thursday, 10 February 2011

SB 513 & HB 1105 Supporting Organizations

AARP
http://www.aarp.org

American Diabetes Association
http://www.diabetes.org

American Heart Association
"The American Heart Association’s 2011 State Public Policy Agenda includes advocating for proposals that promote efforts within the community environment that will lead to increased physical activity and healthy eating such as the creation of Complete Streets. We look forward to working with key stakeholders to advance this legislation and the impact that will be made in the reduction of heart disease as result of this legislation." - Joel Romo, Senior Director of Governmental Relations for the American Heart Association
http://www.americanheart.org

BikeTexas
"Complete Streets may be the most effective legislation to improve the conditions for cyclists and pedestrians that BikeTexas has promoted in its twenty years of work at the legislature." - Robin Stallings, Executive Director
http://www.biketexas.org

Brazos Transit District
http://www.btd.org

Capital Metro Transit
http://www.capmetro.org

Texans Care for Children
"Children are more likely to be healthy when they have safe places to be outside walking, biking, and playing. Complete streets are a crucial strategy for addressing Texas's high rate of child obesity--and for putting our state's children on a path toward a healthier, more productive future." - Jodie Smith, Policy Director, Texans Care for Children and Vice Chair for the Partnership for a Healthy Texas
http://texanscareforchildren.org

Texas Medical Association
http://www.texmed.org/

Texas Pediatric Society
http://www.txpeds.org

Texas PTA
"Keeping children and their families safe is important to Texas PTA. Complete Streets expands on Safe Routes To School’s purpose of creating safe, accessible ways for children to travel to school. Children and their families will be able to safely walk or bike to school and to other destinations." - Kyle Ward CAE, Executive Director, Texas PTA
http://www.txpta.org

Texas Transit Association
http://www.texastransit.org

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